Japanese YouTuber Ikechan faces backlash after Air India incident

A well-known Japanese YouTuber named Ikechan was criticized this week for commenting on the number of Indians on a flight to India. Over the weekend, she shared her latest vlog on

Image: Ikechan (via X)

Japanese netizen apologizes on behalf of Chi-chan

The tweet, which received more than 22 million views, was met with heavy criticism, including from the Japanese who apologized on behalf of Ike-chan. “As a Japanese, I’m sorry. This doesn’t represent us – it’s just attention seeking.” release A user on X. another wrote“Even in Japan, racism and xenophobia are rampant in order to make money and gain impressions. We will continue to speak out against these issues in Japan.”

Ji Chang stirred further controversy when he referenced last year’s Air India crash in the thumbnail and added the words “worst reputation.” She was accused of trivializing the tragedy and later deleted the caption in a follow-up post.

she wrote“I didn’t have any particularly strong intentions, so I made some slight changes to the text on the thumbnails as pointed out! I always put a lot of effort into making these videos, so I’d appreciate it if you could watch them in full instead of in pieces! I made them in the hope that if you watch them from beginning to end, you’ll feel the charm of that country.”

Image: Ikechan

From “The Dirtiest Country in the World” to “The Country I Love Deeply”

Before leaving, at the beginning of the vlog, Ji Chang described India as “without a doubt the dirtiest country in the world.” She also expressed concerns about the food and the flight, but the 10-hour journey seemed to go smoothly and she was quite impressed with the dishes she received. From then on she release“My first time in India, I met a local guide and had a safe tour! There are so many great sights there, so I turned them into videos. It’s a fun country that I really enjoy!”

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