Our reporter K Masami was recently browsing inside a souvenir shop in Hyogo Prefecture when a curious item called “Curry Pasta” caught her eye. Made by Moriguchi Seifun Seimen, a famous manufacturer of dried noodles in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture, this was a local product she’d never seen before, and…
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Hyogo man arrested for stealing 13 tiny fish valued at ¥52,000 Today 05:00 am JST Today | 06:21 am JST TOKYO
Hyogo Prefectural Police on Thursday arrested a 57-year-old Tatsuno City resident for stealing 13 fish from a local dealer. Upon hearing this news, you might be thinking “Oh great! That awful man you reported about two weeks ago was finally caught.”
Sadly, no. This is actually a completely different theft that occurred nearly 500 kilometers away from the one we previously reported on. The only similarity was the target: Japanese rice fish, commonly called
medaka in Japan.
These fish are said to be easy to care for and breed, making them popular pets. As such, people all over Japan get into selling them, although many don’t take it terribly seriously by the looks of things. A good number of medaka dealers in rural areas just leave them out in the open and rely on the honor system when it comes to payment.