The Indonesian Embassy In Tokyo Ensures That No Indonesian Citizens Are Deported Regarding Shinkansen

The Shinkansen high-speed train crosses Shinagawa Station, Tokyo. (ANTARA/Juwita Trisna Rahayu)

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) of Tokyo has confirmed that no Indonesian citizens (WNI) have been deported regarding the problem of Shinkansen high-speed train tickets, as had gone viral on social media.

"In response to the circulation of the video in question, the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka have coordinated with local authorities and confirmed that no Indonesian citizens were deported because they did not pay for Shinkansen tickets," said Tokyo Indonesian Embassy's Coordinator for Information, Social and Cultural Function Meinarti Fauzie as quoted by ANTARA as saying by ANTARA, Friday, May 26.

He said the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka had also contacted those who uploaded the video but did not respond, so the details of the incident could not be confirmed.

The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka have contacted public nodes, but there is no information that can be confirmed regarding the incident in the video.

"Based on the deepening of the video, the incident did not occur in Shinkansen, but on the usual local railway line in the Aichi Prefecture area," he said.

Although the incident in the video cannot be confirmed, the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka appealed to Indonesian citizens to always comply with local law.

Previously, the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo did not receive a consular notification or notification regarding the case from the Japanese authorities.

A video circulated on social media, namely Instagram and TikTok, eight Indonesian citizens were monitored by surveillance cameras crossing the ticketing gate inappropriately at a station.

The eight Indonesian citizens are suspected of not paying for Shinkansen's high-speed train tickets according to their price or known as shooting'' tickets, namely only one person who bought an official ticket while the other grabbed.

Another video also shows a number of prospective Indonesian citizens on board Shinkansen being questioned by station officers who are suspected of being the result of the disgraceful actions of the eight Indonesian citizens.