Foreign YouTuber apologises after free-riding Japan trip

Regional train operator JR Kyushu said it was studying the footage before deciding whether to inform the police. — Screengrab from YouTube

TOKYO: A YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers apologised on Tuesday after a video of him and three others free-riding around Japan became the latest example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals.

The YouTuber known by the username Fidias posted a video over the weekend of the four riding trains and buses around Japan – in some cases without paying.