The Australian Embassy in Japan issued a warning to travelers to behave appropriately after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online.
In the most recent example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals, Lochie Jones — reportedly an Australian tourist — posted a clip of himself swigging from a can placed on a headstone as an offering.
Moments earlier, he's seen flipping a coin to decide whether to open the beverage, likely left as a gift for ancestors in a gesture common in Japan. He's then seen burping in front of the grave.
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