Tonkin House

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Tonkin House
Industry Video games
Founded1988
Defunct2008
Headquarters Japan
WebsiteOriginal
http://www.tokyo-shoseki.co.jp/tonkin/tkindexj.htm (archived)
Last working
http://www.tokyo-shoseki.co.jp/tonkin (archived)

Tonkin House was a Japanese video game publisher owned by Tokyo Shoseki, which was active in late 1980s and early 2000s.

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