Saturday May 26, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Thieves in Malaysia steal $1.5 mil worth of condoms from Japanese company

Crime Feb. 04, 2011 - 06:51AM JST ( 44 )

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

Order by Time Order by Popularity

44 Comments

0

SunjoviFeb. 04, 2011 - 07:06AM JST

The thieves may be expecting something big, i suppose they will be punished by their boss, silly.
0

whiskeysourFeb. 04, 2011 - 07:32AM JST

Blackmarket Condoms ! ! ! Kakkoii desho !!!!
0

2020hindsightFeb. 04, 2011 - 07:32AM JST

I think the thieves may find themselves a little disappointed with their booty.
0

ilcub76Feb. 04, 2011 - 07:42AM JST

The thieves were merely trying to help Japan's falling birthrate. If those condoms had reached Japan, God only knows how many children would have been prevented from being conceived.
0

TokyoGasFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:07AM JST

Party time!
0

tomatoflightFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:17AM JST

Looks like the thieves will never have to buy protection again.
0

kokorocloudFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:35AM JST

I'm torn between laughing and... laughing. What kind of thieves steal condoms?!
0

combinibentoFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:43AM JST

Looks like a big game of Cops & Rubbers is about to begin...
0

sidesmileFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:49AM JST

They could wear them over their heads for their next daring rubbery..er, robbery.
0

TahoochiFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:55AM JST

ilcub76 at 07:42 AM JST - 4th February

The thieves were merely trying to help Japan's falling birthrate.

...and they could do more good by sending them to China. Kill 2 birds....
0

ExportExpertFeb. 04, 2011 - 09:30AM JST

I bet the thieves were expecting some other kind of booty- This is a Fark Up!
0

gogogoFeb. 04, 2011 - 09:32AM JST

haha!
0

ninjastarFeb. 04, 2011 - 10:10AM JST

Robin Hood strikes again.
0

OkinawamikeFeb. 04, 2011 - 10:24AM JST

Correction: Rubber Hood strikes again.

This will cover the Japanese tourist coming to Malaysia for the cultural sites.
0

sf2kFeb. 04, 2011 - 10:26AM JST

well, the joke's on them
0

WordStarFeb. 04, 2011 - 10:54AM JST

Sagami's main product line in Japan for the past several years has been ultra-thin condoms made of synthetic silicone materials. But the natural latex used in the stolen condoms can be easily reprocessed into other goods, such as toys, etc. There has been a surge in the prices of commodities recently. This may be an indication that rubber inflation is imminent.
0

nandakandamandaFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:02AM JST

For export to Japan? No-one uses them there. This has to be an insurance scam.
0

goddogFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:03AM JST

There will be a lot of babies made this weekend here in Japan.
0

WeaselFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:18AM JST

The company described the Jan 26 theft as “unfortunate”

Guess it's best to let bad news like that go in one ear and out the rubber.
0

herefornowFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:33AM JST

goddog -- Really? What will make this weekend different than any other in Japan? Since over 35% of the young-men have no interest in sex, and 40% of married couples have sex less than once a month, this was probably a year's supply for the market.
0

FoxieFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:34AM JST

This story is worth making a movie. I really hope to hear follow-ups on that one.
0

LagunaFeb. 04, 2011 - 12:12PM JST

Condom conundrum: condemn or condone?
0

FollenSwannyFeb. 04, 2011 - 12:45PM JST

Did not anyone see them coming? I bet Sagami will withdraw from M'sia soon.
0

WilliBFeb. 04, 2011 - 12:59PM JST

With that profit, the thief can by a condominium.
0

FoggiaFeb. 04, 2011 - 01:13PM JST

Well they just got... had.
0

timtakFeb. 04, 2011 - 01:32PM JST

Wearing raincoats over their bullet proof vests, the "robbers" were slippery, well protected, and very flexible. They bagged their load, put a sock on all police attempts to frustrate their well lubricated plan. And by "police" I do mean, yes, the Malaysian dick.
0

JennyTalwartFeb. 04, 2011 - 02:02PM JST

Swol... FollenSwanny,

Sagami may pull out of Malaysia, but I hope not prematurely, not before seeding a growing market over there.
0

nandakandamandaFeb. 04, 2011 - 02:03PM JST

Well, if they get stopped at customs with that lot, they can say it's for personal use.
0

bentheredonthatFeb. 04, 2011 - 03:13PM JST

good luck trying to get those bad boys on! tight to say the least!
0

sctaber56Feb. 04, 2011 - 03:20PM JST

@ilcub76: My thoughts exactly!! LOL @Laguna: Very clever!
0

presto345Feb. 04, 2011 - 04:10PM JST

I read elsewhere the container on arrival in Tokyo was empty.
0

sillygirlFeb. 04, 2011 - 04:56PM JST

the latest from the ministry of whatever to increase the birthrate - don`t be fooled.
0

susieukFeb. 04, 2011 - 06:37PM JST

your guys need a baby boom.
0

LagunaFeb. 04, 2011 - 07:05PM JST

FollenSwannee,

Did not anyone see them coming?

No - no. You didn't just say that, did you?
0

sqwakFeb. 04, 2011 - 08:12PM JST

Most likely stolen to order.
0

NeedabrewFeb. 04, 2011 - 10:25PM JST

"en route from the factory to a port"
Any port in a storm...
0

FadamorFeb. 04, 2011 - 11:21PM JST

Yep. Reading the story, my only thought was, "Oh God, the comments are going to reek." I was right. ;-) A story that's a comedian's dream.
0

BurakuminDesFeb. 05, 2011 - 12:53AM JST

Yeah, thimble-size is way too big for almost the Aussies I've ever met! (So they tell me).

Hmmm....now I'm a little disturbed about what you've been getting up to, Kyushujoe!
0

ca1ic0catFeb. 05, 2011 - 02:52AM JST

OK, but where do you fence condoms? Pssst, hey buddy, need a cheap rubber?
0

FadamorFeb. 05, 2011 - 04:45AM JST

They'll sell them for $.25 each to the hookers in Bangkok.
0

sengoku38Feb. 05, 2011 - 11:44AM JST

Whoa, do you really want to put on a condom made in Malaysia?
0

nandakandamandaFeb. 05, 2011 - 11:24PM JST

This whole story seems to be really stretching it.
0

HikozaemonFeb. 06, 2011 - 12:14AM JST

Not sure, it sounds like the robbers could be planning to go into hiding during Spring Break in Acapoulco....
0

mrjackFeb. 06, 2011 - 10:04PM JST

I bet they thought they were stealing something else, imagine thier horror when they opened a few boxes.

And how do you exactly hide 85,000 boxes of condoms.

Hahahaha they were en-route after this there will not be much of that happening...........hehehehe on root.