World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
YouTuber agency apologizes after staff member removes and insults creators’ signatures
A staff member removed and insulted creators’ signatures at a takoyaki restaurant in Osaka, Japan.
The signatures belonged to several online creators and were displayed on the restaurant’s wall.
A video of the incident spread on X, showing the staff member calling the signatures rubbish.
Saionji’s agency, Travelation, admitted the conduct was unacceptable and apologized to the affected creators and its supporters.
Saionji is a railway and travel YouTuber whose channel has about 920,000 subscribers, according to one source.
The company says it will severely discipline the staff member and an on-site manager, but it has not shared specific penalties.
The restaurant also apologized, while it remains unclear whether the removed signatures were discarded.
The company’s next steps and any prevention measures remain unclear.
A staff member at YouTuber agency Travation removed creators’ signatures from a restaurant wall and called them “trash” in a video.
The video was filmed on the night of October 20 at Takoyaki Sakaba Ohya in Osaka and spread on X the next day.
Travation apologized, called the conduct extremely rude and malicious, and said it would impose severe disciplinary action on the staff member and an on-site manager.
The restaurant also apologized, while creators whose signatures were removed expressed displeasure.
The sources do not state whether the signatures were ultimately discarded or what disciplinary action was taken.
- Who
- A Travation staff member removed signatures by several creators; the agency said an on-site manager would also face discipline.
- What
- The staff member removed the signatures and made insulting remarks, including calling them “trash.
- When
- The video was filmed on the night of October 20, 2026, and spread on X the next day.
- Where
- Takoyaki Sakaba Ohya in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A video showed a Travation staff member removing creators’ signatures at a restaurant in Osaka.
The video spread on X, and Travation and the restaurant apologized.
Yahoo!ニュース reported on the agency’s apology and its promise of severe disciplinary action.
- Agency
- Travation Co., Ltd.
- Restaurant
- Takoyaki Sakaba Ohya, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City
- Video filmed
- Night of October 20, 2026
- Video spread
- X, October 21, 2026
- Promised discipline
- Staff member and on-site manager
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What people are saying
an unforgivable, extremely rude and malicious act
I find it deeply regrettable that they were treated like bulky garbage.
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