Japan railways probes free-riding foreign YouTubers

YouTuber Fidias posted a video over the weekend of him and three others riding trains around Japan without paying for tickets. - Screengrab

TOKYO (AFP): One of Japan's main rail operators said Tuesday (Oct 24) it is investigating four foreign YouTubers who are seemingly free-riding trains around the country, in the latest case of fame-seeking foreigners' antics riling locals.

A YouTuber known by the username Fidias, who has 2.38 million subscribers, posted a video over the weekend of the four riding trains around Japan without paying for tickets.