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Mexico City airport adopts Japanese man
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A Japanese man named Hiroshi Nohara has decided to take full advantage of his tourist's visa in Mexico City and has moved into the airport. He's been living there for two months, and the initial avoidance from the locals has recently turned into a curiosity.Nohara, who can't explain why he decided to live in the city airport, has been getting by on free donations from local fast food stands and kind visitors. Apparently he was gaining so much notiriety with the local media that he's even being sponsored by a few of the stands who give him free hats and shirts to wear. Now, as a tourist attraction in and of himself, people stop by the airport just to take their picture with him.
Meanwhile, Mexican officials can't do anything to remove him from the airport as it's a 24/7 facility and technically he's there legally. His tourist visa runs up in March.
Until then, make sure you stop by on your connection to Acapulco and get your photo taken with Mr. Nohara. It's a limited edition engagement so your photo will be worth millions on Ebay someday.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Dottie Nov 23rd 2008 6:13AM
Leave the poor guy alone...Maybe Bill Gates with all his riches
could see fit to help the poor man..Dottie
Anti-Dottie Nov 23rd 2008 8:18AM
Dottie...and what is wrong with YOU helping the poor man? Why is it people on these boards seem to have a lot of advice for others regarding how they should spend their money?
Perhaps your time would be better spent out earning extra money to donate to the homeless instead of sitting here telling others how they should spend theirs?
I'm sure every single one of us could do without at least one little thing that could be used to benefit someone else in need.......perhaps Dottie can sell her computer and feed an entire Ethiopian village for a day!
randy Nov 23rd 2008 8:32AM
love the idea of dottie selling her computer to help others...seems like the christian thing to do..LOL
texasgirl Nov 23rd 2008 12:59PM
Dottie...why rely on Bill Gates, why don't YOU put your money where your mouth is?
Gary Nov 24th 2008 8:47AM
Typical bleeding heart liberal. You've been taught to hate successful people. Bill Gates donates more money to charity than all your liberal buddies combined. Get a JOB !!!
duane Nov 24th 2008 12:25PM
screw that. why should i fork out my hard earned money to a free loader.. let him pay for his decision.
pat Nov 23rd 2008 6:27AM
Dottie...why would it be up to Bill Gates or anyone else for that matter, to support this guy. He has a home...in Japan...let him go back there and have his own people support him.
Nate Slate Nov 23rd 2008 7:12AM
The guy must have had some money. The airline fare isn't cheap from Japan and he had to pay for his passport and such.
Obviously he is enjoying his 15 minuteds of fame.
Kenton Nov 23rd 2008 7:29AM
Mark, if you check your ancestry you may find that you have African DNA. You idiot.
kai ferano Nov 23rd 2008 8:17AM
Seems to me that Hiroshi is getting back at those millions of Mexicans that have illegally crossed the southern borders of OUR country and parked their butts here. Interesting how the Mexican government is being so lenient with him. If he were an American citizen doing this, I assure you he'd be encarcerated. Hiroshi, take a dump every day right in the middle of the Mexican airport -- they deserve it.
Vic Nov 23rd 2008 10:19AM
OUR gov't is the one who has encouraged illegals over to this country. So stop your double talk.
Mez Nov 24th 2008 7:26AM
Hmmm I swore NEW MEXICO was apart of the USA.. Man! I think I need to go back to school :-)
kai ferano Nov 24th 2008 8:12AM
The state of New Mexico has nothing to do with the issue of illegal immigration from Mexico. "York" is a Dutch term. Does this mean that millions of illegals from Holland should be tolerated piling into the state of New York? Illegal immigration is simply that: illegal. There's something about people earning a living in this country, benefitting from an abundance of social services, and not paying one penny of taxes. It's an American disgrace.
Gary Nov 24th 2008 8:54AM
Kai,
NEWS-FLASH !! New York was named for the "Duke of York ". He would be English, not Dutch.
Gary Nov 23rd 2008 8:33AM
Apparently the Mexican Government has no clue what the word "panhandler" means.
Imagine what YOUR airport would be like, if this guy, or dozens more, decided to live in the airport terminal.
Diana Nov 23rd 2008 11:14AM
Hundreds DO live in our airports. Ever checked O Hare or Miami? They LIVE there. Open your eyes
Shar Nov 23rd 2008 8:57AM
This sounds just as boring as that stupid Tom Hanks movie, The Terminal. I can't believe I wasted 2 hours of my life on that, I can't believe I wasted 1 minute reading this.
spike Nov 23rd 2008 9:26AM
I thought surly this must be a story about Govenor Charlie Christ of florida.He recently cut taxes in florida by 3 billion dollars in a bid for Republican V.P..Now that he didn,t get vp and GOP lost .he is doing a back door tax hike.By raiseing tuition on pre paid tuition plans.Hes trying for a $350.00 a year raise
Govenor Charley Christ makes this other poor soul smell like roses
Linda Nov 23rd 2008 9:46AM
Let's send him home or you airport people will have your hands full and guess what, the attraction was all donating to him - won't happen and you will have a bunch of smelly people living at the airport - and you my friends will lose business - we hate beggers - home to Japan I say, HOME TO JAPAN/ we are sick of all taking advantage - it is now time to boot him and say "new rules" you are not allowed to loiter!!
Mule Nov 23rd 2008 9:50AM
Why does the headline say foul smelling man? Did you think we might not want to read some boring crap like this story? I mean what gives with this stuff? Who gives a crap that some cheap tourist decided to stay at the airport? Have you ever gone to Mexico? It's nasty there.