2 Chinese held for stealing 999 pairs of branded sneakers in Tokyo

Two Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly stealing 999 pairs of branded sneakers worth 18 million yen ($115,000) from a warehouse in Tokyo earlier this year, police said Wednesday.Most of the stolen sneakers have been shipped to China, apparently for sale, the police said. Xin Yannan, a 28-year-old executive of a shoe sales company, and Shao Mingzhi, a 41-year-old transportation worker, both deny the allegation.The two were arrested Monday on suspicion of conspiring to break into the warehouse and steal the sneakers on Jan. 5 and 6.The warehouse is managed by another shoe sales compa…READ FULL ARTICLE