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Two young Japanese tourists in their twenties were held for two weeks in China before being expelled for snapping photographs that revealed bare backsides at the Great Wall, according to reports from local media.
NTV and other Japanese news organizations reported on Thursday about an occurrence at a World Heritage location close to Beijing. The event involved a man exposing himself and a woman taking photographs of the incident.
The foreign ministry of Tokyo stated on Friday that “the Japanese embassy in China verified on January 3 that two Japanese citizens were apprehended by local authorities at the Great Wall.”
The statement indicated that they were “released later and returned to Japan throughout January.”
Requests for comments from the Japanese embassy in Beijing went unanswered.
According to the reports, which cited sources, the tourists were apprehended immediately by security personnel and kept for approximately two weeks.
Showing the bottom part of one’s body in public areas is illegal in China, as reported.
It is said that the tourists informed the Japanese embassy about their actions, claiming it was just a joke.
The reports ignited anger in China, a nation whose historical memory retains vivid recollections of the brutalities inflicted during Japan’s colonization of the country in the 1930s and 40s, evoking intense emotions even today.
A hashtag translating to “Japanese man and woman detained for indecent behaviour at the Great Wall” had been viewed over 60 million times on social media platform Weibo by Friday morning.
A lot of highly upvoted comments criticized the tourists for their actions, with several resorting to hate speech directed at Japanese individuals.
A remark from Chinese actor Chen Yitian, who boasts more than 7 million followers online, criticized them for performing “disgraceful acts at my Great Wall.”
Some proposed that China should prohibit all visitors from Japan.
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