Must have been a slow news day.

[dimwit]

Crime is a ragin' in Japan and you can tell because shoplifting is second page news

Man arrested over stealing comics

From the Daily Yomiuri

MORIOKA-Police on Friday arrested a part-time worker of a pachinko parlor in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on suspicion of stealing comic books from a used-book store in the city. He attempted to sell the stolen books to the shop, the police said.

[AssKissinger]

Crime is a ragin' in Japan and you can tell because shoplifting is second page news

Man arrested over stealing comics

From the Daily Yomiuri

MORIOKA-Police on Friday arrested a part-time worker of a pachinko parlor in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on suspicion of stealing comic books from a used-book store in the city. He attempted to sell the stolen books to the shop, the police said.

That guy was in The Ramones!

[Charles]

Apropos of this topic, an old video on my website, BlogTV Japan: Manga Causes Crime

Take special notice of the commentator at the end. He asserts that shoplifting is a threat to the purity of Japanese society, and threatens to turn it into a lawless country like America.

It might amuse people to know that I still get abuse from otaku over this article, who fail to understand hyperbole and satire.