Michael Jackson memorabilia stolen from Kyoto department store

KYOTO — Items of memorabilia from Michael Jackson’s concert tours were stolen from a special sales event at the Daimaru department store in Kyoto, investigative sources said Tuesday. The department store said it found on July 8 and 9 that nine items worth about 169,000 yen were missing. The missing goods include a pamphlet signed by Jackson’s concert tour staff and a limited-edition gold disc, it said.
The department store held the sales event from late June, offering about 1,000 products related to the legendary American musical artist, who died in June last year, including his autograph for 400,000 yen. Customers were able to freely touch the items. ‘‘This is the place where fans come to enjoy seeing the goods and it’s a shame that such thoughtless acts have happened here,’’ an official at the store said.