Japanese Streamer Investigated After Stunt at Historic Site
Listen to the story
A man called Ainosuke makes videos on the internet. People call him a streamer. He shows his videos live. This is called live streaming.
Ainosuke went to a famous stone called Masakado-zuka. It is in Tokyo. Many people think this stone is special and important.
He climbed on the stone. He made strange, loud noises. Then he showed his private body parts. This is called public indecency in Japan. It is a crime.
Police are now looking at what he did. This is called an investigation. He is not in jail. He is staying at home while police check the case.
Ainosuke talked about the crime on his live stream. He seemed happy about it. He said now he also has this crime, like other famous streamers.
Some people online said something bad happened after his video. They said there was heavy rain and an earthquake. Some people think this is a curse from the stone.
A YouTuber who studies crime, called Kanae, talked about this story. She said some streamers do bad things to become famous. She called this a 'nuisance streamer' problem.
Vocabulary7 words
- streamer
- a person who makes live videos online
- live streaming
- showing a video on the internet while it happens
- public indecency
- showing private body parts in public; this is not allowed
- investigation
- when police check what happened
- earthquake
- when the ground shakes
- curse
- bad luck that some people believe comes from doing something wrong
- nuisance streamer
- a person who does annoying or bad things online to get attention
Quiz
Answer key
1. He climbed on it and exposed himself 2. Public indecency 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A man called Ainosuke makes videos on the internet. People call him a _____.
He went to a famous stone called Masakado-zuka in _____.
He climbed on the stone and made strange, loud _____.
Then he showed his private body parts. This is called public _____ in Japan.
Police are now doing an _____ into what he did.
He is staying at _____ while police check the case.
Some people said there was heavy rain and an _____ after his video.
Some people think this is a _____ from the stone.
A YouTuber who studies crime talked about the '_____ streamer' problem.