Video of "Foreigners Threatening Japanese with Stones" Goes Viral in Japan, but Japanese Media Reveals: It was actually Japanese who first provoked by repeatedly throwing firecrackers.

According to a report by Hokkaido Broadcasting Company on December 20, a video claiming that "foreigners are threatening Japanese people by throwing stones" has gone viral on the internet recently. However, the background of the video shows that the Japanese people who claimed to be threatened first provoked the situation by throwing fireworks and firecrackers. The incident took place in Ebetsu City, Hokkaido, where a second-hand car dealership owned by a Pakistani immigrant was harassed by the video shooters. The circulating video on the internet shows two men waving stones towards the video shooters. The video was captioned with "Pakistanis are dangerous". The video has since been deleted. In reality, before the incident, the video shooters provoked the Pakistani immigrants by throwing fireworks and firecrackers in their direction. After shooting the video, they quickly fled in a car. The staff at the dealership stated to the Japanese media that they did not actually throw stones, but made the gesture to scare off the harassers. The report mentioned that the second-hand car dealership frequently faces harassment from Japanese individuals, including throwing fireworks and firecrackers, roaming the area armed with baseball bats, etc. It also mentioned that in Japan, there has been a rise in rumors about "illegal immigrants" on the internet, leading to a strong trend of xenophobia. This selective portrayal of information is damaging the harmonious atmosphere in the local community.