Virtual Idol Shoplifter Gets Really Punchy
By Alex Johnson | January 01, 0001
Hatsune Miku, the popular star of Yamaha’s Vocaloid, doesn’t only appear in video games. Japanese politicians [[link]] also use her to improve election 
chances. Miku is virtual, but has very real fans. 
[[link]] One of them pocketed a Hatsune Miku plastic figurine, which ended in fists flying.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/how-a-japanese-political-party-used-a-virtual-singer-5578210 MSN 
Japan reports that earlier this month outside Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture, a 15-year-old tried shoplifting a Hatsune Miku figure worth ¥7,040 (US$87) at a second-hand shop. A part-time clerk (29 years old) and security guard (32) tried to stop the kid, who began physically attacking them both. The clerk and the security guard suffered [[link]] minor injuries.
Shoplifting and assault are certainly crimes in Japan. Charging $87 for a figure, however, should be. フィギュア万引の中学生を逮捕 山武 [MSN産経ニュース] [Pic]
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