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News of the incident has angered and disappointed the Japanese public. According to reports, two young Japanese men, in their early 20s, were detained by Chinese police after one of them allegedly removed his pants to expose his buttocks on the Great Wall of China, while the other filmed the act.
On January 3, local authorities ordered the arrest of these two Japanese citizens. The Japanese Embassy in China confirmed on March 14 that both had been released and returned to Japan in January. However, the embassy did not provide further information on whether they would face entry bans, fines, or other penalties.
Two Japanese men have been detained by Chinese police for exposing their buttocks while stripping off their pants on the Great Wall of China.
Japanese media first reported on the incident on March 13th, immediately attracting significant public attention.
"For a Japanese person to engage in such shameful and outrageous behavior," one netizen commented under Nihon Television News' post. "If Japanese people continue to tarnish their own image abroad like this, the image of the entire country will be severely damaged."
Another person expressed outrage: “This is an insult to both the Chinese and the Japanese people in front of the whole world. The identities of these people should be made public so that they are held accountable and to prevent this ugly behavior from happening again in the future.”
On the Japan Today website, another opinion expressed concern: "Incidents like this show the decline in morality, education, and society in Japan in recent decades."
The incident has raised concerns about a decline in morality among the country's youth.
In China, the incident is also causing a strong reaction, especially given the ongoing historical tensions between the two countries. According to AFP, on the social media platform Weibo, the hashtag "Japanese tourist arrested for indecent behavior on the Great Wall" had attracted more than 60 million views as of the morning of March 14th.
Many people expressed outrage, with some even using harsh language in their comments directed at the Japanese tourists. According to The Japan Times, Chinese actor Chen Yitian, who has over 7 million followers on social media, also criticized the two tourists' actions, calling them "shameful" and disrespectful to "my Great Wall."
