Butsukari otoko

For the act by rail staff to fill train cars, see Passenger pusher.

Butsukari otoko (ぶつかり男, 'Bumping man') means a man who deliberately does a ramming attack against a woman within a station precinct.[1]

They are also called Takkuru otoko (タックル男, 'Tackle men'),[2] Taiatari otoko (体当たり男, 'Ramming men')[3] and Butsukari ojisan (ぶつかりおじさん, 'Bumping old men')[4]

  1. ^ Shino Tanaka (May 31, 2018). "女性を狙う『ぶつかり男』が新宿駅に出没。JR東日本が警戒「絶対にやめてほしい」" [“Bumping Man” targeting women haunts Shinjuku Station. JR East Japan, on the alert, ‘absolutely wants him to stop’]. HuffPost (in Japanese). BuzzFeed Japan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Bambi Yoshikawa (December 21, 2018). "女性ばかりを狙う「ぶつかりおじさん」は、ストレス社会が生んだモンスターか？" [Are “Bumping old men”, who target only women, monsters that a stressful society created?]. Bunshun Online (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Bambi Yoshikawa (June 9, 2020). "「女性に体当たりする暴走中年」増えた根本原因" [The underlying cause why “out-of-control middle-aged men ramming themselves into women” have increased]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai Inc. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Hyakusō Hino (October 25, 2021). "帰ってきた「ぶつかりおじさん」やり返せない人が狙われる" [People who cannot reply in kind are targeted by “bumping old men” who have begun to return]. News Postseven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 25, 2021.