
They created Karate centuries ago, during the Ming Dynasty, and now the Japanese are at it again. In these tough economic times, Japanese are using innovation and fighting skills to put some extra ching in their pockets.
Akira Hareruya, a down on his luck electrical contractor, ran up exorbenant amounts of debt when his business took a turn for the worse. With debts exceeding 2 million dollars, the former boxer took to the streets of Tokyo to put his old boxing skills to use. For roughly $5 bucks for every ten minutes, Akira will let you beat the hell out of him and he will not retaliate. I've heard it is for women only, but I'm guessing petite men will also be allowed to give it a go with the ex-boxer.
I wonder how many American men are beaten in the streets by women and don't see a penny. Leave it to the Japanese to one up the Americans.
This is old news but I just heard about the guy again last night. I've heard he no longer gets beat and has now formed a theatre group. You can read about it on Seoul Times. It says it requires language install but it came out in English when I checked it out.













