Kyoto, Japan: On 12/28 a 65 year-old taxi driver showed up to a convenience store that had been robbed a few days prior with an imitation katana sword, claiming that he’d be the store’s bodyguard. He was arrested for violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
According to police investigation, the man arrived at the Mukōkamiueno Family Mart convenience store at 5:50 AM, and stood at the entrance carrying an imitation katana sword (blade length 75 cm/29.5 in). The man was slightly intoxicated, and told the convenience store clerk “I am Japan’s best. I’ll protect this store from robbers.” The clerk called the police.
The same store suffered a robbery early morning on 12/23, with two men demanding money carrying knives, and fled the scene after taking 50,000 yen (~$475).
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痛いニュースLOL
What a great guy
I feel sorry for him that he got reported to fast w
He’s a good guy
The convenience store clerk is trashI read the whole story, the place had a robbery
He’s a great man
He’s a samurai!
Don’t arrest him wI thought he was going to rob the place, but he was the body guard! w
Why is Japan’s best a taxi driver?
No one would go in the store if a man was carrying a katana by the entrance
What a great guy! I don’t want anything to do with him though
Is Kyoto in the Edo Period right now or what?
Now this is new
He’s the definition of vigilante
It’s an imitation sword, what’s the problem?
Maybe he was planning to extort the store for protection fees
Perhaps there was a cute clerk there that he liked
The world is such a harsh place now, he would have been a hero in the old days
> The clerk called the police.
(´；ω；｀)Feeling warm and fuzzy inside
I feel sorry for this guyHe was born in the wrong era.