Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the "Queen" title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

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