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Japanese police bust influencer for not wearing shirt

Aug 23 (nypost.com) - An Australian man has gone viral after he shared a clip of a Japanese police officer pulling him up over a frowned-upon act while he was walking the streets.

Turan William Salis, a former sheep shearer turned travel vlogger, was in the middle of recording a clip at a supermarket when an officer approached him.

The officer used a translate app on his mobile to ask the Australian if he was walking around without a shirt on — an act while not illegal, is socially unacceptable.

@shearingshedvlogs Replying to @Galaxy I did not know that it was against the law to be shirtless in Japan. After I gave them my passport they let me carry on with my livestream #police #japan #viral #foryoupage #foryourpage ♬ original sound - ShearingShedVlogs

The officer politely told Turan he’s “not allowed to be naked above the waist in the town,” to which the Australian immediately apologized, explaining he had just come back from a swim at the beach. ...continue reading

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