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November 21, 2008

Japanese man lives in Mexico's airport for no reason

260xstory_2 Hiroshi Nohara is a mini-celebrity in Mexico City. Why? The Japanese traveler visited Mexico City, and then, on September 2, headed to the airport to fly home but never flew home. He's been living in Terminal 1 of Benito Juarez airport ever since, surviving off of fast-food donations. Apparently, neither Mexican nor Japanese authorities can make him leave until his visa expires in March. He's been there for nearly three months now—the media caught on, and now he's regularly asked for autographs and has even been on Mexican TV. When asked why he's doing this, he said:

"I don't understand why I'm here. I don't have a reason."

Apparently, airport vendors have been giving him clothes and mugs to carry when he's on TV to promote their brands. An interesting twist on the concept of free promo swag!

Link (Thanks, Mark!)

 

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OMG!!!I saw this guy! But I though he was just another tourist. Around two months ago, I went whit my bf to Canada, so at 7 am in the morning we were at the airport waiting to get the plane. I saw this guy exactly in the same spot as the picture shows him. He was reading. We were just tables away from him. I was wondering about him, because he looks little bit weird. My bf is japanese. so we were trying to find out if he was to or not XD just to keep us awake. Love your blog. I have been following it for a while now. Saludos! :)

It seems to me like a - few moths - copycat attempt to the 18-year-stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in the Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The movie “The Terminal” is based on that story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminal

http://www.hightechjapan.com/

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