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US Live-Streamer Johnny Somali Faces Charges in Japan

Prosecutors demand $1,400 fine for disruption in Osaka restaurant, marking his second arrest in the country.

  • US live-streamer Johnny Somali, real name Ismael Ramsey Khalid, faces criminal charges in Japan for playing loud music in a restaurant in Osaka and obstructing the business.
  • Prosecutors have demanded a fine of ¥200,000 ($1,400) and expressed that there is 'no room for leniency'.
  • Khalid has expressed regret and promised to stop filming videos.
  • This is Khalid's second arrest in Japan; he was previously arrested for trespassing into a construction site but charges were dropped.
  • Khalid has a history of controversial behavior, including making light of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and making racist comments about Japanese people.
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