An Australian influencer has come under fire in Japan for stealing from a grave and making videos on it, with locals now reporting him to the police.
Nuisance content creators have been popping up in different countries around the world. They’re typically tourists, jetting in with the goal of upsetting locals, and leaving for another country before the authorities get on their backs.
Johnny Somali is the most obvious example, as he is facing years in prison following a spate of charges in South Korea for his nuisance content.
Japan is also a target for such nuisance behaviour. Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, had previously been arrested in the country after fighting with locals and disrupting businesses.
Australian Lochie Jones under fire for behavior in Japan
Now, Australian influencer Lochie Jones has come under fire for allegedly taking a can of alcohol from a grave site. Jones, from Sydney, posted the clip on social media in August, under the title “Suicide Forest Japan Pt 2 Graveyard Flip.”
In the video, the Aussie could be seen walking into the gravesite and flipping a coin near a grave where he had found an unopened can of beer. “A whole can of Kirin. Should I drink it?” he asked viewers before ‘winning his coin flip and opening the beer.
While Jones spoke about Japan’s infamous suicide forests, he did drink the beer and left some Marlboro cigarettes in place of the can.
His clips have come under fire from locals, with many alerting police and reporting the Aussie for similar behavior.
“He finally went beyond stealing offered drinks and laid hands on a rabbit figurine. He threw away empty cans, placed a model gun on a tombstone, pulled out the sotoba erected to honor the deceased, and spewed insults. Can you forgive a guy like this?!!” one page said, pointing out a clip of Jones taking a rabbit figure from another grave.
“My advice is to keep surveillance on him till he leaves and notify Japanese immigration to deny him entry on his next “visit,” another said.
“Is the Japanese police and law enforcement going to do anything about this? He defiled graves two times already! Throw him in jail!” another asked. “Hurry and ban him from Japan,” another added.
Jones has continued posting clips on Instagram, with a TikTok profile in his name also poking fun at some of the headlines he has made.
