> >My mother heard on the radio that a Japanese Trainer card contains a symbol > >in the upper left corner that means something good (well-being? freedom? > >happiness?), however this symbol matches the Nasi's swastika symbol and was > >NOT to be brought into America. Jonathan figured out in Scrye that the card > >is called Koga's Secret Transformation Act from the Challenge of the Darkness > >set. Do you know anything about this or have anything to add? I'm not sure about the translation of this Trainer card, but it definitely is part of the Gym#2 Expansion set. It is not true that WOTC has decided to cut this card from any planned release of this set. In fact, WOTC has released NO information about their intended release of the Gym Leaders cards. Everyone needs to read about the religious significance of the symbol of the swastika. About.com has a very nice page dedicated to misunderstood religious symbols: http://altreligion.about.com/culture/religion/altreligion/library/weekly/aa092499.htm I'm quoting from this page: "The swastika, for example, was a universal sign of good luck and harmony before the Nazi party adopted it in the 1930's as the symbol of their movement. It was used by American Indians, Hindus, Buddhists, Vikings, Greeks, Romans, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Mayans, Aztecs, Persians, Christians, and neolithic tribes, and is still a sacred symbol to many Hindus and Buddhists." Here is the best description that I found describing the Hitler's misuse of this symbol: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/undergrad/st9545x8/Buddhism/BQuestion.htm I'm quoting from this page: "Don't get too histerical..hehe. It's a fylfot, a widely used symbol is the Western Chivalry heraldry design way before Hitler came to power. He actually saw that symbol from a church where he was the altar boy and picked it up, tilted 45 degrees and reverse it to create the Nazi's symbol. In eastern culture, the symbol represent Buddhism just as a cross in Christianity. It is believed that the Buddha was born with this symbol on his chest. It's a shame that it was twisted and distorted in the last 50 years or so." I've received many emails at Collector's Corner of PoJo regarding this exact same card. There is really nothing to fear here. Japanese Buddhism is a far cry from the horror of the Nazis. Brian Brokaw