Nuisance influencers haunting Japan
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I believe that's another sign of aging. I feel the same way.
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Yeah, me too. Spring runs eternal, don't you know!
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The South China Morning Post reported on a Chinese "nuisance tourist" who infuriated both Japanese and Chinese.
www.scmp.com
Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who eats sample food, misuses hand dryer
Online influencer who was obnoxious on train, treated public toilet as ‘personal spa’ is described as a ‘cancer’ on China’s overseas image.
www.scmp.com
What's the german? --schadenfreude?
www.asatunews.co.id
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South Korean Court Sentences Streamer Johnny Somali to Prison Labor
American streamer Ramsey Khalid Ismael received a prison sentence with hard labor in South Korea after being found guilty of all charges on April 14.
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I don't think this is misfortune, he's literally suffering the consequences of his own crummy actions. If anything, they're going light on him. They were seeking 3 years of hard labor, but he only got 6 months and 20 days after his mom came to plead for leniency. He shouldn't be allowed to use the internet ever again.
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Ismael added that his upbringing in the United States led him to misunderstand the severity of his actions under South Korean law.
Yes but why did he do that? How could it possibly by his fault?
Not really related but it reminds me of the Ethan Couch (affluenza) case. Ironically he killed people and got no prison time at all. (Although he later got incarcerated for a couple years for violating probation.)
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It is complete BS he's spouting to try and get away with what he did. I wasn't raised in Korea, either, but I still know not to do what that absolute waste of space did. Oooh, if ever I wanted to b*tch slap someone into next Tuesday, it'd be him.
If his mother knew what was good for him, she'd let him stay all three years in prison and lean his lesson. He is one of those people who only learn the hard way.
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Johnny Somali stuck in jail “hell” as streamer’s prison appeal extends his time behind bars - Dexerto
Johnny Somali’s decision to appeal his six-month prison sentence has landed him in “detention center hell” with even worse conditions.
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Oh, the joy. Poetic, poetic justice.Johnny Somali stuck in jail “hell” as streamer’s prison appeal extends his time behind bars - Dexerto
Johnny Somali’s decision to appeal his six-month prison sentence has landed him in “detention center hell” with even worse conditions.
Ah, what a wonderful Wednesday this turned out to be
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Well, if the guy, Hank, who put up money for his defence sues Somali, perhaps he'll drown in debt.
One can only hope
Honestly, he's not that popular which is why he acts the way he does. He's trying to gain followers but so far it hasn't worked out. Let's hope it stays that way.
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U know drauella, I'm detecting a bit of hostility toward Mr Somali...just a tad, mind
That's usually the way...talentless people trying to make a splash in a market already saturated with talentless people.One can only hope
Honestly, he's not that popular which is why he acts the way he does. He's trying to gain followers but so far it hasn't worked out. Let's hope it stays that way.
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This is how the Japanese police deal with "nuisance tourists":
A viral social media video showing a man believed to be a foreign national being restrained by police in Tokyo has sparked debate after online posts claimed officers had begun wrapping up troublesome tourists "like sushi" for deportation. The footage, posted on X in February 2026, was viewed more than 4.5 million times and reposted around 15,000 times. It circulated with an English caption claiming Japan had started "sushi-rolling" nuisance tourists before deporting them. The claim quickly came under scrutiny, along with questions about the video's authenticity and context.
The clip shows two police officers confronting a man on a street. One officer appears to throw him to the ground. Several officers then carry him onto what appears to be a green sheet or tarp. Four officers are seen wrapping the man in the material before placing him into a patrol car bearing the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department logo. The footage prompted online speculation, some of it quite lurid, though questions soon turned to what the video actually showed, and whether the deportation claim had any basis at all. To verify the footage, reporters identified the location as the area around Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, where the incident appears to have been filmed.
A viral social media video showing a man believed to be a foreign national being restrained by police in Tokyo has sparked debate after online posts claimed officers had begun wrapping up troublesome tourists "like sushi" for deportation. The footage, posted on X in February 2026, was viewed more than 4.5 million times and reposted around 15,000 times. It circulated with an English caption claiming Japan had started "sushi-rolling" nuisance tourists before deporting them. The claim quickly came under scrutiny, along with questions about the video's authenticity and context.
The clip shows two police officers confronting a man on a street. One officer appears to throw him to the ground. Several officers then carry him onto what appears to be a green sheet or tarp. Four officers are seen wrapping the man in the material before placing him into a patrol car bearing the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department logo. The footage prompted online speculation, some of it quite lurid, though questions soon turned to what the video actually showed, and whether the deportation claim had any basis at all. To verify the footage, reporters identified the location as the area around Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, where the incident appears to have been filmed.
Video of Foreigner Wrapped Like Sushi by Police Goes Viral
A viral social media video showing a man believed to be a foreign national being restrained by police in Tokyo has sparked widespread debate, with claims that officers had begun deporting troublesome tourists by wrapping them 'like sushi.'
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Or a knee in the nads! I'm not normally an advocate of police violence, but I'm prepared to make an exception for nuisance influencers.
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Penguinz0 speaks in his wisdom about Mr. Somali. Seven videos worth. I think this goes from Japan to Korea.
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Hojōjutsu and then a knee to the nads!
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Here's another bad apple. Perhaps not a nuisance influencer, but definitely an inbound with a remarkable lack of sensitivity:
The self-declared artist has drawn criticism after images appeared on social media showing her climbing and posing on an ancient camphor tree at Ōnamuchi Shrine (大汝牟遅神社) in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture. The woman, dressed in red, was photographed standing on the Senbon Kusu (千本楠), a massive camphor tree more than 800 years old. The tree has been designated a natural monument by Hioki City, and climbing it is prohibited. Images showing the woman on the tree have spread across social media, prompting a wave of criticism over her behaviour at the protected site.
Sadly, the "anti-foreigner brigade" has also picked up on the story:
The self-declared artist has drawn criticism after images appeared on social media showing her climbing and posing on an ancient camphor tree at Ōnamuchi Shrine (大汝牟遅神社) in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture. The woman, dressed in red, was photographed standing on the Senbon Kusu (千本楠), a massive camphor tree more than 800 years old. The tree has been designated a natural monument by Hioki City, and climbing it is prohibited. Images showing the woman on the tree have spread across social media, prompting a wave of criticism over her behaviour at the protected site.
Tourist Sparks Outcry After Climbing 800-Year-Old Tree
A woman believed to be a foreign visitor has drawn criticism after posting images on social media showing herself climbing and posing on an ancient camphor tree more than 800 years old at Onamuchi Shrine in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where climbing the protected tree is prohibited.
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Sadly, the "anti-foreigner brigade" has also picked up on the story:
