Warning issued to tourists in Japan after 'bumping' video goes viral

Chinese tourists visiting Japan have been warned by their embassy to be wary of so-called ‘bumpers’. 'Bumping’, or Butsukari otoko in Japanese, is a phenomenon where people deliberately walk aggressively into others on the street. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The warning from the Chinese embassy came after a video was posted to Instagram showing a woman ‘bumping’ into a young Chinese tourist on the famous Shibuya crossing in Tokyo. The young girl was sent flying off-camera when a woman elbowed her from behind. A young girl is knocked over at Tokyo crossing – what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend? ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/japan-butsukari-otoko-bumping-man-trend-explained-tokyo-girl-shoved The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #japan #bumping #tourists #tourism #overtourism