A man was spotted approaching a house in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. He took a look around before ringing the doorbell and then walking away from the doorway. At first, he wasn’t wearing any gloves; however, when there was no response from inside, he put them on and added a knitted hat while sitting on …
Month: May 2023
Getting around on a skateboard in an Itaewon alleyway
On the morning of the 20th, two foreign nationals who were staying in Korea rode skateboards down a slope in an alleyway in Itaewon, Seoul. A sign on the floor of the alley read ‘No Entry’, but they were unable to slow down and crashed into a truck at the corner. The incident was captured …
A hungry pregnant single mom
The owner of a restaurant got an order from a customer via a delivery app. The note on the order said, “I’m a single mom and I’m pregnant. I’m so hungry. Can I order some food. I’ll pay for it later.” The owner decided to send the food even though he couldn’t trust her immediately. …
Going too fast over a speed bump
On a dark night, a 24-year-old deliveryman was fatally injured when his motorcycle went airborne and flipped over while traversing a speed bump on a downhill road. After arriving at the hospital in cardiac arrest, he sadly passed away. It was later discovered that the height of the bumps had been increased during maintenance just …
Minors illegally hired by men’s concept cafes
On the morning of the 2nd, Ryota Oishi (25 years of age) and Reiya Sakaguchi (25 years of age), manager and employee respectively of “META”, a men’s concept cafe in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, were escorted from the premises by an investigator. The two had been arrested for allegedly violating the Adult Entertainment Business Act between January …