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Hachiko statue stolen!

April 1st, 2007 by James

The Japan Times pulls a lame April Fools’ joke on its readership:

A team of audacious thieves, apparently disguised as a cleaning crew, made off with one of Tokyo’s most famous landmarks in the early hours of Saturday.

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While motives for the theft are uncertain, speculation has focused on the soaring prices for copper and other metals, spurred by the construction boom in China leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.



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Comment by Alex
2007-04-01 11:06:43

I can’t F*ing believe somone would STEAL Hachiko-san! But strangely I haven’t seen this reported on NHK or anywhere else in the Japanese media asides from the Japan Times article.

Can this be true??

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Comment by James
2007-04-01 11:09:28

Ummm..I said it was an April Fools’ joke in the first line of this update.

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Comment by Alex
2007-04-01 11:07:32

Hmm… Taking a closer look at the image… I think its a hoax!

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Comment by Alex
2007-04-01 11:25:17

Oops did you? ahh sorry James! :) I didn’t see it! ha ha ha .. Ok I see it now!

Ugh.. :)

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Comment by Garrett
2007-04-02 04:31:20

At least the Japan Times, despite some obvious photoshopping, had the restraint to save the “April Fools’” line for the back of the paper. The giveaway (other than the photo) was that the article was so long.

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