Tokyo: Platinum Christmas tree worth £524,000 dazzles shoppers

A platinum Christmas tree with a price tag of 100m yen (£524,000, $800,000) was unveiled on Thursday (19 November) at a jewellery store in Tokyos high-end shopping district of Ginza. Shiny platinum ornaments featuring a Walt Disneys Cinderella theme and a spinning slipper adorned with three-carat diamonds were among the main features of the costly tree. Nov 19, 2015