Comic character's hair plucked from its statue

Comic character's hair plucked from its statue

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 22, 2012, shows the bronze statue of Namihei, a well known Japanese cartoon character of a man in his 50s, but without his trademark lone hair on top of his bald head, in the Sakurashimmachi area of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Someone plucked his hair made of wire in early May, and after local people fixed it using a spare hair, it disappeared again on May 20.

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

TOKYO, Japan - An unveiling ceremony is held for bronze statues of characters of Sazae-san, one of Japan's most popular comic series, in Sakurashimmachi, Tokyo, on March 25, 2012. Sakurashimmachi is where the author of the series, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), spent her late life.

Comic character's hair plucked from its statue

Comic character's hair plucked from its statue

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 22, 2012, shows the bronze statue of Namihei, a well known Japanese cartoon character of a man in his 50s, but without his trademark lone hair on top of his bald head, in the Sakurashimmachi area of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Someone plucked his hair made of wire in early May, and after local people fixed it using a spare hair, it disappeared again on May 20. (Kyodo)

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

Bronze statues of Sazae-san characters

TOKYO, Japan - An unveiling ceremony is held for bronze statues of characters of Sazae-san, one of Japan's most popular comic series, in Sakurashimmachi, Tokyo, on March 25, 2012. Sakurashimmachi is where the author of the series, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), spent her late life. (Kyodo)