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Mar 06 2007 6 Comments

Fending off foreign fiends

With certain parts of the Japanese media seemingly intent on exaggerating the amount of crime committed by foreigners in Japan, and a Tokyo governor dedicated to bad-mouthing non-Japanese on an almost daily basis, it’s perhaps not surprising that some sections of society are a little scared by such sensationalism. A situation that has prompted one production company to produce an educational/language video to teach terrified Tokyoites how to survive such an attack.

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When manhandled by a foreign man with a mask on back-to-front for example, the best way to deal with the situation is to let him have everything you’ve got. The correct delivery of such a phrase charmingly chanted by some lycra-clad young ladies.

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However should things get worse and the brute brandishes a knife, confrontation is definitely not the best course of action. Instead, calmly appealing to his conscience is considered correct.

japanese video

A method that may well involve the loss of material possessions, but luckily not one’s life, allowing a report to be made later at the local police station.

japanese video

Educational TV at its best it has to be said, with such life saving language applicable to people the world over and not just the Japanese. Simply look and learn.


Categorized: Odd, Television

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  1. Landl says

    3/6/2007 at 9:25 am

    Too strange to put into words!!

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  2. Bunny says

    3/6/2007 at 12:31 pm

    I was recently attacked by a gentleman wearing similar headgear. It was amazing to see how quickly the assailant was banished, as soon as I put the exercises into action. He obviously thought I was nuts…

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  3. babi says

    3/6/2007 at 4:51 pm

    wow, i can not believe somebody actually thought to make something like that. i hope nobody got paid to make that…

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  4. Vicki says

    3/6/2007 at 8:10 pm

    That was hilarious! Is this a relic from the bubble era days? The lycra outfits and er… original english teaching methods suggest something from years ago.

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  5. Paulrus says

    3/6/2007 at 11:35 pm

    Wow – this was funny LAST YEAR when it made the rounds on You Tube.

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  6. Phil says

    3/21/2007 at 9:38 pm

    The more I watch it the funnier it gets! XD

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