The officer used a translate app on his mobile to ask the Australian if he was walking around without a shirt on — an act while not illegal, is socially unacceptable.
“Yes, without the shirt,” Turan admitted, pointing to his tank top. “Shorts, yes, but this one no, I’ve come from the beach.” “By Western standards being shirtless is not naked but in Japan, it’s considered naked having a shirt off,” he added.The officer politely informed the Aussie that it is socially unacceptable to walk around without a shirt on.“Very polite of you both, I like to see normal interactions and no attitude,” one person wrote.