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tairitsuiken
Now this is an opportunity if I ever saw one: Panasonic, Sony, Sharp, they all have lost their way and need to invest in Japan. They can hopefully convince stock holders that buying a city name is a brilliant idea, something that needs ti be done asap...
MartyP
First paragraph threw me there for a while!
SenseNotSoCommon
Perhaps Don Quixote might be an appropriate sponsor?
nath
This is for people with more money than sense.
What would you get for your money? A bankrupt town and loads of angry residents.
I've got to give them 10 out of 10 for guts to publicize something so ridiculous though.
Ivan Coughanoffalot
I might bid for this place, and call it "Sample".
Put a big sign at the city limits saying "You're in Sample"
megosaa
i heard that one Chinese investor, a Mr. Poh See Dee may be interested.
cramp
duh...who wants that pos name? not like you get the town...just the name?? the heck am is anyone gonna do with it?
irishosaru
Softbank could get their name on there, build some kind of amusement park, a megastore...Softbank city.
It has a nice ring to it.
bobbean006
It's great, i like Mr. Poh See Dee!!!
http://sandiegolegaloffice.com
smithinjapan
"Many of Japan’s regional governments are saddled with enormous debts after decades of infrastructure projects of sometimes dubious value."
Welcome to Japan. Hopefully IF someone puts in a bid they decide to keep the current name, with perhaps some sort of addition if they need to change it at all. It would be a shame to see the name changed, as the residents would be getting screwed yet again, and the 1 billion won't even put a dent in the 100 bil. they owe.
just-a-bigguy
Did they try 'ebay'?