Something strange has been happening recently in Japan, things have started going missing. Now, I’m not talking about my things, they go missing all the time. I’m still looking for my electric shaver’s charger. Important things, like statues, monuments and magazine covers.

I first found out about this when the Moyai head statue in Shibuya went missing, followed by Kuidaore Taro from Dotonbori in Osaka. Something was up and seeing what remained at the scene of the crime made me suspect one person.

That’s right, based on this note the only logical perpetrator can be Lupin the 3rd, the world’s greatest gentleman thief and owner of the world’s greatest sideburns.

How can a fictional character be stealing things in the real world? What is he trying to achieve by it all? And most importantly, what is Inspector Zenegata going to do about it?

I currently have no idea what this is all about, some new film maybe but he has also taken the sign on the side of a department store in Hokkaido and the front cover of a magazine. It’s only a matter of time before he starts going after blogs. If you see him around here, please let me know.