Men compete in national Japanese card game contest

Men compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Kentaro Haruno compete for the "Meijin" (Master) title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the title in the men's division for the third year in a row.

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