Foreigner arrested for telling politician to shut up
"An English teacher was arrested this Easter Sunday after he did what many Japan residents dream of doing: Telling those pesky campaigning politicians that they’re loud and obnoxious.
English citizen Edward Jones, 34, was in Tokorozawa, Saitama, and had been having a few drinks with friends when the group happened upon a local politician campaigning with microphone and loud speaker outside of JR Higashi-Tokorozawa Station. Jones grabbed the mic from the politician’s hand and yelled at him, amongst other things, “nihon no senkyo wa urusai!” (Japanese elections are loud!) He was arrested for “obstruction of freedom” (自由妨害)."
Read the rest at Japan Subculture Research Center (I'd feel guilty for posting the whole thing here). Alternatively, you can read it in Japanese at either MSN Sankei or Yomiuri Online.
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English citizen Edward Jones, 34, was in Tokorozawa, Saitama, and had been having a few drinks with friends when the group happened upon a local politician campaigning with microphone and loud speaker outside of JR Higashi-Tokorozawa Station. Jones grabbed the mic from the politician’s hand and yelled at him, amongst other things, “nihon no senkyo wa urusai!” (Japanese elections are loud!) He was arrested for “obstruction of freedom” (自由妨害)."
Read the rest at Japan Subculture Research Center (I'd feel guilty for posting the whole thing here). Alternatively, you can read it in Japanese at either MSN Sankei or Yomiuri Online.
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