That's something you don't see every day...

First, like many cities, Osaka has some sculpture out on the roadways. In particular, there are some dancing young women on the sidewalk downtown. Just sort of cheerful random art.

However, this morning's puzzling news is that someone apparently put red dresses on these women sometime last wee. The picture I saw wasn't very clear -- I think they may have been paper -- but the question is who did it and what does it mean? Actually, apparently no one is too interested in who did it. There's just a puzzlement as to what is it supposed to mean.

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/07/27/osaka-mystery-lady-sculptures-in-red/ has more about it, including pictures! Apparently the dresses were cloth.

I guess someone was bored one night. And decided putting clothes on the statues was something to do?

I wonder if anyone will note the irony of public officials undressing the statues right out there in public?