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Cops stop Josh Sehrer

Remember that video clip of Josh Sehrer acting stupid in Shibuya? Here’s another one, apparently showing him being taken away by the police:

Given the absolutely terrible quality of the video, it’s hard to figure out what is going on. However, Josh provided some details via e-mail:

As you probably know I was just in Tokyo for 72 hours to get publicity, well more like 48 hours. Thursday night when I arrived I had a coat but no shirt underneath, my belly button/tattoo of Shibuya’s 109 building was the only thing showing not either of my nipples.

Fans had been filming when literally all of Shibuya’s police force apprehended me, and you’d think it’d be over yelling that I love the foreigner girls walking past but as you can see from the superimposed time the police showed up about 15 seconds after we walked back.

I was apprehended because my belly button was showing and because of it I lost nearly 24 hours of my trip, detained without food or water!

And it was caught on tape! Please share this, not to promote my friends music but to put an end to this abuse rarely caught on tape!

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79 Comments [Comments are now closed for this post] Posted by James - February 6, 2010 at 7:18 am

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Brenden

Wow… so the police stop an idiot causing a disturbance in a busy area… oh the humanity!

Some people might even think that being stopped 15 seconds after doing something might be indicative of there being something wrong with what they were doing…

Also, good to know that Shibuya only has 4 police officers.
Kirby

Good job, Japanese police. Lock this freak up.
Montsan

I don’t know the guy personally so I can’t completely judge him, but this is one of those times when I wish I had the power to punch people through the computer screen.

Oh lord, would I abuse that power.
Josh

There were five police officers that apprehended moi. And one was what some of you in the RPG world would refer to as a “tank” but as you can see in the video he gets a lvl 27 confusion. If I take them to court I am going to ask for the apartment with a balcony above the Hachiko exit police box. That’s where it’ll all be mine!!
fyolnish

Wow these comments above are simply idiotic..
There’s nothing illegal about acting stupid. And apparently there’s nothing illegal about showing your chest/stomach area since people are shirtless all the time in the spring/summer/fall.

Telling him to zip up and even yelling at him for being a jerk would have been fine. But they detained him for 24 hours. That’s simply overreacting.

Annon

I agree with you on that, though I don’t actually know the law for how much skin is appropriate to show in Shibuya.

At the same time, I think it’s safe to say we don’t have the whole story just from the video and what Josh has said himself.
Brenden

Certainly… but you can definitely get in trouble for causing a disturbance and/or harassing people. Then again, as fyoInish says, we really have no idea what happened.

Josh

and watch how physical they got before even telling me what was going to happen! I wasen’t detained for 24 hours, I said nearly, to the point I ate like 8 shaka shaka chickens with cheese and sat in a net cafe for 2 hours drinking 140+ounces of free cocola.
didyouknow

This guy is either the Platonic Ideal of a tool, or just really committed to irl trolling. My money’s on the former.

Josh

That’s like saying people in the VIP room are antisocial.

arkityp

if you enter a country with a bit of common sense and respect for the people and laws, you have a better chance of not being detained. douche.

Josh

I didn’t break any laws! It was their personal judgment.

tomtom

no you didn’t break any laws, just being dumb and respect less. I think you feel really sad for your self, knowing how stupid you look on this video trying to be so cool and all. Ah well, again, there might only be air in that brain of yours . . .

Sorry for being rude, normally I’m a reasonable guy, but dumbasses like you don’t deserve better. Hope we don’t see you in Japan again, or if you’re still are, be deported . . .

firstpost

What a guy…

All I know of him is his antics. I wouldn’t know where to get his brand of clothing even if I wanted to. What kind of promotion is that?
FarmboyinJapan

Wow….exposed chest or not, I would turn into the fashion police and place this guy under citizen’s arrest for that outfit.
Boman

the way the guy acts he deserves to be locked up, if you are gonna dress like a douche and wear stupid shit in ur teeth, and follow girls down the street, which by the way is super creepy, then you are gonna get thrown in the slammer. Stop being a little bitch about it and complaining that you got thrown in jail “without food or water”. TO BAD, grow up, dress like a normal dude, or at least fix ur god damn teeth, its so not a good look, makes u look like a red neck.

Boman

Ok ok, i take back that, i have no right to call him a douche etc, as i do not know him. so i apologize. However dnt go following females (or anyone) down the street in a creepy way, which to me what he did was pretty creepy. that said, it has nothing to do with him being detained by the police, and not having any food or water for 24 hours is pretty bad. SO yeah i supose the police officers should learn the laws and stop being control freaks.

Also what do you mean by “you guys”, are your jumping to the conclusion that im from the US ? Im Australian.

Also, seriously, when has bling in ur teeth ever been a good look? take that out and i think he would look like a decent guy.

Josh

fans and I weren’t following the girl, we just ran up because we thought she was Hannah Montana and you can see our smiles, but her and her new half got mad, even angered by our happiness.

If your girlfriend says she is your new half, she is not your girlfriend.

sua

i love you josh, no joke. you crack me up, you’re ruthless!

Anon

Wow… it is rare I have ever disliked someone so much in my life. A brief look at his website says it all. Not that I recommend looking at the filth he has put up there. He essentially outlines methods of conning and hustling Japanese women out of money and sex. I’d say he’s a disgrace to the foreign community, but this slime is a disgrace to all of humanity. Simply a leech, succubus vile amoral turd. Forget the fashion sense issues… this is a truly demented, and sad soul. I’m certain it will not end well for this character. It just disappoints me Karma doesnt act fast enough. If I ever see this guy in person, I hope someone nearby will physically restrain me.
hanmuboke

Dude, you’re a douche, why would Hannah Montana be walking by herself in Shibuya? OBVIOUSLY you were messing with them and if I was that dude I’d probably turn around and check you real quick and wait for the cops to pick me up, they’d probably thank me.

Forget the fact that your fashion is that of a hillbilly/wannabe rapper/bumb thats trying too hard, why would they not stop you for acting so retarded? A slap on the wrist wouldn’t of sufficed, just seeing you here in this vid AND in the other one JP posted you can tell you’re a fool that was, more than likely, going to go act a foolish either way. (Foolish is ME going easy on you)

Another thing, JP is foolish itself for providing any space on here to this _______ (feel free to fill in the blank) （‘＾＿＾）
hanmuboke

kudos to ANON!

I second that last sentence
Josh

7 years ago 2ch did a raid of the site and there were (before they were deleted,) pages and pages of people saying they were going to capture me, they got ahold of pretty much every address of every house I’ve ever spent the night in and snailmailed threats, ruined my messageboard with photos of kittens and Koreans and that was all during a time when this other looney Japanese girl was trying to put a hit on me but later explained after we settled our differences that the yakuza she was talking had no motive other than her paying them, sleeping with them, and wouldn’t do it.

You’d think this would make me feel invincible, but I am so completely absolutely without a doudt innocent of everything that if anything were to ever happen to me it’d be the world’s mistake for letting it happen. I’m going to die innocent and was lucky enough to do a lot of immoral stuff, saving lives was worth it.
k9

i want him to try “silk road tour of police’s treatment”from japan(via N&S korea, china, middle east) to europe.

he may be aware that japanese police is like a angel after the trip.ahaha
toro

Seems like Supergaijin and Josh are competing. J-babe crusader!
http://bensescapefromny.blogspot.com Ben

have some tact. C’mon now. What did your Mom tell you about wearing funny outfits in foreign countries and heckling strangers?
tokyosama

Josh you are seriously making a very bad impression for foreigners. That’s terrific you are searching for that great J woman but keep it cool man. Just be yourself. Acting like a total 2 year old aint gonna get you nowhere

Josh

I am being myself! I’m not doing anything wrong!! MUJITSUYO MUJITSUYO.

Josh

I just want Nippon TV’s Becky.
LB

無実用？

たしかに。

adsadasdasdasasd

The guy is a douche, but seriously is it illegal to be shirtless? Maybe dismiss him from the area.
toro

People need to learn how to chill for real here
toro

Also, think most people believe you are putting on an act and according to most people’s reactions here, they all seem to agree you are not being cool. The stereotypes represented don’t help much. Supergaijin guy you see had his 15 minutes of fame, that somehow didn’t work either and man it was comedy
pixel_bomber

The guy sure seems like an ass, but I’ve seen some girls in Shibuya that should be arrested if they are basing it on what he is wearing.
hanmuboke

I think there is a difference between what girls in Shibuya, or anywhere in Tokyo, wear to what this dude is doing.

JOSH: Listen, maybe this is who you are and you shouldn’t be changing for anyone but you also have to understand that there are better ways of showing who you are. Acting like an ass in public is definitely not one of them. Take a look in the mirror, look at how you would be seen by people and what reaction you would get. While I’m sure you’re looking for A reaction anyways, don’t get mad later on for getting these type of reactions.
To me, in all honestly, it seems that you’ve heard how open Japanese women are to foreigners and thats the only way that you could probably score a girl and take advantage of her all at the same time.
I can understand what ppl here say about you giving foreigners a bad name, because all they know is foreigners coming to Japan and doing idiotic things, while there are others that try their best to do good in the country.
I’m just rambling now so I’ll cut it here. The thing I’m trying to get across is; look at the whole picture, see why you are being called a douche/ass/idiot. If your whole thing is to get attention, do it in a positive way, the only thing you’re gonna get out of all of this is more bashings from everyone else. So up until you fix yourself, don’t expect much praising.

Josh

I’m innocent!

Maxim

This guy should have more faith in his other talents and abilities. Acting like a fool with a big ego can’t be the only thing he can do.

Josh

all of it’s already on video, this is next level tihs.
LB

Well, he’s obviously a brilliant businessman. In his online “shop” (plain text on a white screen, no photos, order buttons or links) he offers 2XL black t-shirts, printed with “Japanse girls saved my life”, for only 100 USD each with worldwide free shipping. Claims to have made 10,000 of them, and says he is going to use the 1,000,000 dollars in profits to buy a condo in Tokyo.

Which would mean he conned someone into buying 10,000 t-shirts for him, and also conned someone into paying for the shipping instead of himself or the customer, as that is the only way to sell the shirts for $100 and also make $100 in profit.

Of course, there is another possibility: that this self-professed high-school dropout sucks at math and can’t even count to 20 without taking his high-tops off.

Josh

I’m not selling out just for me. I’m going to build a huge concrete facility for foreigners to stay 90days, the max time for a visitor visa from America, in Japan, saving them thousands of dollars and giving them the freedom to concentrate on what they need to do to help shape Tokyo. I’m like the Martin Luther King of Japan, can I get a witness?

LB

I’m like the Martin Luther King of Japan, can I get a witness?

Already got one wannabe Dr. King in Japan, thank you, don’t need two.

Mark

I guess Josh has already made the outline planning proposals to the Metropolitan city government and earmarked a vacant plot of land for his ‘huge concrete facility’? His $1,000,000 would soon disappear in legals and design fees. Then he’ll only need around $100,000,000 to put up a ‘huge’ reinforced concrete building in central Tokyo (that’s at the low end of the scale).

He’s going to have to sell a lot of T-shirts (forgetting for a moment that those demented enough to want such a T-shirt could have their own made for $10 at their local T-shirt print shop). Having a grip on reality is obviously not one of Josh’s strong points.

Josh

the million dollars is not for The Complex and the facility can’t be in Shibuya, probably Machida. I have a mansion in Tamagawa gakuenmae from an ex that later turned to craigslist for prostitution. Kids remember. America is the land of the free. Not the Promised Land.

jc

One million dollars? To buy a condo in Tokyo? As a foreigner?

The amount of fail in this guy’s plans is breaking the mercury in my thermostat.

toro

it’s apparent the man’s on a definite mission and tryin to go Dr. King style on top of that, i feel somehow this guy is creating more of a negative than a positive.

A date with Becky huh? No doubt she’s real fine and dude think about it seriously dream on lol, you aint the only man lol..Every dude wants her hahaha
And the chances of her being single? highly unlikely lol

Josh

I already have Nippon TV’s Nishio Yukari
proof

http://flickr.com/photos/trashibuya/3645607813/

Becky is on Nippon TV. One idea is holding up a huge sign that says I (heart) NY and then Nishio Yukari kanji below the NY and attract Nippon TV.

My real move is just going to be next time I see Nippon TV to get them to love me so much that all the talk of Becky will get back to them.

Also, I don’t plan on marrying a anglo Japanese, I want a pure bread that’s why in that video I’m rapping to Nishio Yukari about sleeping with girls in lovehotels, she is pure Japanese AND SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH, now that’s rare.

jc

Attention whore arrested for being an attention whore.
LB

Dear lord Josh, your rapping sucks. You are living proof that white boys ain’t got rythym. And you’re tone-deaf besides.

Now, what I am about to say will probably come as a shock to you, but Nishio Ikari is not laughing with you. The guy from FOX is not laughing with you. The plane captain and all those girls in the photo stream are not laughing with you.

They are laughing at you.

toro

You’re trying too hard to be a black guy that’s what’s making us all confused, better off not doing that perhaps. If you are trying to be original and unique we still don’t see this yet.
Eminem may have earned that title maybe, maybe not

The stereotypes portrayed here man think about it, not workin man. Just look at the reactions here, it’s crystal clear.
Be smart I think is the point

An entrepreneur I see, gotta play your cards right man it may work fine in New Orleans by the way, which is possibly the most chill place on earth.

There’s another Japanese babe who’s real good too Izumi Mori

Josh

I’m not doing it for the money, the money is going to go to the facility. Maybe I should call it a complex. The Complex, and it’s going to be made out of concrete and shaped like an H. It’s going to change everything, like here’s globalization, this’ll just be plain stupidly controversial.

toro

I don’t think people like these ideas, sorry man ideas are off the wall.
Can’t give you thumbs up on this
First you say you want Becky lol, second this complex thing, third Dr. King wannabe, fourth trying to be black. You’re totally kidding hopefully because everyone’s getting a good laugh out of this one man
Luke

Please, don’t give this guy attention, it’s what he wants.
klp

Firstly, his music sucks…

…and why the hell is this douchebag getting so much attention for being a douchebag?

Rather odd.

klp

I especially like the bit were it says ‘FANS’ had been filming!

Bahahahaa!

I think you mean your ‘boyfriend’ was filming.

toro

better off ignored
tomtom

I feel sorry for the guy, trying to act all cool and hardcore. Go back where you come from and learn some manners. LOOSER!!!

You’re in Japan, and just cause you’re a foreigner and you try to look like a white Puff Daddy, you can do anything you want??? PLEASE, you’re a sorry excuse for a human being, and you put shame on all other foreigner living in Japan.

I guess you never went to school, or that no one ever showed you love . . . You’re the one everyone feel sorry for, and lots and lots of pity . . .

Josh

Nobellese oblige.

http://megansaltzman.blogspot.com megan

wow. what whatever happened to freedom of expression and respect for those who are and/or behave differently that us? or maybe those aren´t values held in Tokyo…
Just Ice

Megan,
You obviously don’t know who this guy is–for years he has been an internet troll posting stories about hustling and tricking Japanese women for money and sex and posting photos and video about his idiotic behavior. If you are indeed a woman, this guy is your mortal enemy, trust me.

Personally, I don’t care if he continues his pathetic antics because I think anyone low brow or stupid enough to spend more than 5 minutes around this guy deserves everything they get. Unfortunately, language/culture gaps means that many Japanese have and will tolerate this guy because they don’t realize he is the ultimate douche and would get bitch smacked back in the U.S. for acting like this.

Hopefully, he’ll pop off his crap to some young Japanese guy who finds him as annoying as the rest of us and the guy will beat the shit out of him on camera. That would be karmic justice. I want to see THAT video.

Josh

that’s like calling a defendant in a courtroom a troll for being there.

AhoBoke

I don’t know if in Japan it’s illegal to carry a bottle of alcohol with you while walking,if is, that’s why that retard has been arrested.
Also ‘picking’ up gaijin girls and japanese girls like a pimp…i think they can call it arrasment.
If you’re Japan you better follow at least some rules and be polite.If not,well, you can see it in that video.
If i find this rapper/retard this summer to my trip in japan, im gonna beat the shit out of him.

Josh

it’s not illegal to have an open bottle in Tokyo. It’s not illegal to talk to people on the streets, especially when you must’ve just mistaken someone for someone else, right?

Some people refer to it as neutral chaotic, I don’t see any chaos.

kop

Oh Dear Josh.

I wonder how ‘illegal’ it is to scam/con Japanese women into paying for your nights out or getting Japanese people to send you money by post?

Your website detailing “Yen envelope” con artistry – could make for some quite interesting reading for the Japanese Immigration.

Now if you really want to spend 24 hours in Jail, I can arrange for a Detective to read your website?

Your really shouldn’t post stuff like this online Joshie. It will always come back to bite you in the ass. Much like a sex tape.

But different.

Because it’s only you who gets nailed.

Josh

Your poor English sentences can only mean one thing, I made a sextape with you?

crayonmonkey

At first I thought, “Why oh why oh why are we giving this muppet the time of day?”

Very clever, JP! These comments from a little boy trying to impress us all with his delusions make for far better entertainment than his video!

Josh

To most it’s just a video, for those who have followed me and know certain bits of a story nearly impossible to find on the internets know something more.

Josh

Let’s all just jump over our shadows.
toro

Just ignore, and move on people
MC Okkii Dokii

I m disappointed.. I thought this was going to be something like a Rodney King video.. except I d be rooting for the police….
tomtom

where can we find this guy, and maybe teach him some real maners!!!
Peter Sutcliffe

Which is more irritating: Josh or the ALT nerds that are taking the bait?
Chan

At first when I saw this vid,I thought oh another creepy white boy with an Asian fetish.Than I peeped his website,OMG this dude is almost 30 years old and never graduated highschool(that explains alot)Dudes just an all around creep.I can’t believe tools like this actually are forreal.The thing about douchebags like this is that they don’t know they are douchebags,thats why they act as such.Bottomline dudes just another sleazy American sex tourist.”JapanesGirlsSavedMyLife”what a fucking LOOSER.
saru-kun

The jackass persona is so 2000. Quit taking up valuable space in Tokyo.

Josh

“Everybody’s stuck in 1981 and they suck”
Chan

I REPEAT:THIS DUDE IS DAMN NEAR 30 YEARS OLD AND NEVER GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL….

Josh

not using the spacebar doesn’t give you a cloak to post two or three times under different aliases, loser.
common sense

Hahaha, come on everyone settle down. There’s war and there’s hunger in the world, let’s just all mind ourselves.
josh, do what makes you happy, blog visitors, ignoring something you dislike is better then ranting over it.

Ima go back leveling my warcraft character noah, peace
toro

It’s so hilarious this dude really seriously thinks he’s the ultimate pimp daddy, the mack of all macks eh hahahaha…visitor out on the hunt for the ladies lol
P Diddy and Tommy Lee can definitely outpimp him anyday LOL

I simply can’t stop laughing at this
As said before! Better off ignored!
Bennben90

I was actualy recording some of this video for him.
He was running around shirtless and has a shibuya 109 tat on his stomach, his belly button males the 0 in 109.

It was pretty funny. He did seza to the police and got out of trouble! Haha

Hater gonna hate but u gotta love epic trolling like this!

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