The "AirDrop Perverts" On Japanese Trains

Brian Ashcraft
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Image: Chukyo TV News
In Japanese, the word “chikan” refers to those who grope others in public or the unwanted touching itself. “AirDrop chikan” has entered the public discourse.

As this Japanese news broadcast points out, it’s also called “cyber chikan.”

In the West, the BBC reported on the “first cyber-flashing” in 2015 after a British woman was sent an unwelcomed penis photo via AirDrop while traveling on a south London train.

Sadly, this was not an isolated incident. Twitter is filled with women (some men as well) recounting how random strangers have AirDropped unwelcomed lewd photos.


Image: Chukyo TV News
Increasingly, the Japanese media has also been reporting on AirDrop chikan. Twitter users have been recounting the harassment for the past few years, advising others to set AirDrop to either “Receiving Off” or “Contacts Only.”