There's a story behind the photo to the left. It happened during the summer of 2010, and for some reason I am only just finding out about this now. Probably you, too.
Here's the story:
Apparently, a Tochigi-ken man named Yuichi Fukuda, 37, was arrested for stealing the bicycle seat of a nine-year-old girl.
You know where this is going now, don't you. After a search of Fukuda's home, police discovered some 80 bicycle seats - as well as other young girl items that he had stolen to get off on.
First off, I did not know Fukuda. He would have been 17 years old when I first arrived in Tochigi-ken, Japan and thus a high school student. I just taught the junior high kids. And, I certainly didn't teach them to sniff bicycle seats despite what anyone may have heard. Certainly not a 4th grader's, at any rate, as my students were older.
Okay, bad jokes. Not my style, as I currently lack any sort of style.
None of the English stories I have scanned can confirm where in Tochigi-ken the incident occurred. As well, there was no mention whether or not this guy is in jail, or if he got off. You know what I mean. No, not that way... the other way.
Let's not condemn all of Japan for this. It's one sick guy. And while I am sure there are a plethora of sick Japanese guys who haven't been caught doing the same thing, just remember, there are probably a lot of sick buggers out there in your country, too. Just not mine. Canada is cool.
Somewhere saddle sore,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is by OreSkaBand, an all-girl Japanese group: JITENSHA.
PS: Jitensha, is Japanese for bicycle. Oh the depths I plumb to entertain you all.
