Yakuza fight the crisis by stealing bee hives
BBC News : 'Bee rustlers' sting Japanese apiarists
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Japanese bee-keepers have been warned to be on their guard, following a spate of hive thefts.
The price of honeybees has doubled in recent years after a ban on imports. Police suspect a gang of specialist thieves is stealing honeybees to order.
In central Shizuoka prefecture, eight hives of 60,000 bees were taken in a single night from five separate farms.
I have read lots of weird or funny news stories about Japan, but that's a first.
