Japanese YouTuber Criticized for Air India Vlog Caption, Changes Thumbnail After Complaints

Overview

• Ikechan posted on X, “Taking the notoriously bad Air India for my first-ever trip to India!! The plane is packed with Indians,” alongside a flight vlog.
• Users said the original thumbnail appeared to reference last year’s Air India crash, and she later changed the image and slightly edited the text while saying she meant no harm.
• The X post drew roughly 14–15 million views, and the YouTube video, uploaded January 17, topped about 122,000 views as clips and screenshots circulated widely.
• Japanese creator @TomomuraYoutube condemned her tone as looking down on other nationalities and called the crash-image element the worst part, with one of his posts later deleted.
• Ikechan muted comments on the X post as criticism continued, and Times Now noted it could not independently verify all details of the original post.