Claim : Footage claims to show that a Japanese woman was sexually harassed in India during Holi.
Conclusion : Misrepresentation.This incident happened in Japan where three men sexually harassing the woman, who is a Twitch streamer, makes videos about Japanese food, travel and lifestyle, often in Tokyo, Japan. Men’s nationality was not known.
Rating : Misrepresentation — 
A viral video has resurfaced online where a Japanese woman is being harassed by three men. The woman is masked, looking distressed as two men (with a third partially visible) surround her, touch her inappropriately, and pose for the camera.
Verified X user ‘Vigilante2801’ shared such a claim with the caption : “A female tourist sexually harassed inIndia by Hindus. The men was pulling her hands down from her chest. Would you visit India?” The post gained over 612,000 which can be viewed here.
A female tourist sexually harassed in
India by Hindus.The men was pulling her hands down from her chest.
Would you visit India? pic.twitter.com/BVbXsDg3et
— Vigilante🥷 (@Vigilante2801) August 10, 2024
The woman can be heard screaming “I’m not taking my hand off” and “stop it” while the men try to force her around. Another X user shared a similar claim which can be viewed here.
It happened in India, by Indians.@CommunityNotes pic.twitter.com/9XDNTGcrx4
— Haroon (@cyber_scrutiny) August 13, 2025
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found that it was misleading in various ways. The video reveals no audible or visible mention of nationalities but the location is clearly Japan. Thus, the claim that the men in the video are Indians during Holi is misleading.
To learn more details about the claim, we conducted a reverse image search which took us to a longer version of the video. This longer version can be viewed on Youtube here and actually begins on a friendly note. The situation soon escalates when the men requested to take a photo with her and once she obliges, they begin to force her and touch her inappropriately.
To determine the location of the place, we searched for companies and buildings from the video. For example, at 0:17 in the video, the company ‘Toho Cinemas IMAX’ can be seen which is a Japanese cinema chain and is not available in India and building names and hoardings are in Japanese. View the screenshot and video below –
Upon conducting a reverse image search of the clip’s keyframes, we landed on an article published by Sportskeeda on 22nd August 2021. The article states that the video streamer had been assaulted by fans in the past too. However, the article does not mention the nationality of the men. View a snippet from the article below–
The woman in the clip is a Twitch streamer who goes by the name of Sushipotato. Her real name is Erika and she makes videos about Japanese food, travel and lifestyle, often in Tokyo, Japan. She is half Japanese and half Irish, with her username reflecting then combination of the heritage. View a screenshot of her Kick profile below –
The footage in the claim does not show the woman being molested by Indians in India. The setting is clearly Japan. Men harassing the lady could belong to any nationality.
Thus, the claim is misrepresentation.
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