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Strange shoplifting contest rewards the quietest thief

Allan Rose Hill
Mar 13, 2025
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image (detail): 盗-TOH-

If you have sticky fingers and a gentle step, you could be a winner of an unusual contest taking place in Tokyo. 盗-TOH- ("steal" in Japanese) is a pop-up experience where you enter a pop-up market containing 5,000 items and try to shoplift as much as you can within 60 seconds. The trick is that if you make a sound, you're booted ou…

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