YouTuber sparks outrage after fleeing police on \u201cfree\u201d trip across Japan YouTube: FidiasA YouTuber has sparked outrage after traveling across Japan \u201cfor free,\u201d hopping on trains without tickets and even fleeing from conductors trying to arrest him. Recently, there\u2019s been a rash of traveling streamers eliciting outrage from viewers all around the world due to their antics \u2014 the most prominent of whom goes by the name \u2018Johnny Somali.\u2019 Somali, who currently lives in Japan, has been confronted numerous times by locals and even other foreigners for his behavior, which included shouting \u201cHiroshima and Nagasaki\u201d at passersby in public places. As of now, Somali has been arrested two times, with Japanese officials even calling such streamers \u201cnuisances\u201d \u2014 but he\u2019s not the only content creator causing chaos in the country. Now, another creator is coming under fire for his behavior in Japan, sparking outrage across the net. YouTuber under fire for controversial challenge video in Japan YouTuber \u2018Fidias\u2019 uploaded a video on October 21, showing himself and a group of friends engaging in a challenge to see who could travel across Japan the fastest \u201cfor free.\u201d In attempting to win the challenge (and a grand prize of $10k), the group engaged in numerous practices that left viewers fuming, including: Skipping out on bus fees, asking strangers for money, sneaking onto trains without paying, pretending to be sick to avoid paying train fees, and even running away from transport staff to get out of a fee. Commenters were furious with the group\u2019s antics during their \u201cchallenge,\u201d leaving angry replies beneath the video asking travelers not to \u201cabuse the kindness\u201d of Japanese locals. \u201cAs someone who\u2019s lived in Japan for many years, it\u2019s sad to see people like this visit Japan and damage the reputation of foreigners,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cIf you can\u2019t pay for public transport, don\u2019t use it.\u201d \u201cAs a foreigner living in Japan, people who come here and do stupid stuff like this bring down the overall image of foreigners,\u201d another said. \u201cThere are plenty of people like myself who work hard, pay taxes and generally try to integrate into society here as much as possible.\u201d \u201cJapan is definitely a tourist friendly country. Please do not abuse their kindness & politeness,\u201d yet another said. On October 23, Fidias offered an apology to Japan in a comment amidst the ongoing outrage against his video. \u201cHello beautiful people,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI apologize to the Japanese people if we made them feel bad, that was not our goal! From now on, I am going to be making more research [about] the cultures we go to and try to prevent this from happening again. I love you all.\u201d At the time of writing, his video is still available to view on YouTube. A quick look at his content shows that this isn\u2019t his first time undertaking a similar challenge, with the YouTuber also making \u2018challenge\u2019 videos traveling across the UK, India, and even America \u201cfor free.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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