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How many carats for the reindeer?

[Times - World]

<b>TOKYO</b> A pure gold Santa Claus created for Ginza Tanaka and valued at 200 million yen (£880,000) has gone on show in the Japanese jeweller’s shop in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. The Father Christmas, weighing 20kg (44lb) and encrusted with 1.7carat diamonds on its belt, took three months to produce. Ginza Tanaka is known for turning ordinary items into expensive gold objects. To welcome in 2008 it is offering a calendar made of 24-carat gold for 30 million yen and a solid gold foot massager for 13 million yen. (Reuters)