Kyodo: Japan gymnast strikes out with ‘Pokemon Go’ in Brazil

Kyodo: Japan gymnast strikes out with 'Pokemon Go' in Brazil | iNFOnews.ca
In this Thursday, June 28, 2016 photo, Pokemon hunters crowd under a green canopy with their mobile phones as they play "Pokemon Go" in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo. Japanese Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura was stunned to receive a 500,000 yen ($4,900) mobile phone bill after playing the popular augmented-reality game, Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday, Aug. 2. Thankfully for him, his Japanese carrier service agreed to reduce his bill to a 3,000 yen ($30) daily all-you-can-use contract, Kyodo said. (AP Photo/Hiroshi Otabe)

TOKYO – Japanese Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura may be a record six-time world champion, but he won’t be encountering much success in his “Pokemon Go” efforts after running up a huge roaming bill in Rio.

Uchimura was stunned to receive a 500,000 yen ($4,900) mobile phone bill after playing the popular augmented-reality game, Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday.

Thankfully for him, his Japanese carrier service agreed to reduce his bill to a 3,000 yen ($30) daily all-you-can-use contract, Kyodo said.

Uchimura is the reigning gold medallist in the men’s all-around competition, and has said he is just as committed to a Japan team gold in Rio de Janeiro as he is to the personal title.

Nikkan Sports newspaper predicted “Uchimura may not get any Pokemon, but he will surely get gold.”

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