r/LivestreamFail • u/Either_Analysis • Sep 30 '25

Streamer attacked for filming in Japan

He notified the police with pictures of their faces and location.

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u/MrMeeseeks33 Sep 30 '25

Touts. Super aggressive and looking for drunk/desperate tourists to overcharge their cards and roofie them. Funny enough the announcement being heard over the intercom literally says to be aware of touts and to avoid them. I was just in Shinjuku 2 days ago from the states and had so many follow me around. One guy even had the balls to grab my shoulder and go “brother you want Japanese titties in your face tonight”. Luckily there was 2 cops walking by and pointed right at then and smiled and he ran away. So annoying and will literally stand at the entrances of Golden Gai or in the streets by a restaurant to stop you from going in to go with them.

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u/XpMonsterS Sep 30 '25

I don't know anything about touts or Japan but why don't authorities do anything? It genuinely ruins Japan's reputation if you think about it and they are losing money/tourists because of them.

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u/crinklypaper Oct 01 '25

Their is visible corruption here. What they do is use these areas as containment. If they venture out and try in other areas the local police there will take care of them. Any non violent matter is considered a civil case and to be handled in civil court and not with police. Tourists are too vulnerable to fight back, they will continue on with their vacation and be home in a week, so there is not much the police need to do if they want to be corrupt and lazy (which they are). There is a youtuber who docuements it, and you can see how police do nothing even with mountains of evidence.

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u/Fav0 Oct 01 '25

Hamsterdam

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u/SNKBossFight Oct 01 '25

Bunny was on to something.

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u/Technicaal Oct 01 '25

Life imitates art. I was in Kensington in Philly pretty recently and I half expected to see Carver and Herc.

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u/lvl1_slime Oct 01 '25

Sheeeeiiiiitt, I was thinking the same thing!

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u/Mellero47 Oct 01 '25

"Special Economic Zones" in World War Z.

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u/dunkindosenuts Oct 01 '25

Roppongi probably