
A Japanese comedian who goes by the name "Ken" in the popular stand-up comedy duo "Tommys" has been given a stern warning from Chinese authorities for revealing his buttocks in front of tourists on China's Hainan Island, broadcasting officials said Thursday. The 47-year-old comedian, whose real name is Ken Mitsuda, was shooting a scene for an entertainment program for Osaka-based Asahi Broadcasting Corp. when he took the action at Nanshan Temple, a popular Buddhist site, on the Chinese island on Monday, they said. The comedian did so as a gag after gaining approval from a Chinese coordinator present there, the officials said. He and staff members were questioned by local police officials, deleted the scene from the recording and submitted a letter of apology the next day before returning to Japan on Wednesday, they said...more...