7-11 Heist: A thousand bucks, and make it snappy!

Most drop in for their bento, a few riceballs, or for a can of hot, sweet coffee. Others prefer a quick butchers' at the scantily clad babes in the glossy mags by the window. But the other day, in the early hours, a young man walked into a local Seven-Eleven convenience store carrying what is thought to be a shotgun, and walked out again carrying what was thought to be about 100,000 yen.

Most unusual for around here. The 800 yen an hour workers didn't put up a struggle - thank goodness - and there were no injuries. The security camera caught the man in the act, and the photo of the menacing masked raider was released to the public.