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August 24, 2004
Kinshachi Lupin Competition
In anticipation of the Japan Expo 2005, some groups are going out of their way to try to focus more attention on the Expo and Nagoya in general. Case in point is the Kinshachi Lupin Competition, in which prizes will be awarded for the best story of someone stealing the two golden dolphin-like shachihoko statues that sit atop Nagoya Castle.
The Asahi Shimbun as an article on this contest here. Although the article says the name Lupin in the contest refers to the fictional French thief, more immediate associations between Lupin and Japan are conjured up by the famous Lupin III manga and anime, originally created by Monkey Punch.
Posted by brianruh at August 24, 2004 10:55 AM