Vanishing golden tub
A bathtub made of gold, worth 120m yen ($1m; £500,000), has disappeared from a Japanese resort hotel in circumstances that remain unclear, police said.{{more}}
Staff reported the tub was missing on Wednesday at the Kominato Hotel Mikazuki, a resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Tokyo.
Police said they had no idea how it was stolen, saying they had found no sign it was dragged on the floor.
The tub weighed 80kg (175lb) and was made of 18-carat gold.
It was normally chained to the door and padlocked when the room was closed, Japanese TV reported.
âThe door to the room had been locked with chains, but the chains were found cut off this morning,â a police spokesman said.
âWe really donât know how this happened at this stage. But what we can assume now is that more than one person was involved in this incident.â
The tub was located in a shared bathroom for men on the 10th floor of the hotel. (BBC)
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