09-12-2016 06:51 via news.yahoo.com

Japan swinging into 2017 with Trumped-up good luck charm

Donald Trump only wants to make America great again, but one Japanese firm hopes that painting his face on a traditional good luck charm will make the whole planet a better place in 2017. The billionaire property magnate is among a string of celebrity faces adorning the special collection of hagoita racquets, which are designed to -- metaphorically -- smash away bad luck and evil spirits before the new year. The rectangular wooden paddles, once used in a badminton-like game called hanetsuki, are
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