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Stealing a taxi cab in Japan

Mr. Kim

A video from NTV news of a man stealing a taxi in Osaka:

The video comes from security cameras set up inside the car. Apparently the vehicle was left with its keys in the ignition, so all the criminal (35-year-old Hiromori Kim) had to do was smash the window, open the door, and drive off. The taxi driver, who was probably having a smoke nearby, shouts and chases after his vehicle. After recklessly driving a safe distance away, the thief searches the car and finds some cash. Kim was later arrested. Police believe he may have been involved in other thefts.

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9 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - August 21, 2009 at 8:51 am

Categories: General Japan Tags: crime, japan, korean, zainichi

Iago

Hmm. His driving seemed pretty tame compared to most taxi drivers.
Rob A

I didn’t think this happened in Japan, but apparently I was wrong.
The Overthinker

I have found a few examples where Japanese have 金 for a surname, so we cannot immediately jump to conclusions about nationality.

I am posting this here as a reply to “japaneeesetaxpaye” in case James wished to delete his entry, as he has apparently done before. The use of the name “japaneeesetaxpaye” instead of “Japanesetaxpayer” suggests he was banned and has signed on with a different name.

James

Very perceptive. Japanese tax payer has been trying to leave the same mindless “gaijin = clown / gaijin are criminals / gaijin get out of Japan” messages for some time now. Most are caught by filters, but a few slip through and get deleted soon afterwards.

He’s welcome to keep wasting his time. It only takes me a few seconds to notice and remove anything he writes.

The 在日納税者

Hell, I pay taxes too – so I should get a say as to who stays in the country and who doesn’t.

M

About the 金 in surnames… apparently (I’ve heard this from Japanese people) zainichi Koreans or those with Korean ancestry will stick a 田 or 村 at the end of the 金 (turning them into 金田 and 金村) to allow them to appear Japanese. This is apparently also true with a common Chinese surname 林.

tokyojesusfist

I’ve done this lots of times in GTA and I never got caught.

http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

I’ve done much worse things in GTA and got caught a few times.

Ryry

This comment made me laugh.

Stealing a taxi cab in Japan

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