Wild, Wacky & True – Man Lives at Airport for 3 Months, Disappears

Japanese citizen, Hiroshi Nohara had been living at Mexican Airport, Benito Juarez International for an entire three months. Sound like a movie that we’ve all seen? (Ahem, “The Terminal”, anyone?)

Nohara flew to Mexico on September 2nd with a tourist visa and a return ticket, but didn’t leave, until he disappeared suddenly over the weekend. A Mexican report said that he left with a woman who had visited him at the airport.

Just like Tom Hanks’ character in the movie, Viktor Navorski, Nohara became a quasi-celebrity at the center of the terminal. The only difference is that Nohara was able to leave the terminal and just chose not to, for some unknown reason. He also possessed a return ticket to his native Japan.

When speaking with journalists, Nohara never explained his motives for staying at the terminal, but did pose for pictures and sign autographs.

The woman he disappeared with had reportedly visited him twice during his three month stay at the airport terminal. He probably fell in love with a tourist and took off with her. The Japanese Embassy still has no idea where he is.

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Wild, Wacky & True – Man Lives at Airport for 3 Months, Disappears

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