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"Punch" is the name of the adorable baby monkey. There was no violence, thankfully. All of the animals are unharmed.

And the point of this idiocy?

It was later revealed that this appalling stunt was orchestrated purely as a promotional gimmick for a cryptocurrency meme coin.

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

The Japanese quite famously do not take kindly to this or other kinds of jackassery.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

That's a lie. Every time it happens, they slap them on the wrist and sends them on their way.

Korea on the other hand locks them in prison while citizens rough them up.

Japan needs to stop letting "nuisance" folks get away with shit.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

They let Johnny Somali walk out of Japan though. And the same for that other idiot that is now a boxer.

Let's hope they learned their lesson and this time give out an exemplary punishment