Oh Japan: Man Dumps 500lbs of Potato Chips For Nana Mizuki Concert Tickets

Sometimes fandom can push a person too far. Hyogo prefectural police arrested office worker Kazuki Fukumoto (age 25) under the suspicion of unlawful dumping of potato chips in Kobe and Akashi City.

According to police, the suspect wanted to collect stamps to win concert tickets in Calbee's Nana Mizuki contest. The suspect allegedly dumped 89 boxes containing 1,000 bags of potato chips each between May 4 and 23. The total weight of the food dumped was approximately 208 kilograms, or nearly 500 pounds.

Fukumoto told police, "I bought in bulk, but I was troubled about what to do with it, so I threw it away."

The contest' application deadline was at the end of May.

Little did the fan know, but his actions greatly upset the actress he so adored.

Nana Mizuki released her official statement on the issue, saying that she was "deeply saddened by the event" and the waste that had resulted from it. She then used the opportunity to promote her stance on keeping littering to a minimum and preserving the Earth, by talking about Japan's Marugomi project.

Marugomi is based on the idea of all the people of Japan uniting together at the same time on the same day to help pick up trash around them. Mizuki, who spoke fondly of the concept, called it a fun way to clean up and protect the Earth. Mizuki added that she did not want to see this kind of incident happen again.

http://www.dubtopia.eu/oh-japan/potato-chips-nana-mizuki-concert-tickets

 

Was he just dumping them out in the street? *thinks to self* Well... at least an attempt was made for ending world hunger