Johnny Somali Fined 200,000 Yen

According to Yahoo News Japan, nuisance streamer Johnny Somali has just been sentenced to a 200,000 yen fine by a Japanese court for obstruction of the operation of a business, which if you know Japanese culture, you know that that’s something that they take very seriously.

If the name Johnny Somali rings a bell, odds are, you’ve heard of the infamous Kick streamer whose routine is going to one of the most polite places in the entire world and acting like a jackass. Japan is basically what you’d get if LinkedIn was its own country.

Johnny Somali (Ismael Ramsey Khalid) was in Japan as a student, but gained infamy with his streams on Kick, which often depict him acting disruptive in public. Among his antics included trespassing on a construction site (for which he was charged, but the charge was dropped), playing loud music in public, getting into disputes with locals, loudly playing adult-rated anime on a train, taunting locals by saying “Hiroshima” and “Nagasaki”, among other antics.

Johnny Somali was largely considered a nuisance, and the Japanese seem to be happy that a court was willing to make an example out of him.

As of this posting, 200,000 yen amounts to approximately $1373.40. Which is probably a fraction of what he made with his Kick account.

I know I’m not the only one for whom a visit to Japan would be a boyhood dream. But I know what to expect while there. If you’re going to go to Japan, it’s expected of you to conform. If you don’t want to conform in an advanced and heavily-educated industrial society, then Japan isn’t the place for you.

Don’t believe me? Just last year, two people in Japan were arrested over a prank that involved double-dipping with used chopsticks into a communal container of pickled ginger.

There’s speculation on social media that Johnny Somali could be deported from Japan. But for the time being, it’s still only that: speculation. At this point, Johnny Somali has only been fined for his actions. I know that people want to see the Japanese throw the book at him. After all, his antics are infuriating. But at this point, that still hasn’t happened.

But considering the narcissism that we’ve seen out of Johnny Somali up until now, coupled with his tendency to act out on a whim, it’s likely just a matter of time.

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