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Posted by Mark on Sep 22, 2009 at 4:59 AM

Police have confirmed that the body found Saturday on Mount Arafune is that of Crayon Shin-chan artist Yoshito Usui.

He had been missing since Sept. 11 after he reportedly told family members he was going to climb the mountain, which is located north of Tokyo in the Gunma prefecture.

Usui, 51, was found at the base of a cliff and local newspapers are reporting that he may have fallen

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