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In Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, a woman was spotted crouching in front of a drainage gutter with her shorts pulled down, sparking speculation on social media that she was urinating in public. According to reports, a local support group working in the area said, “Even the girls who hang around Toyoko wouldn’t do something like that,” while noting that since the area has so many public restrooms, an unfamiliar tourist may simply have struggled to find one. On 5ch, opinions ranged widely — some called for Singapore-style fines, others sympathized with foreign tourists who have trouble locating public toilets, and still others speculated about the woman’s identity.
“Woman with shorts pulled down crouches by a drainage gutter…” “Even the girls at Toyoko wouldn’t…” — Amid public urination suspicions, a Kabukicho support group suggests she may have been a tourist: “There are plenty of public restrooms here”
Mon, Sep 7, 18:45 JST
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Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Japan should do the same — if you relieve yourself somewhere other than a toilet,
charge you like ¥500,000 (~$3,300).
Follow their lead — might not be a bad idea.
"Where's the bathroom" is Travel Phrases 101.
¿Dónde está el baño?
Having idiots like this around is the education system's fault too〉
She's Japanese.
Liar! I've seen the video.
Is she chatting while peeing?
So it's not even embarrassing to her?
This is a normal sight in China.
Dead serious.
Me: "Take a page from China's book!"
Guess guys really are into Chinese people more, huh.
Right?
Flashing yourself like that gets you arrested, so nobody's actually doing it.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2094603057946652672/vid/avc1/518×290/FCNbPK7Wf7xQP_BJ.mp4
Actually, didn't they say something to her?
Like "this isn't a toilet" or something?
This is definitely China.
A Japanese woman would pick a hidden spot and face toward the sidewalk.
Isn't this a foreigner? I've never seen anyone do it right out in the open on the road. I have seen people ducking into a shaded spot, though.
Even in Japan, that used to be a normal sight out in the countryside.
Grandpa, how many decades ago was that?
If you're used to that, doing your business out on the street is probably nothing.
A drainage gutter is way better than that.
Is everyone just making noise because it's a woman?
You must run with a rough crowd — nobody does that these days.
What town did you see that in? What time of day?
It felt awkward in a bunch of ways so I pretended not to notice and just walked on by — but now that I've dropped that kind of bias, I'd probably just pull out my phone.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Relieving oneself in public can technically be prosecuted under Japan’s Minor Offenses Act, but in this case the woman’s identity and nationality were never officially confirmed. Opinions on 5ch split between those sympathetic to foreign tourists — citing the shortage of public restrooms and the language barrier — and those calling for tougher penalties. In recent years, the area around Kabukicho has repeatedly drawn scrutiny over etiquette issues tied to the loitering of young people known as “Toyoko Kids” and the surge in inbound tourism, and this incident is being discussed in that same context. That said, it’s worth noting that the idea the woman was a tourist comes only from the support group’s speculation, not confirmed fact. The thread also contained baseless guesses about the woman’s nationality, which have been left out of this article.
*This article is an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “[“Woman with shorts pulled down crouches by a drainage gutter…”] Amid public urination suspicions, a Kabukicho support group suggests she may have been a tourist: “There are plenty of public restrooms here”.”
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