Train station toilets can be unpleasant places and may not even be suitable for answering a call of nature. The multipurpose toilets are, of course, wheelchair-accessible. That means they are larger and can host some more intriguing activities, such as trysts between couples. This common trope in porn and white-collar male fantasies was reinforced by comedian Ken Watabe’s much-reported affair, which was conducted mostly within the walls of such a restroom in a parking lot.
Tokyo police recently sent two YouTubers to the prosecutors for indictment on charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace after they played porn inside a multipurpose toilet in JR Harajuku Station.
They deliberately played audio of sex sounds and moans while filming. No doubt they were attempting to make it seem like a couple was using the toilet for a tryst, and then filming the surroundings to see what reaction of passersby. The couple, though, was actually two men aged 26 and 23, who have not been named in media reports, and were intentionally referencing the Watabe adultery scandal.
They admit to the charges and have apologized. “We just wanted to get more hits.”
They entered the station on the afternoon of June 25, which police are treating as “trespassing,” and set up the audio in the toilet (loud enough to be heard outside) and then a camera to film the reactions with a tripod.
Someone passing by did indeed hear the moaning but, far from being amused, simply went and told a member of the station staff, who then apparently caught the YouTubers. The video the jokers shot was never released.
It reminds us another prank when motorists in Jakarta were treated to a dose of Japanese porn on a large advertising screen, courtesy of a hacker (who was later arrested for his efforts).
