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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Straits Times
Man nabbed for alleged upskirt video filming in Japan's Nara Park, police warn foreign visitors may be targeted
Man nabbed for alleged upskirt video filming in Japan's Nara Park, police warn foreign visitors may be targeted TOKYO – A 59-year-old Japanese man was arrested on May 31 for allegedly taking an upskirt video of a woman at Nara Park, a popular tourist spot, police said, warning that foreign visitors may be targeted in similar incidents. Morio Okamoto, who claims to be unemployed and resides in Osaka prefecture, has a dmitted to the charges, saying posting such videos on YouTube increases views and boosts revenue. Recently, the number of videos posted online of female foreign tourists feeding the deer, which roam freely in the park, has risen, the police noted. Okamoto is suspected of having filmed the woman with his smartphone while she was squatting to feed a deer, in violation of Nara prefecture's nuisance prevention ordinance. A witness who found his behaviour suspicious called the police. KYODO NEWS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Japan Today
3 days ago
- Japan Today
Man arrested for posting upskirt images of foreign tourists in Nara Park on YouTube
Police in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of posting upstart images of foreign tourists at Nara Park and then posting them on his YouTube channel. According to police, Morio Okamoto is accused of filming a foreign woman's underwear from the front with his smartphone as she squatted while feeding a deer on Saturday, Kyodo News reported. A witness who thought his behavior was suspicious called 110. Police said Okamoto has been charged with violating the prefectural nuisance prevention ordinance. They said he has admitted to the allegation and quoted him as saying, 'When I post videos of women's underwear on my YouTube channel, the number of views goes up and my income increases." According to police, there has been a recent increase in the posting of such videos of foreign women feeding deer. © Japan Today
Japan Today
3 days ago
- Japan Today
Man arrested for posting upskirt images of foreign tourists Nara Park on YouTube
Police in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of posting upstart images of foreign tourists at Nara Park and then posting them on his YouTube channel. According to police, Morio Okamoto is accused of filming a foreign woman's underwear from the front with his smartphone as she squatted while feeding a deer on Saturday, Kyodo News reported. A witness who thought his behavior was suspicious called 110. Police said Okamoto has been charged with violating the prefectural nuisance prevention ordinance. They said he has admitted to the allegation and quoted him as saying, 'When I post videos of women's underwear on my YouTube channel, the number of views goes up and my income increases." According to police, there has been a recent increase in the posting of such videos of foreign women feeding deer. © Japan Today
