"As a tourist his visa expired some time ago and being kicked out of Japan may or may not be in the form of a formal deportation order," Kanda University of International Studies special lecturer Jeffrey Hall explained in a post on X. "He lacks 'strong ties' to Japan or a working visa that would qualify him to stay in Japan after being found guilty of such an offense."

"If he ever tries to re-enter Japan," Hall added, "he'd have to check the box on his entry form admitting he committed a criminal offense. The rules about entry bans for people who aren't sentenced to jail time aren't so strict, but it seems unlikely they'll let him back in very soon."