GOLD TEACUP WORTH $65,000 STOLEN FROM DEPARTMENT STORE IN JAPAN

Fri 12 April 2024:

A gold teacup worth about 10 million yen ($65,000) was stolen Thursday from a department store in Tokyo.

Authorities are currently searching for the culprit, Japanese public television station NHK reported.

Police said the solid gold teacup was showcased at a promotional event for gold items on the 8th floor of Takashimaya’s flagship store in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district.

The stolen teacup was one of the most expensive among more than 1,000 pieces of teaware, tableware and artefacts on display, a spokesperson for the retailer told Agence France-Presse.

“It was kept in an unlocked transparent box at the time, so it could be taken out easily for customers to take a close look,” they added.

Security footage showed a man stowing the cup in his bag before fleeing, local media reported. Police are investigating.

The display will continue but Takashimaya will increase security, the spokesperson said.

In December, Takashimaya officials were left red-faced by a fiasco over £32 Christmas cakes.

Many of the strawberry-topped cakes, which were sold online and were supposed to be immaculately decorated, were delivered to customers so mangled that the retailer was forced to publicly apologise and promise refunds.

-Source: AA

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