United States Pokemon

Two youths unaware of their surroundings when they were playing Pokemon GO on their cell phones made an illegal border crossing this week from Canada into the United States in a remote part of Montana, US Customs and Border Patrol said.

Japan joins the United States, Canada, Australia and more than 30 countries in Europe in playing the augmented-reality game by Nintendo.

The game, which marries a classic 20-year old franchise with augmented reality, has taken the world by storm despite having been launched in only five countries - the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Germany.

If you see people - adults and kids - meandering around town these days, eyes glued to their phones, chances are very high they are not texting or looking at emails but searching for Pokemon, the cute, cartoon critters that debuted in Japan in 1996 and won the hearts of every fifth-grader since.

Two youths unaware of their surroundings when they were playing Pokemon GO on their cell phones made an illegal border crossing this week from Canada into the United States in a remote part of Montana, US Customs and Border Patrol said.

Japan joins the United States, Canada, Australia and more than 30 countries in Europe in playing the augmented-reality game by Nintendo.

The game, which marries a classic 20-year old franchise with augmented reality, has taken the world by storm despite having been launched in only five countries - the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Germany.

If you see people - adults and kids - meandering around town these days, eyes glued to their phones, chances are very high they are not texting or looking at emails but searching for Pokemon, the cute, cartoon critters that debuted in Japan in 1996 and won the hearts of every fifth-grader since.