TOKYO -- Global appetite for Japanese trading cards continues to grow, with July releases featuring Godzilla and characters from the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime series poised to stoke further demand.
Bandai and other companies are pushing to win new customers abroad

More than 10,000 trading card enthusiasts attended Bandai’s two-day "One Piece" event in Dallas, Texas, in March.
TOKYO -- Global appetite for Japanese trading cards continues to grow, with July releases featuring Godzilla and characters from the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime series poised to stoke further demand.