Current Events > Japanese army to have special training on how to deal with Youtuber Pranksters

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Japan will be hosting a G7 summit later this spring, and in preparation for the gathering of world leaders, the Japan Self-Defense Forces are conducting special training sessions with local police departments, drilling response tactics for a variety of potentially dangerous situations. For example, on Feb 28 in Kodaira City in west Tokyo, members of the Ground Self-Defense Forces and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police coordinated on a training exercise for how to deal with a very modern problem: YouTuber pranksters.

Specifically, the scenario for the exercise wasnuisance-style YouTubers attempt to force their way onto a JSDF base. As shown in the video, the SDF members stop the intruding car and instruct its occupants to leave the vehicle, positioning themselves so that the YouTubers can neither make their way deeper into the restricted area nor escape. Meanwhile, the SDF contacts the police, who rush to the scene and take the YouTubers into custody. Once the area is secured, the SDF members perform a search of the car, where they discover an explosive device which has to be dealt with by the bomb squad.

Its not clear if the training scenario was constructed under the theory that terrorists might pose as YouTubers while trying to approach their targets, or if the exercise simply combined two different situations, detainment of intruders and bomb disposal, for the sake of expediency.

Full Article: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japanese-self-defense-forces-and-tokyo-police-hold-anti-nuisance-youtuber-drill

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"It's just a prank bro!"

I'm reminded of going to Buck Palace or the Tower of London and the beefeaters flat out warn you that if you try to go into a restricted area they will shoot you.

Then Americans pull surprised Pikachu faces when they do something stupid and get a gun pointed at them.

I feel targeted.

ngl bit disappointed they don't use shiba dogs

Shoot on sight?

Good.

No amount of training can stop us from Naruto-running in between their bullets. The G7 police force will soon learn to fear our wrath.

mario2000 posted...

ngl bit disappointed they don't use shiba dogs

bruh

Seaman_Prime posted...

Shoot on sight?

Nah. A good old fashioned clubbing should work.

Not like their army actually does anything

I thought this was going to be about Logan Paul.

UnfairRepresent posted...

bruh

anime and games taught me the japanese police use shibas ok

Are Japanese youtubers really doing this?

Zikten posted...

Are Japanese youtubers really doing this?

I assume so.

I don't see why they wouldn't be doing the same trends everyone else is doing

Reminds me of the last time the JDSF had to be called into to deal with pranking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Shotgunnova posted...

Reminds me of the last time the JDSF had to be called into to deal with pranking:

I'm a fucking idiot. I saw that thumbnail and went "What's Rick Astley got to do with this?" and then clicked it.

i mean yes training for shit like this, but not...

UnfairRepresent posted...

I assume so.

I don't see why they wouldn't be doing the same trends everyone else is doing

Didn't know it's a trend to sneak onto military bases all over the world . It's not very safe or smart to do

...okay, what did Haachama do this time?

Zikten posted...

Didn't know it's a trend to sneak onto military bases all over the world . It's not very safe or smart to do

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