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This claim is mostly false. The photograph was actually part of an artwork by Yoshio Itagaki in 2005, which in itself is a commentary satirizing the urban legend of a Japanese department store misinterpreting Christmas. The photograph has been used out of context and spread alongside the claim it aimed to critique.
Basically a Japanese artist creating satire I guess?
The story behind the image is actually quite funny:
https://www.truthorfiction.com/japan-santa-crucified-christmas-meme/
Also original, high quality pic: https://www.yoshioitagaki.com/home
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Basically a Japanese artist creating satire I guess?
it’s really good satire if a lot of people can’t tell it’s satire.
The same idea is part of the background of the poster of this live-action stop motion (yes really) movie.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160330024943/http://www.bolexbrothers.co.uk/features.htm