Australia tells travellers to respect Japan laws after outrage over man’s cemetery stunt
Lochie Jones apologised after a video of him drinking offerings from a graveyard stoked backlash in Japan
In the most recent example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals, Lochie Jones – reportedly an Australian tourist – posted a clip of himself swigging from a can placed on a headstone as an offering.
Moments earlier, he is seen flipping a coin to decide whether to open the drink, likely left as a gift for ancestors in a gesture common in Japan.
He is then seen burping in front of the grave.
The video, which was posted last month, prompted angry comments online.
“Graveyards are sacred places in any country … I want [the government] to make sure he can never enter Japan [again],” one user wrote on social media.
On Tuesday, the Australian embassy warned on Facebook that travellers must ensure “appropriate behaviour” while visiting Japan, without explicitly referring to the video.