Japanese tourist Hiroshi Nohara lived at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City for almost four months. He began his stay at the airport on September 2, 2008, where he slept in a chair and ate fast food donated to him by food court restaurants and fellow travelers. On December 29, 2008, security guards reported they were unable to find him. Nohara gave no explanation for leaving the airport, but is said to have left in a cab.The Daily Telegraph: Tourist Hiroshi Nohara... (November 24, 2008) msnbc: Japanese 'Tenant' Leaves Mexico City Airport (December 29, 2008)
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"I don't understand why I'm here. I don't have a reason."—Hiroshi NoharaThe Daily Telegraph: Tourist Hiroshi Nohara...(November 24, 2008)
"He (Noahara)'s a calm person, a nice man. He just sits here and eats all day."'—Airport janitor Silvia Navarrete del Toro.The Daily Telegraph: Tourist Hiroshi Nohara...(November 24, 2008)
"I wanted to breathe the air of Mexico at the airport."'—Hiroshi NoharaBBC News: Man will not leave Mexico airport (November 23, 2008)
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Had been in terminal 1 of the International Airport in Mexico City from September 2, 2008 to December 29 of the same year
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Authorities could not force him to leave since he had a valid visaHerald Sun: Japanese tourist Hiroshi Nohara... (November 24, 2008)
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Says he does not know why he has not left the airport
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Has been compared to Tom Hanks' character in the 2004 film The TerminalThe Daily Telegraph: Tourist Hiroshi Nohara...(November 24, 2008)
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Some tourists asked him for autographs or to pose for photos with themHerald Sun: Japanese tourist Hiroshi Nohara... (November 24, 2008)
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Survived by eating donated food
