Tatsuya Teddyoshi

Tatsuya Teddyoshi is a Japanese Earthtone Ted from Osaka, Japan. There, he is infamous for his participation in activities related to organized crime operations -- particularly those of the local Yakuza. He is a polarizing figure. While many respect his "balls-out" attitude, he is also derided by others for his ruffian antics, often being referred to as "a fucking clown."

Teddyoshi is known to have an uncommon high-pitched voice, and his hollers can be heard echoing throughout the Osaka underworld on quiet nights. Because of his vocal traits, and the general buffoonery of his demeanor, many observers compare him to the famous NYC late-night talk show host, Johnny Earthtone.

Criminal Activities
Although Tatsuya Teddyoshi has been involved in organized crime for over 15 years, he has only been arrested for minor or petty crimes, and has never served any long-term prison sentences. This is attributed to his general ineptitude. Teddyoshi constantly fails to carry out the crimes that he is tasked with, often botching them so badly that prosecutors struggle to find charges with which to indict him on in the aftermath. On one notable occasion in 2014, he was allegedly told to beat up the owner of a local hostess bar as part of an extortion scheme, but became distracted in the bar itself, spending over 5,000 Yen on drinks before his identity was revealed by a bouncer. He was subsequently beat up himself, by the bouncers and the owner of aforementioned bar. The only misdemeanor charge Teddyoshi received after the authorities intervened was due to his failure to pay for his bar tab.

In 2016, Teddyoshi was tasked, along with two other henchmen, to intimidate a local Korean grocer who was found to be late in paying his protection fees. The grocer, unbeknownst to the Yakuza, was aware of the forthcoming trouble, and had prepared for a scuffle by instructing several of his colleagues to hide in a broom closet as reinforcements. When the time came, the Yakuza henchmen were thoroughly dispatched, but Teddyoshi remained at the scene of the crime, immobilized after one of the Korean defenders shoved him into a trash bin. In the ensuing legal scuffle, Teddyoshi pleaded innocent, and genuinely so, as he believed that he and his fellow Yakuza were there to buy snacks and Soju.