In a Fukushima court, three Ukrainian YouTubers were each fined ¥100,000 for trespassing in the nuclear exclusion zone. This lenient verdict highlights Japan lagging behind other Asian countries in cracking down on nuisance streamers.
On December 25, 2025, a courthouse in Fukushima Prefecture sentenced three Ukrainian YouTubers to fines of ¥100,000 ($650) each, in lieu of several-month prison terms. In September, Alexander Kryukov, 43, who streams to over 6.6 million subscribers as Kreosan, and two others broadcast their trip to the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone in Okuma town. Although the livestream has been deleted, the group filmed themselves exploring an unoccupied home, inspecting household items, and brewing tea in a property abandoned after the 2011 triple disaster.
This ruling sets Japan apart from a growing trend in East and Southeast Asia, where nuisance streamers—online personalities who engage in transgressive behavior during travels to generate viral content—face serious legal repercussions rather than mere warnings or swift deportations. Japan's approach appears lenient in comparison, highlighting a lag in addressing such online transgressions.