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By: The Japanese Learner » Blog Archive » Special Episode 1 - Enrico’s Back

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:47:56 +0000

[...] Asakusa, Japan) http://www.rentafonejapan.com/ (Rentafone Japan, where I rented my cell phone) http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6523 (Japan Probe on the foreigner swimming in the Imperial Palace moat) [...]

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By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:20:39 +0000

Nobody got hurt, nothing got broken… Why is this a big deal, again? It’s just drunken high spirits. When I saw it, it just made me smile. You’d see worse on a Friday night in any town centre in England. The only thing that baffles me more than the reaction of the Japanese cops is all the draconian Yanks calling for this guy to be tazed, maced and kicked in the ‘nads. I mean, bloody hell, relax.

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By: TedStyle

TedStyle — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:56:46 +0000

I seriously wonder if this guy was on PCP

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By: Jon Allen

Jon Allen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:08:31 +0000

Surprisingly, the police released the man into the custody of his friends. They declined to prosecute him on the grounds of his obvious mental unstability, it was reported in the Japan times yesterday.

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By: jaeger138

jaeger138 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:55 +0000

Lol, and besides the murders and stuff Charles Manson is pretty harmless too. Only kidding, i get your meaning i just found it a funny way of saying it. Kudos

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By: Dominating or just paranoid? « the confusions and illusions of a deluded soul

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:19:03 +0000

[...] us about this foreigner who went for a swim NAKED in the Imperial Palace’s moat! LOL Click here if you want more [...]

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:18:48 +0000

I dont think Japan hates foreigners. But I do think incidents like this don’t help matters much. Although I did see quite a few Japanese laughing at the guy. Other than the rock throwing and whatnot, he seemed pretty harmless.

Living in Oizumi I have seen my fair share of stupid brazil and peru people do dumb shit on a daily basis. I make a point to introduce myself to the local police and let them know Im from Canada and that Im not some savage.

You may disagree with me but you would have to live in Oizumi to have an idea of what Im talking about.

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By: Rick Chavez

Rick Chavez — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:53:39 +0000

It’s the Amazing Colossal Man!

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By: Javi Moya

Javi Moya — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:02:43 +0000

Hi!
I’m from spain.
He speaks spanish… but because of his accent I doubt is from here.

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By: Nude Foreigner Fights Police in Japanese Imperial Palace Moat

Nude Foreigner Fights Police in Japanese Imperial Palace Moat — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:58:37 +0000

[...] It is not clear why the man went skinny dipping, but it may have had something to do with a group of foreign tourists that had been speaking to officers about a lost bag at a nearby police box at the same time the man prepared to make his jump into the moat. [Japan Probe] [...]

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By: Jax143

Jax143 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:18:31 +0000

you mean of gaijins.

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By: _kovert

_kovert — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:58:44 +0000

This is why Japan hates foreigners

This is why I hate forum trolls.

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By: kabocha

kabocha — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:22:35 +0000

Troll boy? Woah, calm down, I was only joking about the AV thing.

Sorry to diffuse your little crusade against media discrimination of foreigners in Japan. But, I see by the 2 comments above me, you are completely wrong anyway.

Maybe if you started actually practicing yoga you’d have a bit better sense of humor.

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By: Tokyo Skinny Dipper Wackiness | Japan Probe

Tokyo Skinny Dipper Wackiness | Japan Probe — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:35:20 +0000

[...] for some hilarious photoshoppings of the foreign tourist who went skinny dipping yesterday in the moat of the Imperial Palace? Check these Japanese links: One, Two, Three, [...]

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By: flonk

flonk — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:52 +0000

all hail nude gaijin attack! awesome!

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By: Bob Geldif

Bob Geldif — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:23:52 +0000

I woz onli jokin blud!

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By: Bob Geldif

Bob Geldif — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:07:36 +0000

Congratulations for the most random post ever.

Nude Spanish guy – JP Royal Palace – Buckingham Palace – bad teeth – British health care system

I think I can see where you went awry.

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By: ponta

ponta — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:21:44 +0000

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4811
Akiba man in the act of crime. No mosaic over the face.

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By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:32:00 +0000

It’s because almost no Japanese person runs from the police. If they had a program like “COPS” in Japan it would be very boring.

My friend was an English teacher for Japanese cops and the cops told him that if you’re caught speeding or something, you’re very likely escape by just taking off.

I spoke to a Japanese lawyer and he actually told me that if you’re falsely accused of “chikan”, you really only have 2 options: if she’s asking for money, pay whatever money the accuser asks, or just run away. If you run, at least you have a good chance of getting away.

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By: British tourist skinny-dips in Japanese Imperial Palace moat | Caffeine-Fueled

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:22:51 +0000

[...] for whatever reason you require news coverage of this spectacle, you can find plenty of it at JapanProbe. For once, I am thankful for Japan’s anti-obscenity [...]

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By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:20:28 +0000

Actually, they don’t. But most of them hide their face under a jacket. There’s a mosaic on the handcuffs, though.

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By: Naked whitie swims in Japan Palace moat for 1.5 hours « Jared’s in Nakano

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:04:49 +0000

[...] wasn’t me! More info, photos and video. It’s amazing it took the police so long to capture [...]

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By: hoihoi

hoihoi — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:47:54 +0000

it is so funny..
I like him..
stupid, crazy and naked are the privilege of the Japan

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By: yogaboy

yogaboy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:36:43 +0000

Troll boy, this has nothing to do with Japan AV. Have you never noticed how they mosaic the faces of Japanese people who are in the act of a crime or under arrest on Japanese TV?

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By: LondonGaijin

LondonGaijin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:14:24 +0000

He’s gotta’ be dutch

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By: Made in DNA

Made in DNA — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:03:29 +0000

Yes, actually you CAN be a big fat white Japanese-born citizen. There are such peeps. One fellow was constantly being told his Japanese was fantastic, to which he would sigh and say, “of course it is, I’m Japanese” and then flash them his ID which clearly stated his birthplace as Tokyo.

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By: LB

LB — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:02:50 +0000

Let’s see – assault and attempted assault on several police officers, destruction of property, danger to himself and others….

Yup. Seriously. Tase him. If you don’t want to get tased and possibly die, then don’t do stupid stuff. responsibility lies with you, not the cops, if you’re being a dangerous ass. It is simple, really, “personal responsibility”? Perhaps you heard of it in a history class somewhere? Because as a modern concept it seems to have died with “common sense”.

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By: DC

DC — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:27:06 +0000

>Interesting, right?

Wrong.

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By: Gusuke

Gusuke — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:07:46 +0000

I’m sure if the police used excessive force on him, the people crying for that to have happened would be screaming police brutality.

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By: kabocha

kabocha — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:53:51 +0000

Perhaps because viewers in Japan are not likely to recognize him.

Besides, in Japan AV you don”t need mosaic over the face.

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By: The Naked Britton In Japanese Imperial Palace Moat | Jialat dot Com

The Naked Britton In Japanese Imperial Palace Moat | Jialat dot Com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:33:36 +0000

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By: White Beast of Kokyo

White Beast of Kokyo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:18:43 +0000

Germs From the moat? I was gonna ask how you go about Disinfecting a moat?

He shall be renamed “The White Beast of Kôkyo”

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By: LB

LB — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:15:03 +0000

***YAWN****
(copyright 2000, MtB Ltd.)

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By: Cute Japan super funtimes!

Cute Japan super funtimes! — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:12:21 +0000

[...] Apparently the man in question (who looks a wee bit like a bloated salamander) hopped in to fetch “a friend’s bag”, and somehow lost his clothes. Part of me wishes he’d coated himself in olive oil. You know, [...]

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By: HeffeQue

HeffeQue — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:11:42 +0000

To stop crazy British tourists from doing embarrassing things in Spain? It’s no secret that British people do really stupid things when they travel abroad. The percentage of British people going to jail in Spain is a lot higher than from any other nationality. Must be that British people aren’t well enough educated. Sometimes it’s embarrassing to say that they’re European. (Yes, right now I’m just trolling, but I feel like trolling what Geldif the troll trolled about).

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By: HeffeQue

HeffeQue — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:05:03 +0000

This guy wasn’t from Spain, although he was traveling with people from Spain, he was British; but ACTUALLY… the Stormtrooper dude you say is embarrassing is NOT Japanese, he’s actually Dannychoo, a guy from London living in Japan.

So basically BOTH attention-whores are British. Interesting, right?

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By: canadaguy

canadaguy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:03:39 +0000

lol!

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By: canadaguy

canadaguy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:02:44 +0000

Seriously?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braidwood_Inquiry

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By: Un español desnudo en el Palacio Imperial de Tokyo | rallat: blog

Un español desnudo en el Palacio Imperial de Tokyo | rallat: blog — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:57:56 +0000

[...] : Al parecer el individuo intentó agredir a los policías cuando fueron a recogerle. Aquí teneis mas información.(Gracias por el link, [...]

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By: lala

lala — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:51:23 +0000

Oh how I wish I was there….

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By: Soct

Soct — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:45:40 +0000

The Japanese don’t need to execute soccer moms because… well… they’re not psycho texans

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By: weirdo

weirdo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:31:42 +0000

Actually, most Japanese people do not make a distinction between the two terms. It’s like saying “hey, you guys, did you know that TV is an offensive term? The polite term is television!”

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By: weirdo

weirdo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:28:56 +0000

Yes, because it’s so incredibly easy to find out which language the man speaks when all he does is chase you, swim in nasty water and throw rocks.

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By: hamykia

hamykia — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:27:16 +0000

I wonder if now he has worms or sth inside… ewww

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By: » Gaijin desnudo en el foso del Palacio Imperial japoneitor.com: Cooltura japonesa

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:10:27 +0000

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By: Jax143

Jax143 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:02:24 +0000

Humour?? its the residence of the japanese royal family, the japanese doesn’t want any of the crap that goes on in america or europe.

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By: Jax143

Jax143 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:00:29 +0000

“(It has since been reported that he is a British citizen that lives in Spain. He came to Japan with a Spanish tour group).”

Now shutup

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By: dobokun

dobokun — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:33:07 +0000

I do the same thing. You have to on the English-language blogs and news comments. Some of the comments are quickly posted and so unintuitive. But their wish i guess.

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By: Neta: Loveable Gaijin « しかし! / shikashi!

Neta: Loveable Gaijin « しかし! / shikashi! — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:09:19 +0000

[...] the hell is going on here? Read more about this crazed naked foreigner in Japan at Japan Probe and Sankaku [...]

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By: Dakk

Dakk — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:37:41 +0000

No, no you can not.

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By: Nandatou?!

Nandatou?! — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:09:59 +0000

I’d be interested to find out what happens to that guy… For doing something like that, and knowing about Japan’s legal system, I’m sure we won’t hear for at least 3 weeks, if at all…

Could they not have tried to get an interpreter? Rather than trying to poke him with sticks and running away? I don’t understand why the Japanese Police have such a hard time assessing action needed for a situation. While this guy could have probably been talked down, it raises an interesting contrast to the last big media event about Japanese police that I read on Japan Probe. When there was that horrible attack in Akihabara, there were accounts that Police raised their batons and told the attacker to stop, but he just walked away and stabbed other people before eventually giving up. While the above situation isn’t anywhere close to the horror of that event, why does it seem that the Japanese Police are unable to react properly to these situations? One of the commenters mentioned the event where Japanese police ran away from an unarmed Yakuza. They are the POLICE, in almost any other country, the naked guy would have been talked down/subdued if the situation actually called for it. And in the Akihabara attack, action of appropriate level would have been taken as well, in order to preserve more human life, rather than letting more people get stabbed.

Does anyone else feel similarly that the Japanese police seem incapable or unwilling to handle these situations?

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By: doinkies

doinkies — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:25:23 +0000

You do know Ken Y-N was being sarcastic, right?

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By: Bob Geldif

Bob Geldif — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:17:37 +0000

Well, imagine if he did it at the Whitehouse or Buckingham Palace. Doubt the armed guards there would be a’chortlin’.

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By: opop

opop — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:49:30 +0000

Fuck the J Police. THis mas is my hero. Some people just have no sense of humour. WHy is this a crime?

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By: Blacknimbus

Blacknimbus — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:22:39 +0000

All I remember about the moat from last July was seeing a lot of green sludge and being eaten alive by mosquitoes while trying to take some pictures.

This fellow is either daft or intoxicated.

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