A YouTuber may very well be investigated by Japanese police after begging for money and hitching free practice rides in a video on-line.
Fidias Panayiotou posted a video titled I Travelled Across Japan For Free on 20 October, which featured him and three others competing in a race throughout the nation for $10,000 (£8,216).
The YouTuber, who has 2.4 million subscribers, filmed himself driving on Japan’s public transportation system – and claimed he did so with out paying.
In the since-removed video, Panayiotou mentioned he’d been detained at a police station after he informed officers he did not come up with the money for to pay for his bus fare.
A stranger earlier gave him 600 yen (£3.30), however he was nonetheless wanting the total fare.
According to Japanese legal guidelines, begging just isn’t allowed within the nation and should represent a felony offence.
He later within the video was caught by a practice conductor for travelling and not using a ticket. He feigned sickness earlier than operating away and boarding one other practice, the place he hid in a toilet to dodge workers.
A spokesperson from regional practice operator Kyushu Railway Company mentioned that they are going to evaluation Panayiotou’s video earlier than they determine to lodge a police report.
“We are aware of the case and investigating facts around it,” they mentioned.
‘I apologise to the Japanese folks’
Panayiotou additionally filmed himself getting what he mentioned was a free breakfast at a lodge he wasn’t staying at.
“I went up to the rooms to check the number so that I could use it as a passcode for the breakfast,” he mentioned.
“And it worked. I just have access to a five-star Japanese buffet … And we’re leaving the hotel without getting caught and without any problem.”
YouTube eliminated Panayiotou’s video, saying it violated the platform’s group tips.
He has since apologised, saying: “Hello beautiful people, I apologise to the Japanese people if we made them feel bad, that was not our goal!”
Source: information.sky.com”