Monkey appears at busy Shibuya Station

Wednesday 20th August, 04:37 PM JST

Tokyo —

A monkey appeared Wednesday morning at Tokyo’s busy Shibuya Station near the Tokyu Line, prompting the deployment of more than 30 police officers to catch it. The monkey, 60-70 centimeters in length, climbed the departure board and pillars of the station before successfully running away, according to the police. No one was injured and train schedules were unaffected.

Also in Tokyo, monkeys were witnessed in Koganei on Tuesday last week and in Setagaya Ward on Monday.

Kyodo

12 Comments

Altria at 04:59 PM JST - 20th August

Apparently the stationmaster called the police when he found the monkey...and that guy in Saitama called them when he saw a crocdile in the river...

So why aren't we allowed to call police when we see a #"#$ big snake in the park?
nisegaijin at 07:16 PM JST - 20th August

more than 30 police officers to catch it.

bahahahahahaha!!!!

I'd pay to see that comedy!!!
VOR at 08:09 PM JST - 20th August

are they really sure it was a monkey and not some stretch pants wearing ..chan?
usaexpat at 12:04 AM JST - 21st August

Ah, Hello we have monkeys in Japan and they regularily show up in the city. I always joke with my wife that the monkey population is the greatest proof that I'm not in Kansas anymore. As an aside, when monkeys show up in Nagasaki they blare warnings on the PA to stay inside and be on the look out for said monkey, pretty funny actually.
OgieDoggie at 02:45 AM JST - 21st August

As long as the Monkey pays for his train ticket like everyone else then who cares!!!
nimbus at 03:47 AM JST - 21st August

Here's an article about the monkey on MSNBC. It also has a picture (which is actually a video) of the monkey in case anyone is interested.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26306410/?GT1=43001
KitsuneYoukai at 06:03 AM JST - 21st August

What a waste of man power for 1 monkey...Call the humane society or something; maybe the dog pound.
Triple888 at 06:41 AM JST - 21st August

So where did it go? They could have just brought a basket of bananas and a stun gun then THIRTY police officers could have be better off doing something more productive.
Hughgarse at 11:30 AM JST - 21st August

30 cops couldnt keep their eyes on one monkey???

Doesn`t surprise me. If Ishihara can make it away from 5 cops barefoot, a monkey with 30 cops chasing it should be a shoe in!
Altria at 11:34 AM JST - 21st August

If Ishihara can make it away from 5 cops barefoot, a monkey with 30 cops chasing it should be a shoe in!

Is ol' Shintaro on the run? Did I miss something?
shayouzoku at 06:29 PM JST - 21st August

now that monkey knows what it's like to be a foreigner!
DeepAir65 at 07:30 PM JST - 21st August

here is a link on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7572113.stm