The violent scuffle and eventual arrest was captured on camera by an eyewitness.
Whether you’re the CEO of Nissan or
a senior citizen stealing a single roll of toilet paper from a public toilet, you don’t want to get on the wrong side of the law in Japan.
Not only does an arrest usually result in a lengthy stay in a police detention centre, but the arrest itself can cause a scene that has the potential to go viral online, as police officers employ taiho-jutsu “arresting martial art” techniques, using brute force to restrain non-compliant individuals.
Case in point is this video which is currently doing the rounds online. Filmed by Twitter user and Uber Eats delivery driver
@anju_tokyo, the video shows one man attempting to fend off six officers who, instead of using guns, tasers, o