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April 10th, 2006 | The lowdown by Dickson Wong

Grand Theft Umbrella

Japan would own the title of safest country in the world if it weren’t for ubiquitous parasol pilferers.

A loaded wallet dropped somewhere will eventually find its way back into the rightful hands – trust me, it will – but an unattended umbrella is a lost cause, so don’t bother looking for it. And you thought 1 yen cell phones were hot commodities.

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