Things Okay in Japan but Illegal Around the World

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Shocking Laws okay in Japan, but illegal around the world. So I’ve made videos before on things you can’t do in Japan because of laws or unknown laws that could get you arrested, but in this video I wanted to switch things up a little and share with you some things that are legal in Japan but may be illegal in other parts of the world. Many think that Japan is a very strict country, but when you hear some of these Japanese laws you may be scratching your head. And to be clear from the start, I don’t recommend doing any of these things. I’m not providing legal advice and this is for entertainment only.
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1:00 - 1. Age Of Consent
1:38 - 2. Marrying Cousins
2:35 - 3. Defamation
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@PaolofromTOKYO 2 года назад

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@ufailedhaha 2 года назад

Off topic but I can’t wait to visit Japan any advice to where to look at to plan where all the explore in Japan for a first time visitor

@ropro9817 2 года назад

Wow, Paolo, that video blew my mind multiple times! And I'm Japanese! 😅

@lupeyoscar10 2 года назад

Pon la traducción al español

@japanonmyscreen 2 года назад

Japan is a country to be visited at least once in a lifetime, not for authentic sushi but to understand the complexity of Human Nature.😲

@japanonmyscreen 2 года назад

@@ufailedhaha I'd recommend you gather information from Japan Guide RU-vid Channel, as well as Internationally Me. They both have great videos about visiting Japan for first-timers. And if you're on a budget I'd recommend using "Explore Tokyo With No Money" by Kei D. Nalto, available on Amazon. Have a nice trip!

@MKleyr Год назад

I found shocking when I learned that if one parent in Japan just disappears with the child/children, this is not considered kidnapping and the other parent has no rights regarding police aid in finding the withheld child or claiming joint custody. There was a father protesting against this during the olympic games to raise awareness as he was looking for his kidnapped daughter...

@PeckPP Год назад

In case of Domestic harassment, mother take children and run away to Japan from other countries. Japanese mother met man and the man dose not work well or stoped been nice to partner and DV happen, Japanese woman run away to Japan with children for defense reason. Cultural difference is big reason. Common reason is man and woman relationship is culturally different in Japan and other countries. Some woman like to be house wife to support children and husband’s life like old days. But some men in different culture prefer wife should be fair for house work and outside work, or opposite way stay home like mother in law and husband’s slave. Japanese wife will Hi, work very hard to adjust own self to different culture but in some case she give up to respect other culture, and evacuate to own family in Japan. This is very common case, I support these kind of Japanese mother, Japanese government have to protect these cases. But media dose not inform well about these common issue. For sure, it is case by case. I just explain my general idea for the topic.

@imaboisir7227 Год назад

@@PeckPP sure but in some other cases where thats not the case the law is not very good, also (i don't have any idea about Japanese law/custom) but couldn't they leave and then go to the police or some court to try and get divorced instead of just running away?

@greywolf7577 Год назад

@@PeckPP Commonly, Japanese mothers will run away with their children just because they dislike the man. He never abused her, but she refuses to let him see his children. It is cruel to let the mothers take away the children when the father hasn't done anything wrong. The Japanese government will refuse to help the father at all because he isn't Japanese. It's a horrible practice that has harmed many fathers and children. Mothers shouldn't be allowed to take children from their father without providing the father custody rights of the children as well.

@michaeljohnson6002 Год назад

Just goes to show that u need to no your partner well

@PeckPP Год назад

@@greywolf7577 Greywolf, your idea is very typical selfish judgement to different culture. You need learn different culture fist. You should not force your sense to others. I am living in western society over 20 years as Japanese mother with western husband. I often feel many people around me is very assertive. Different mind. I get tired for explaing for myself just simple everyday tasks like shopping. I feel like fight all time with others. Some people are so selfish, never think others. “Respect” . people need sense of respect.

@sassan7278 2 года назад

The defamation law is for me, a Japanese person, what I can't stand with really. Why should a victim suffer whilst the perpetrator has done a sin.

@FM-cu3eu 2 года назад

In Japan🇯🇵, there is a law that says that a person is not guilty of sexual intercourse with a saint if he or she is 13 years old and sexually consensual. 13 years old is the age when a person has just graduated from elementary school. Also, a law was passed this month that allows high school students to perform in adult films. The number of sex crimes against children is increasing every year. It is a country of pedophilia and Lolita complexes. What do you all think of this country?😉

@simbast9726 2 года назад

Age on consent 👴

@sylviarohge4204 2 года назад

The Defamation Act is also likely to have a massive impact on media coverage, making it almost impossible to report crimes or other "misdeeds". On the other hand, this creates a false "feeling" of security, since apparently nothing bad is happening. Companies and politicians only change their "course" when enough people are against their actions. Without the possibility of reporting, however, the general public (the population) lacks the information to persuade those responsible to correct course or abdicate. Basically a good way to keep a group dumb and docile, unfortunately.

@Ilebuda 2 года назад

I don't know about all European countries, it works similarly in some European countries. In one Nordic country, an owner of petrol station was fined by the court for publishing a picture of a man stealing from the petrol station. Obviously the thief also got fined for the theft but publishing the picture was considered insulting the thief's right for the privacy.

@ohrats731 2 года назад

@@Ilebuda huh. I feel like there would be a lot of small business owners in trouble in America if people sued over cases like that lol. Now I’m surprised they don’t. I’ve seen some petty tit for tat situations publicly calling people out. I don’t know if I blame them entirely but it is technically taking justice into your own hands I guess

@sabrekai8706 10 месяцев назад

The one on defamation blows my mind, I imagine their politicians just love it. Politicians around the world would be giggling like maniacs it it were that way here.

@user-ss4bw1em1w 9 месяцев назад

公益性があるなら、名誉毀損罪は適用されない

@seanbraley2772 8 месяцев назад

Not really if they brake the law charges can be brought and a reporter can report for the reason they leave office

@amaranusa 8 месяцев назад

@@user-ss4bw1em1wsame to most Asian countries

@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive 2 месяца назад

you can't harm what does not exist...

@manonxg 9 месяцев назад

You forgot to mention that a divorced parent can literally kidnap its own child from the other parent.

@hermannlagrange803 2 года назад

I'm sorry to say this, but regarding the defamation law: That's how companies like Konami is allowed to get away with some of the worst, trashiest behavior. Because no one is willing to call them out on it. It breeds an extremely toxic corporate environment, where the truth is never allowed to be revealed, in fear of defamation.

@wisherfox 2 года назад

Yeah the defamation law is bullshit tbh

@i.d.9754 2 года назад

On that note, screw Konami for existing the way it is right now. They do next to no effort in their games and have horrible behaviors. MGS does not deserve to be treated like that, nor do any of their other games Oh crap now i'm gonna get sued

@Deathmaster2100 2 года назад

That's why u do it from another country haha

@lynnap2478 2 года назад

Exactly these laws was design to protect basically big companies and the rich. In other words laws doesn't apply to them. I suppose someone can rape a child and go tell then that rapist can come back and sue on a bs notion of his reputation is ruined. I lived in Japan for 3yrs and enjoyed it but it was not a country I wanted to reside in forever not with these kinds of laws in place.

@sizlax 2 года назад

And you somehow think it's any better in the west? In capitalist societies, money talks. It's disgusting what corporations, and governments get away with in these societies, especially considering the modern level of awareness.

@marthacichon5950 2 года назад

The Defamation law seems to leave a lot of space for not making evil people accountable for the immoral actions …

@michealforguson5317 2 года назад

Makes sense why in Persona 5, one of Joker's many crimes is "Defamation". But that's a law that basically prevents people from speaking out against real criminals.

@saintsone7877 2 года назад

Yes and no. When homosexuality was illegal in western countries many years ago would you agree outing such a person publicly was making an evil person accountable for their immoral actions? Yes, it is not a nice thing that a boss has an affair with their secretary but are we really qualified to pass judgement and make the bosses affair public knowledge? As long as someones behaviour does not have an adverse effect on my life what they do in their private lives is none of my business or anyone elses. I am not, nor should I be, the watchdog of someone elses morals.

@abcminime 2 года назад

Japan has one of the lowest crime rate. The west has laws for everything but yet the highest crime rate

@FirstNameLastName-xe4mx 2 года назад

@@abcminime it aint crime if its legal . Right ?

@kingReddy101 2 года назад

@@saintsone7877 Wow so you're comparing defamation laws in Japan to homosexuality in Western civilization?

@Solitario9475 3 месяца назад

Very important thing is that the age of consent is now 16 in Japan since June 16 2023.

@mham1330 3 месяца назад

Age of consent in the United States 🇺🇸 is 18 yrs. of age.

@adeadkid 3 месяца назад

Baby steps lmao

@2wheelleo 2 месяца назад

@@mham1330actually its 16yrs old in the majority of states

@rorschach6525 2 месяца назад

Japan will still have a high number of paedophiles though. Explains why they love making hentai about schoolgirls.

@Coplanersirtax9 2 месяца назад

it's been 18 in most of the big prefectures like tokyo for a while. It was only very low in like some uninhabited islands and such

@burtonaka___ Год назад

Thank you... Yes, this was direct, informative and a nice way to absorb a sliver of perspective regarding culture elsewhere

@_imhere906 Год назад

I remember someone told me that her boss sexually harassed her but instead of the boss getting fired, she was transferred to another branch. And that boss still kept doing it until one new employee pursued it and instead of firing the boss, he was just transferred to a different department. Really messed up

@pastasoo Год назад

Hierarchy is very important in the Japanese work culture, it's something treated very normal in Japan that a lot of people in the west wouldn't understand. Human rights is kind of an issue in Japan, especially for women.

@StamfordBridge Год назад

So disturbing. As is the rape case cited in the video in which the rapist was rewarded.

@fatcat1250 Год назад

Let me guess, Ubisoft? Oh wait, wrong continent.

@goth9ever Год назад

Isn't that just the catholic church 😂

@LanternOfLiberty Год назад

I could tell you stories about a few people in the chain of command of uniformed public organizations who have been arrested for assault and drunk and disorderly behavior, only for those accusations to magically disappear. Human nature is what it is, I guess...

@nothingleft3473 2 года назад

That defamation law is ridiculous! How do you ever know if you're dealing with a reputable company or not?

@r0bw00d 2 года назад

Assume that none of them are.

@skinnie2838 2 года назад

5:08 What is with this dumbas smile on his face? He just got done telling us that the Japanese population is mind controlled because they are speech controlled and he is smiling as if this is somehow just a minor thing? Ho lee.

@TheRibbonRed 2 года назад

That law is one of the big reasons why "black company" is still an active term among workers.

@BlackEgypt 2 года назад

Yea cool. But what is the age of consent?

@fernicusmaximus9282 2 года назад

@@BlackEgypt What about it? Most people reach puberty by age 11.

@user-oy7et3jq2y 9 месяцев назад

Fascinating! I just can't figure out how often new videos appear?

@kigoroful 7 месяцев назад

The reason for defamation is that, Even if it is true, the story can be reported to the person concerned or the organization to which he or she belongs, and there is no need to make it public on SNS. It is considered an illegal act because it is judged to be an act whose purpose is to unnecessarily degrade people socially.

@UltimateAHP Год назад

Dude that defamation law is so disgusting. It literally gives the incentive that you could get away with almost anything and no one can snitch on you for it.

@lisa_moonless317 Год назад

protecting the rich basically. Companies can do all kind of crazy shit thats not against the law. like abusing workers, and workers cant do shit about it becouse they cant win a lawsuit and cant find justice online. No wonder Japan has one of the biggest suicide rates.

@wiktoriachciuk7870 Год назад

exactly and you can literally get rewarded for the crime you commited, like in this rape example in video… disgusting

@diegobarcella1245 Год назад

Its not defamation if you say it to the cops, it is if you say it to the “general public” meaning social media/tv/radio/blogs

@bambooflute2589 Год назад

Well the cops are most likely on the rich persons side, so even then you’re done if the cops are corrupt and cannot find justice by posting it in public. Dangerous law still

@BankruptGreek Год назад

@@bambooflute2589 if the cops are corrupt then that's on the cops, the law in it of itself is good. There shouldn't be a separate public opinion court handing out social punishments to criminals. Stop being blood hungry, most people including you sound so medieval to me. If the cops don't do their job that's the cops fault, it's not on the public to hand any punishments in addition to judicial punishments, people are irrational, emotional, easily manipulated, inconsistent depending on social circles and unfair amongst cases depending on algorithm favoring some cases and not others.

@NGMonocrom 2 года назад

Honestly, anyone who commits an "Adult" act on someone who is passed out, clearly unable to and obviously didn't give consent.... has no honor! It is not just disgusting, but downright obscene that the individual who violated that person was rewarded with a cash award. Thanks for pointing out how utterly worthless Japan's civil court system happens to be.

@SeedsAndStuff 2 года назад

I agree

@SeedsAndStuff 2 года назад

There are adults that play with the concept of consent tho providing littler to no protections for false allegations

@stephenwalker6980 2 года назад

Japan is a shame based society, it's their culture, they view honor very seriously, to dishonor a person is to dishonor his entire family, it's viewed very seriously and most are probably ok with these laws. As a westerner, it's hard to get their reasoning, but we do crap here that make them shake their heads also.

@IIxIxIv 2 года назад

Fwiw, Japanese feminists and activists have been trying to fight against such laws and rulings for a while now

@teacherdoug1797 2 года назад

I think the idea was that "Quasi-Rape", which IS illegal, should be punished by legal authorities. They don't want to have additional punishments that are given by "vigilantes" or people with power in the media. (That said, I think the best punishment for something like that IS to be outed and have your reputation ruined.) Also, if the legality hinged on whether or not something was true, then a lot of lawsuits would turn into court cases where the defense would be trying to prove somebody committed adultery or something. In other words, people would be tried in court for things that aren't even illegal. As long as people are still allowed to make true statements in the public interest about the evil actions of some corporations, I don't really see a problem with this law. It sounds like you just have to prove that your statements were made in the public interest, which shouldn't be a very high bar. Don't know how it works out in practice though.

@Erik-le3fn 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate your videos and thank you for a look into the Japanese culture.

@ahmadabada5130 8 месяцев назад

New information to me ..thank you

@dougcrawford6967 2 года назад

I'm an American living in Thailand. The defamation laws here are very similar to those you described. You can even be sued if, for example, you write a critical review of a hotel or restaurant that is posted online. The business can claim that the writer of the criticism has damaged their reputation. It's a very effective way of shutting-down any sort of criticism of pretty much anyone.

@RaspberryMalina190817 2 года назад

Can confirm - defamation laws in Thailand are no joke. Someone wrote a criticism of a company on a Thai blog that my dad used to run. The company took it to court and appealed after they lost the first time, and due to the fact that my parents couldn't show up in person (we live in the UK), we were banned from entering the country for about six years

@Number6_ 2 года назад

Certainly explains why it is the rape capital of the world.

@HyperIndian 2 года назад

@@Number6_ Except rape occurs in literally EVERY country. Some big media company putting "rape capital" is incredibly biased.

@Felix.Dragon. 2 года назад

@@Number6_ I didn't know Thailand was in Mississippi

@iolohammer 2 года назад

damn.. not very democratic for a democracy

@angelsis2222 2 года назад

The defamation law really opened my eyes to Japan... everyone says how safe Japan is, but is it really? Shit prob goes down every other day but people dont speak up about it in fear of getting sued. Makes you think perhaps the country has a shitload of issues and crimes and no one has said anything.

@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 2 года назад

It needs to be changed but no obliterated.

@Currawong 2 года назад

Not probably.

@user-gx9xf2zb6o 2 года назад

It's safer than your country, so feel free to come and visit.

@spykkielee7627 2 года назад

Suddenly the anime trope of a guy rescuing a girl from a molester in a packed train and why she wasn't saying anything or trying to stop it makes a lot of sense and it's very very sad.

@squigeon7959 2 года назад

Definitely safer than most countries. But a LOT of japan is super fucked up and corrupt. Especially in politics

@andrewduncan4908 5 месяцев назад

Truth as a defence to defamation is fairly new in Australia. I recall an architect in Canberra who sued because the newspaper said his building leaked. He won the case and when I went to work in that building ten years later there were still buckets collected the leaking water coming through the roof.

@sakurazakisetsusuzuhime1223 9 месяцев назад

For defamation there is a similar law in France. And it is used very often mainly in political news disclosed either by press or by an opponenent. For the legal age of consent I have checked now it is 15 ...since 2021. There was a scandal a few years ago so I think that'why it has been stated.

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

What scandal? Japan only recently banned child porn possession. It's only a scandal for Westerners but Japan always had low age of consent. I think until WW2 they had kamuro child prostitution. In Europe we didn't have such a term as "kamuro" but Japan had.

@Candyy248 25 дней назад

16*

@rynon.adventures 2 года назад

The defamation law also blew my mind when I lived there. I knew of someone who wrote a GOOGLE REVIEW about a doctor’s office and got SUED! So be careful about your Google reviews in Japan. Kind of throws transparency and accountability out the window.

@ninawayyy 2 года назад

So ,no Freedom of Speech?

@perlasandoval7883 2 года назад

@@ninawayyy depends on how you view it

@user-uz8he3oe1k 2 года назад

@@ninawayyy They allow bad guys get away with being caught and condemned. Obviously law maker including high-ups, officials, even judges do evil things often. They make the law that public cannot reveal them. The same in China. Bandits won't let you sue criminals. Hawaii State not allowed to record conversations without the consent of the other party, just to make sure you cannot catch bad guys red-handed. One third of the population are Japanese and Japanese Americans.

@BringDHouseDown 2 года назад

the way I interpret the defamation stuff is "keep your nose out of other people's business", and if you find something you don't like, just don't go there, you can also tell family and friends and they can tell theirs, keep it private but spreading, instead of public and scandalous

@tsRR09 2 года назад

@@BringDHouseDown dumbass logic

@darrellbryant1018 2 года назад

Imagine a person's honor being more important than the truth even though, the truth proves they have no honor.

@BlackEgypt 2 года назад

What about the age you consent?

@justayoutuber1906 2 года назад

This is why Putin hates it

@goat1596 2 года назад

@@kamuimorita-albright8570 I mean there is freedom of speech but that's probably never gonna be allowed in Japan

@Ms.Guardian 2 года назад

FACTS

@Ms.Guardian 2 года назад

@@BlackEgypt If you mean the age of consent sure by law its legal (i think?) But if youre way older and youre Poking a 13 year old?!!! Then that also shows you have no honor. Thats a child youre after.

@esssiiiiiii5830 9 месяцев назад

I'm from Iran and even with us used to a totally broken justice system, defamation law in Japan is jaw dropping. God only knows how many shit has happened in the country without anyone know about

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

They like it that way.

@thecatskaramazov8632 Год назад

the defamation law in japan is the same with the philippines. it doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not as long as it was made publicly and tends to humiliate or dishonor the victim

@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive 2 месяца назад

you cant dishonor someone with no honor...

@HeartsofPearl 2 года назад

OK hear me out: Rape is rape whether the victim is conscious or unconscious. And the fact that the defamation laws not only protected the rapist but also awarded him with money........is disgusting 'cause those ppl never had honor to begin with, so what the law are trying to protect exacly?

@lmaoeverywhere6524 Год назад

A possible damage its country image. We know now why japan is one of the safest country Hahaha Even it is disgusting, you can't protest there or do something about it, we are just outsider and we could just feel bad about it.

@poulwinther Год назад

So in fact you could make a pretty good living as a professional rapist....

@cheatermaster100 Год назад

Their culture likely consider defamation as a more psychological harmful attack. Just because one know that stranger was a rapist/attacker, doesn't make it right that one can just slap him in public. [This is an example sued case in Singapore, not Japan. We don't tolerate violence/certain defamation/racism remarks in Singapore.] Japan seemed to be even more sensitive to defamation/one's honor. If the attacker is released, then the law has alr given him a chance to rehab, and will not welcome any harmful actions on him as it'll escalate worse problems.

@gjk540 Год назад

@@cheatermaster100 A rapist has no honor. Rape is a violent attack that harms the victim both mentally and physically, sometimes for life. A serial rapist should be behind bars. Like pedophiles and serial killers, serial rapists are not capable of rehabilitation.

@cheatermaster100 Год назад

@@gjk540 the honor didnt mattered, it is still defamation.

@sirflimflam 2 года назад

The defamation one blows my mind. Seems wild to me you could have a company completely pull one over on you and then sue you when you tried to warn the public about it, and win.

@AcridWhistle 2 года назад

@Akira " has been conducted solely for the benefit of the public" Allow me to use an American / English colloquial saying. That is a loophole big enough to drive a truck through. Also easy enough by a company that can afford a ton of well paid lawyers to use against someone that can't. Also a bit of "the process is the punishment"

@Sir1ri 2 года назад

@Akira public interest is hard to grasp. One famous incident about match fixing in the sumo world case (as a national pride event)(its not considered as sports) Even with proof the the magzine/news company who brought this to light was sued heavily cause the sumo organisation did thier own "investigation"

@Floridamangaming729 2 года назад

@Akira man i ain't even gonna try to make sense of this.

@Eleniel13 2 года назад

@Akira well as a member of the public I would like to know if I am dealing with a rapist or not.

@benjamin9120 2 года назад

@Akira That should be obvious, we just have a bunch of progressive know it all's that think "omg big business AHHHHHH" and don't do any research. Of course the courts will have a system to weed out criticism and actual defamation.

@hyojinlee 3 месяца назад

Thank you for this video!

@atombomb459 8 месяцев назад

I live in the US. Where I live we have a cigar shop that you can smoke in. Most place don't allow smoking inside. I once flow from Denver to salt lake. Both airports had a sealed off room for people to smoke.

@zinzolin14 2 года назад

Defamation laws are seriously holding Japan back, and undoubtly one of the contributing factors to an unhealthy living standard in Japanese society. It discourages people to never speak up about things that are wrong and keep offenders from accepting criticism and never change for the better. I hope this law will change in the coming years, giving Japan some more freedom and safety from abuse.

@kingol4801 2 года назад

This law has a good premise at heart, but is not exercised well enough. Keeping private life private is utmost important. However, many exceptions must be drawn (companies, harm to other people etc). It shouldn’t be “one or another” - most of the legislations have so many moral grey areas that all of these things should be considered on case by case basis.

@lemontea128 2 года назад

@@kingol4801 it’s all about face. Japan worries too much about having face. In countries without that law, you can still sue for defamation, but that’s if false information of an individual or company was spread and damage was done.

@marcusgraham3257 2 года назад

Meanwhile in the US or UK a Karen will trash your restaurant to hell and put the lowest review she can on the internet because her tea is made with microwaved water

@davepfeifer8558 2 года назад

Japanese law system is concerning not for restricting free right in constitution. BUT which is much restricted by the ordinances and many fine laws actually. This video is intentionally misinforming

@PerciusLive 2 года назад

The living standard is a product of its culture and not the law. They overwork themselves because culturally, no one wants to be the weak link, and in a self perpetuating cycle of no one being the first one to call it quits, it ends up with no one calling it quits and standing up against the poor work culture. This then passes down from one generation to the next on what to do in the workplace, and combined with the nonconfrontational culture, nothing gets changed for the better and power figures grow to abuse thier positions.

@theravedaddy 2 года назад

Im in an asian country where a 'person' selling an illegal car tried to sue the potential buyer when they questioned the fake documents for the vehicle. The case stated that the buyer 'insulted' the car. That really happened.

@joelstephenson8017 2 года назад

Bruh

@jadedandbitter 2 года назад

He needs to countersue that the fake documents insulted him and his intelligence.

@theravedaddy 2 года назад

@@jadedandbitter i didnt fill in all the details to protect me too but.... nah, we arnt 1 of them so we couldnt possibly win, even if it was brand x with brand y papers.

@Zebra-ke1rn 2 года назад

Damn this is shocking

@hominemundus Год назад

Which country?

@JamesBrown-ri4bt 5 месяцев назад

Dude! where did you get that hoodie from? it is amazing! x

@Sarasdad91 8 месяцев назад

I saw a video several years back, it was taken on a Tokyo bus. A guy gets on the bus and sits near the rear next to a young Japanese woman he doesn't know and literally starts feeling her up, and though she's very uncomfortable and almost in tears with insult, she doesn't call out for help. I was shocked and appalled. I was told by someone that she didn't say anything because it was very difficult in Japan then for a woman to get a man arrested for that sort of thing and it could publicly humiliate her. I certainly hope this thing has changed.

@saori662 Месяц назад

It does not change yet.

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

Some Japanese men can't control themselves. They see a schoolgirl and they have to grope her. They have seperate compartments for women and children on some lines.

@kajerlou 2 года назад

Defamation laws in South Korea are also interesting and rather annoying. The biggest way it affects average people these days imo, is what your cannot say about a business even when completely true. In other countries I can rely on bad reviews and such to steer my away from shady businesses or just those with deceptively low quality. Meanwhile here, I have to just go to a place with my fingers crossed.

@matthewchunk3689 2 года назад

How can governments justify "release to the general public" part in an age of social media? Anything you say can go from private to public without your permission.

@AcridWhistle 2 года назад

Gotta protect those Chaebol

@hiabc5628 2 года назад

Also in Korea, when a Japanese journalist raised the issue of what the South Korean president was doing when the ship accident occurred, he was sued and detained for defamation. What is the role of journalism?

@aleks-33 2 года назад

@@hiabc5628 daaaamn

@faintsherin4468 2 года назад

No wonder streamers and other korean known personalities are edgy AF when it comes to their brand, some small criticism from the other side of the globe and they cry for defamation, like bitch that safe space is only allowed in your country! I don't hate Korea mind you, I love the food, I'm learning the language, and some people are passionate, but just like in every country there are many weird laws and this is one of them.

@JDsVarietyChannel 2 года назад

Can anyone add any insight on how the defamation law affects journalism in Japan?

@Shmanish 2 года назад

Ohh that’s true like how do they get stories for the news and stuff🤔🤔🤔

@AveragePicker 2 года назад

This just in: Icky inc. has just honorably leaked toxic gas over most of Tokyo but thus in no way reflects badly on this great company. Or I guess you go the generic route: Breaking News, someone or some company just did something which may or may not be good and/or bad and may or may not have backed up traffic somewhere.

@noodlelicious 2 года назад

Sorry but this channel don't dig that deep. Maybe someone will reply your comment later.

@GeekOfAllness 2 года назад

@@AveragePicker Given the video, those wouldn't necessarily work. Your second comment falls straight into the "based on the description, we know exactly who and what you're talking about" that the video says isn't good enough. The first one would depend on how they treat obvious lies. Anyone with two brain cells can see "the honorable company very politely got a bunch of people killed" is a euphemism, so a court could conceivably rule either way.

@luke_fabis 2 года назад

Well, if it’s at least clearly stated in the public interest, it should be legally sound to publish. But I am not a lawyer, much less one who understands Japanese law.

@makymakvrchat Месяц назад

Loving the Hoody design ❤

@OTseven 11 месяцев назад

Very interesting. Thank you.

@Sheng01427 2 года назад

In relation to the defamation law, they also would somewhat "protect" the abusive husband if you report his abuses to the police even with evidences. Yes, as the victim, they would protect you by giving you and your child a shelter, some allowance, help you to find work, BUT they will give you restrictions for the places you're allowed to wander. You cannot go to prefectures near the location of your husband, and yes, the husband is still allowed to go to work, not acquitted, as to not disrupt with how society functions. They deem the husband as essential to the workforce. Others might have had a different experience regarding domestic violence in Japan, so feel free to share yours. But this is based on a real-life experience.

@FM-cu3eu 2 года назад

@Currywurst-zo8oo 2 года назад

I think as long as there hasnt been a court judgement this is the better way of handling it. There are so many cases where someones life has been ruined over a wrong accusation of abuse.

@snowmoon7385 2 года назад

Yup..true

@christopherharvey5693 2 года назад

@@Currywurst-zo8oo 100% agree!!!

@ohrats731 2 года назад

@@Currywurst-zo8oo so many cases? Real abuse is way more common than falsely reported abuse. Why should the husband’s career and way of life always be protected while the wife and kids are relocated in Japan? That’s one life being held in higher regard than 2 or more lives

@annoyedbyyourface 2 года назад

Whenever I read about "offbeat" laws from *any* country, I always wonder who created those laws and what group(s) was originally meant to benefit from said laws. It puts a lot of things into perspective...

@theemmjay5130 2 года назад

Well, I'm assuming the defamation one stems from the concept of "loss of face," which I understand is a big deal to the Japanese.

@acidbabe573 2 года назад

Well, guess Japan is 1 point less than North Korea in terms of bizzare laws.

@koftespiess Год назад

@@acidbabe573 Have you seen Europe? We have some of the most ridiculous laws but I guess they're more ridiculous than bizarre.

@silverwings8486 Год назад

Law is created by bunch of hypocrites to legally extort money 🤑💰 while playing good guys since you got pay lawyer & the same as politician who use 90% of tax for self benefit & the remaining to 9% to over emphasize the 1% that they truely pit to good use. In otherwords it better if world war happen & the system collapse for good 🤣

@everythingonyourmind2454 Год назад

The defamation most likely benefit the rich and corporation

@boreyksff101 Месяц назад

Good video for guiding.

@fp3990 Год назад

1:37 Now it makes sense one of the biggest issues with Cardcaptor Sakura. I've always find it disgusting the fact that two cousins were engaged there.

@hanzohattori9576 3 месяца назад

Cousin marriage is allowed in most parts of the world even today. I mean we live in a world where worse things are ok with no justification and this is what people find disgusting? And for what reason? Right and wrong lost meaning long ago.

@user-pp3wl8mr2f 2 месяца назад

Dude, its disgusting.@@hanzohattori9576

@julianna8275 2 года назад

Timestamp: 1:00 Age of Consent 1:37 Marrying Cousins 2:36 Defamation 6:01 Food 7:11 Cigarettes

@benjamin9120 2 года назад

No one asked but here's my opinion: *Age of consent:* While it's bad on paper, as explained in the video I think it's really a non-issue, because in most prefectures the age of consent is above 16. There's probably like 1 or 2 cases were the federal age of consent is used. There's no harm in increasing it, but in reality it does next to nothing. *Marrying cousins:* eh, idk it's weird but I don't think it should be illegal, no reason to really change it, just let people love who they love I guess? I mean it can cause health issues with any potential offspring, but first cousins are the least likely for that to happen. *Defamation:* I actually think this is good, remembering that defamation is a tort/civil law and not criminal, I've seen some misinformation in the comment section trying to argue that people can be arrested for defaming a big business / company, that's just wrong. Leaving a bad review for a business will not put you at risk of being sued either, because the courts would have a system in place to weed out criticism from actual defamation. It protects individuals and businesses, the cases stated in the video prove this. In the west, defamation only applies if what the defendant is said false, that can lead to situations where someone has ruined someone else's life or business by stating a secret to the public. Imagine if someone outted a major secret of yours which could cause you to lose your job and/or have your honour humiliated. Well in the west you'd just have to suck it up. In Japan you can actually do something about it. *food:* There's a big movement in the west for less animal cruelty, movements such as veganism and even green politics in general. They are constantly causing cultural rifts as far as I can tell, Japan's culture (and others, like china) have been eating delicate seafood/animals since the dawn of the country, yet these activists just want them to stop? Call me a traditionalist, but it's not as easy as banning dolphin hunting and whaling etc, many traditional ceremonies may include eating one of those foods, many families make all their income off of whaling or hunting dolphins, to ban those practise will harm human beings, currently relying on those trades and IMHO human lives and their well being always top an animal's. I can see the reasonings, such as the endangered status of some dolphins and whales. *Cigarettes:* Yeah they're bad. Banning them is fine, I don't smoke myself, but I would say that as-long as a business can allow people to smoke outside or have a dedicated smoking area, it's all good.

@raidensama1511 2 года назад

Thanks for the time stamps. This guy likes to run his mouth with nonsense before getting to the point.

@japanonmyscreen 2 года назад

@@benjamin9120 Either you have great typing skills, or you really have a lot of time on your hands! Either way, great job!

@seventhlight8536 2 года назад

@@benjamin9120 Damn you're so good and I agree 100% with you! I've never seen a comment like this. It's like you're putting the positive and negative impact towards each topic.

@ryuu4257 2 года назад

@@benjamin9120 I respect that

@itslindalee 2 года назад

So sad the Defamation one to me sounds like ppl abusing others and victims not being able to acuse them, sueing them or even calling out because of the fear of getting sued for an absurd amount of money.... This leaves the victims totally unprotected.

@denniszenanywhere 2 года назад

I probably misunderstood the defamation one. I thought it was the other way around. that people would more cordial, less confrontational n and that people won't abuse other people as much, which is why people in Japan are more polite and kind to each other. Which means you cannot just curse anyone in real life or in social media. I am sure the courts will study every defamation case and require evidence that you harassed someone. Imagine a woman or man who committed adultery and instead of being crucified by public opinion or social media, the courts will watch to see who is adding insult to injury. I got this wrong perhaps and think its defamation laws protect the victim, whether it was warranted or not. Isn't the law supposed to judge us, not people, not social media, not anyone we don't know? Edit: I think I know now why some people think defamation may be wrong if the victim gets back at the abuser then the abuser can protect himself, is that what you mean? Question is, how would the abuser protect himself with this defamation law? But then again, wouldn't the victim just decide to take the abuser to court instead of defaming him, thus using the law to get back at his abuser?

@kingmeruem1 2 года назад

@@denniszenanywhere you're right it didn't pop in my mind, that its better to go to court than to defame the abuser.

@_Just_Another_Guy 2 года назад

I'm wondering how does that defamation "rules" affect actual legal court cases in Japan's judicial system? Can prosecutors still make accusations against the defendants and NOT have it be considered "defamation"? For example, the prosecution lawyer says "I am accusing the suspect of stealing from my client... evidences such as ____ support this claim" Would that not count as "defamation" or could the defendant (suspect) on trial file a counter suit for defamation of accusation of stealing (even if there was evidence of the truth of the statement)?

@adrher1999 2 года назад

@@_Just_Another_Guy In japan you are guilty until proven innocent, so I'm pretty sure it's not defamation, because you are indeed guilty of that crime until you miracously prove that you didn't

@vaguedreams 2 года назад

Absurd? One of the examples was 800 dollars. I think it really just depends.

@AINEET 3 месяца назад

That bokksu thing seems pretty damn cool tbh, first time I see a sponsor who suits a channel that well

@dragunovbushcraft152 4 месяца назад

I COMPLETELY agree!! NO one should be able to tell another culture what they can, and can not eat. I'm an American, however, if your culture is ok with eating horse, cat, dog, dolphin, whale, porpoise, etc, you should be allowed to eat it in peace.

@sonicartzldesignerclan5763 3 месяца назад

Well no since whales are going to extinct and without whales the world will die just like when bees goes instinct or sharks So NO a culture CANT just eat something cause THEY want it if it ends bad Specially if its mean the world will die in the end like wtf are you talkin about??? Its a different to eat an rabbit or horse or dog or crocodile Or animals like whales or sharks or crabs that are in danger of extinction alrady

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

They can only hunt those dolphins and whales who have Japanese passports. Otherwise it should be not allowed and it should be considered an act of aggression against other countries property.

@Fenrisson 2 года назад

In Brazil, difamation is pretty similar. You can't call someone a "thief" even if you caught the person IN THE ACT. You can say that "this person stole something", but you can't apply the adjectiv to the person.

@thelastdankbender4353 2 года назад

Thief is no an adjective.

@amaedron_ 2 года назад

@@thelastdankbender4353he meant that it is an adjective in portuguese

@TuesdayK970 2 года назад

I like this actually. By not identifying people by their crime, you give them an opportunity to change

@IHateNumbersOnNames 2 года назад

@@amaedron_ it isnt.

@kennethferland5579 2 года назад

An astute distinction, to call someone a theif is to say it is their nature to steal and that they do so without remorse or deserving of it, it has always been considered a personal insult of the highest order. In contrast few people would consider the character of Jean Valjean from to be a theif for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family.

@regissudo Год назад

After spend some time in Japan and even visit some courthouses and watch some trials due to work it seems to me that the justice system in Japan was never designed with "justice" in mind. Their goal seems to have the objective of eliminate social disruption, not to satisfy individual sense of justice. Laws like the defamation law, at least for me, seems to make sense when seem through that light.

@SINC0MENTARI0S Год назад

Protecting a wrongdoer is the opposite of eliminating the social disruption. Silence enables criminals to continue their wrongdoing because innocent people are kept unaware of serious risks to which they are exposed. That awareness is a cornerstone of public policy.

@kingol4801 Год назад

@@SINC0MENTARI0S Yes. If crime proceeds in a way naturally it does, disrupting it is the very definition of unnatural. Ethics are relative, and Japan seems to adhere to the less righteous perspective.

@trevoro.9731 Год назад

@@SINC0MENTARI0S Protecting the wrongdoer is a direct partnership in crime with the wrongdoer in case of "real" crimes. A perfect example is scammers protected by police from physical violence and detaining them only for a few days or "warning" in certain countries. In such cases the police is the actual perpetrator or, objectively speaking, a legalized criminal group using "workforce" of those lower scammer.

@TheRiiiederner 11 месяцев назад

its a thing in whole EU , cant remember someone else than politics actually using it

@zekiz774 11 месяцев назад

@@SINC0MENTARI0Sit’s not when no one speaks about it. That’s the problem

@spiele_maus 3 месяца назад

Actually marrying your cousin is also legal here in Germany and was very common in the past. But nowadays it happens very rarely and isn’t really well accepted in society. And one thing to note is that practically all prefectures in Japan set age of consent to at least 16 years or higher, meaning that the national age of 13 is completely irrelevant.

@jwt1035 2 месяца назад

People were smoking next to me in an izakaya when I was in Tokyo a few months ago. I was a bit surprised by that, actually, because although it’s still a smoking country, most people take it outside, so that was actually the first time I had ever seen someone smoking indoors in Japan.

@Jamie-Z Год назад

The defamation meaning is true to most of South East Asia. I was shocked whilst living in Thailand that a farm in Lanna was reported as using slave labour in the international media and the US reporter was arrested for defamation. The fact that the farm was using slave labour was not relevant to the case, only that the article damaged the business.

@philippillis9393 11 месяцев назад

Defamation works like that in many countries and only if the information is newsworthy you're protected to some extent.

@subhasreepanda3916 11 месяцев назад

@@philippillis9393 am from india and preparing to study law in college. hearing this while knowing all the cases of defamation and how it works, it's shocking to me that many countries actually have this type of defamation law.

@philippillis9393 11 месяцев назад

@@subhasreepanda3916 I know, it worked against me years ago I was sued for defamation because of a Google review. It's crazy and shuts down people's voice. Fact is it's a gray area and it really depends on the trial and how the judge interprets the law (unless there's common law as in UK and us) so many people, once they are sued, don't want to risk to go trial because it's very expensive and agree to a plea bargain and this silences our voices even for trivial stuff like Google reviews.

@Sakuta3220 10 месяцев назад

@@subhasreepanda3916hey I'm Indian too and also studying law! This is very surprising indeed. I honestly find it pretty weird

@alanthomson1227 5 месяцев назад

In feudal countries the laws were historically designed to protect property and not the individual . To protect the rich obviously .

@zpvnrt 2 года назад

1:00 Age of Consent 1:37 Marrying 1st Cousin 2:35 Defamation (3:15, 4:03, 4:22: even if statements are true!) 5:59 Food (items not legal in many other parts of the world) 7:10 Cigarettes > You're welcome

@kunalnaroliya6358 2 года назад

thanks alot

@mark-ish 2 года назад

@@kunalnaroliya6358 *a lot

@davel9514 2 года назад

@@mark-ish thnx

@mark-ish 2 года назад

@@davel9514 you're most welcome my friend.

@theophrastusbombastus1359 2 года назад

When he says "illegal in other parts of the world" he means 'Murica

@mazterford 11 месяцев назад

Tnx for the info..

@Looey 3 месяца назад

That was fun ! thanx

@gingataff Год назад

Regarding defamation. I know of someone who had a bad experience with a doctor, left a negative review on Google and was then successfully sued by the doctor. Even though it was true.

@tedwojtasik8781 Год назад

Well, he deserved it. Everyone knows you don't use you real info on Google Reviews or any review site

@danielkerr4100 Год назад

@@tedwojtasik8781why? I leave reviews on google all the time and people I know do too as google is amazing and it helps others, stop being so negative

@user-yv8cw6po5s Год назад

@@danielkerr4100 He didn't mean you shouldn't leave reviews. He meant don't use an account with information so people know who you are.

@SINC0MENTARI0S Год назад

@@tedwojtasik8781 You not only are totally missing the point, but also ignore that using a pseudonym in online reviews is futile. The author's identity can be found out anyway during the Japanese procedural equivalent of "discovery".

@tedwojtasik8781 Год назад

@@SINC0MENTARI0S First, I was being sarcastic. Very unfortunate certain people are too dense to comprehend that. Second, the authors identity could NOT be found if the author was using a VPN. No way to track an IP address when using a VPN. Happy day and Jesus love you 🙂

@Joenah5 2 года назад

The definition of quasi-rape is literally just rape. Is that treated less harshly than the kind of rape that falls outside that definition?

@delalune4 2 года назад

look up the Shiori Ito story

@justayoutuber1906 2 года назад

its like date rape. Which is less violent than full on, rape when you're resisting.

@kellyb6198 2 года назад

@@justayoutuber1906 as someone who was raped by two men while unconscious I cant even begin to tell you how wrong you are. If a rapist wants to hurt their victim/s then they're going to do that whether they're fighting back or unconscious. In my case specifically I had significant bruising all along my neck, my chest and my inner thighs. Which, lucky for me, was visible for almost 3 weeks because it was so bad. Not to mention the pain I felt vaginally. Just because someone is unconscious while being raped does not mean the rapist is going to be more careful or "easier" on the victim. Rapists want to feel powerful and one of the ways to do that, besides the obvious, is to physically hurt their victim in addition to the rape, and they do that because they can and there's nothing the victim can do about it be they conscious or unconscious.

@goat1596 2 года назад

@@kellyb6198 interesting

@goat1596 2 года назад

@@kellyb6198 my other comment got deleted from RU-vid probably because I was saying the word and so RU-vid deleted it, as I was trying to say I couldn't find much information about it the thing that you said didn't exist in which I think only exist in Japan probably or I could be wrong

@ryanbill8692 6 месяцев назад

the whale law reminds me of that tv show i think it was called whale wars. crazy build ups of anticipation for absolutely nothing to happen. great show😮‍💨

@GadVineblat 6 месяцев назад

Cool staff, keep going❤

@williamlloyd3769 2 года назад

When serving in Japan in late 1980s, cigarette smoking was still popular. Coming from California where they had banned smoking in restaurants earlier it was hard to go back into that smoke filled environment. Glad to see that it is being slowly phased out.

@dominickjustave3558 2 года назад

@AcridWhistle 2 года назад

Yeah, went there 3 years ago and was a bit shocked at everyone smoking and even in restaurants. Forgot that was even a thing that people used to do.

@TimCBuilders 2 года назад

Smoking was banned in bars in CA somewhere around '92-93' BTW

@gogolkj 2 года назад

IIRC, some cigarettes companies in Japan are partly government-owned, and they used to send cigarettes as care packages to senior homes and hospices. I wonder if it is still the case…

@leesasuki 2 года назад

same here in Malaysia, unless you willing to spend money and go to some more expensive restaurant, eating in average restaurant is base on pure luck that you won't have some fker to decide to smoke beside you, or the air flow won't direct the 2nd hand smoke toward you and no luck when living in apartment too, the air flow design here is so bad that I can smell it some people smoke in 1st floor... I just want some fresh air please...

@eccentric3687 2 года назад

Can’t imagine how many people experience injustices in Japan because of those laws 😩

@chloeeng6811 Год назад

i kinda can

@idrinkyourmilkshake1882 Год назад

These may be laws, but I'm sure it's a case by case situation with a lot of these situations.

@otohime8516 Год назад

Japanese cops try everything to hide especially if youre a foreginer, they chose to protect a japanese rap1st than a foreginer victim (i'm not trying to generalize)

@sunnyjim1355 Год назад

It's not an 'injustice' when one wasn't savey enough not to get oneself into such a situation in the first place. Live and learn, get wiser.

@iamwooth1729 Год назад

@@sunnyjim1355 I guess children getting molested by their parents, women getting date raped, workers being exploited by their employers just aren't "savvy enough". You're disgusting.

@nina-maeforde3269 6 месяцев назад

So interesting Thank you

@Masseycre 8 месяцев назад

But on a real note that hoodie is cooler than the other side of the pillow 👺😎

@RoseyVamp Год назад

Imagine being awarded by a court when your the one who had an affair or raped someone. Man Japan really needs to fix these laws. At the very least the defamation law. So many of these laws seemed baked into the homogeneous and collectivist culture of Japan.

@neilnelmar8007 Год назад

You need to fix your brain,having an affair is not a crime and an accusation doesnot equate to guilt

@dustincarden177 Год назад

Homogeneity is the reason Japan is still a great Nation

@ryanryan4223 Год назад

it is

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

It's the Japanese way. Let them have their ways.

@ohrats731 2 года назад

Oof “quasi-rape?” That’s 100% rape. And the fact that the perpetrator was allowed to stay anonymous AND was awarded $36,000…. That’s beyond infuriating

@churblefurbles 2 года назад

Its a legal distinction, the sentence is still the same.

@frostyflameff4003 2 года назад

@@churblefurbles imagine if the person that was quasi-raped reported it with massive ammounts of trauma and got fined thousands? thats what would happen im the situation. the defamation law goes stupidly far

@Zoco101 2 года назад

@@frostyflameff4003 Do you know this for sure, or are you theorising from afar?

@johnsean1352 2 года назад

Well , think if that man wa innocent..His named would have been destroyed for no reason .. Media should wait till the court gives the final decision

@hlaw2830 2 года назад

@@frostyflameff4003 It's interesting how "he won't remember it" justifies genital mutilation, but somehow women can experience massive amounts of trauma without remembering anything.

@StevenLillford-Wildman-my8jt 9 месяцев назад

I am from the UK. And although technically true, in practice virtually all of those things, in my opinion, happen over here too. The food box reminds me of a company over here that supplies all cooking ingredients in a box by deluvery!

@juanacarm6141 Год назад

Hi Paulo , I love your vlogs. Salamat from California. God bless ❤

@chainsawkas7545 2 года назад

Defamation laws are prevalent in Korea as well, but most of the people do not take it seriously, especially on the internet

@Equilibrium2903 2 года назад

Utterly disgusting laws, used mostly to protect illegal/cruel/dishonarable behaviour. Why they exist in so many asian countries is just mindboggling.

@amberwhittemore8733 2 года назад

Unless they're idols. Idol companies often sue people who post negative comments online. I've found most people here in S. Korea usually just use the defamation laws to threaten others without real follow-through.

@Bruh-lq7ev 2 года назад

@@amberwhittemore8733 I never liked idol culture, but until I read this I always thought it was mostly the fans fault

@SuperCG07 2 года назад

1:05 ....suddenly so much anime makes sense for me. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

@user-cz2bh3yl9y 2 месяца назад

This was soooo interesting! And yes - shocking.

@bernardrichards9247 8 месяцев назад

My dad’s first marriage was to his first cousin 😂 so that law didn’t phase me in the slightest

@retsuza 2 года назад

The defamation thing is crazy, I thought the entire point of defamation is that the harm done to your reputation is based on false pretences lol

@mr.wescottx7129 2 года назад

For real in 🇺🇲 but🇯🇵 thinks different.

@tenga3tango 2 года назад

It shows how screwed up the legal system is.

@petouser 2 года назад

It kinda makes sense IMO. Who someone had sexual intercouse with, should be private. Also, victims of sexual attacks should be protected, and it has to be their own choice if it should get public. What I didn't understand from this video is if the offenders are protected by the law. Cuz that would make no sense.

@HelloOnepiece 2 года назад

@@petouser Probably to prevent mob mentality and witch hunt. Reading online comments, I feel it is justified to a degree

@version_dew 2 года назад

@@HelloOnepiece true, we can say that its ok if its facts but if its not (false accusation or something) the persons life is over, its probably why its in the gray area.

@MarcusSanatan 2 года назад

Won't lie, the transition from "quasi-rape" to bokksu was a bit weird

@csvega 2 года назад

Very

@yukli3795 2 года назад

Yeah the upbeat music and happy tone was also not wel fitting at all..

@stormwatcheagle5448 2 года назад

Yeah...that wasn't it, chief. While important to discuss, I don't think this channel is the right venue to discuss such a grave issue. It seemed dismissed compared to other topics presented.

@worldkat1393 2 года назад

Someone rapes you. You prove this in court. You then tell the world they raped you. They then sue your ass for defamation being a woman in Japan must really suck.

@lola-to9om 2 года назад

@@yukli3795 maybe the guy is noob or just weird

@ThatSoddingGamer 4 месяца назад

The smoking thing, though I was somewhat aware of it being more culturally acceptable to do in restaurants and the like in Japan, it's still a somewhat surprising thing that it's tolerated so much in the country, given their preference for avoiding strong body scents (a la cologne and perfumes) because they might bother people and just a general stronger than average focus on cleanliness. Cigarette smoke definitely is pungent and not at all clean, clearly.

@ProfessorJayTee 5 месяцев назад

In Osaka there are lots of bars and a few restaurants where smoking is okay. You can't find out until you walk in, and if they allow smoking I avoid them if I can. Here in Kobe, places must choose either "smoking" or "non-smoking" and post the proper sticker on the entry door. Some "non-smoking" places MAY still have a separate, ventilated smoking room, which is fine with me. Again, I totally avoid the all-smoking ones.

@usamamalik420 2 года назад

Defamation law is the one I'm most concerned about. Like, you get sued for exposing a freaking crime.

@usamamalik420 2 года назад

@Bộ trưởng Bộ Ăn chơi though it's different here. I think he was talking about how even if you're a proven criminal, you'll still get sued if you expose their crime. But then again this law came into being to protect past criminals who have received their punishment and are now a part of working society. Who knows. Only a Japanese lawyer can elaborate on this.

@Arkhs 2 года назад

@Bộ trưởng Bộ Ăn chơi despite that it is still a backwards law.

@WeirdGlow 2 года назад

See the right thing to do would be to file a case in court and not to shame someone publicly. It is perfectly legal to report the crime to the police or to file a case in court.

@usamamalik420 2 года назад

@@WeirdGlow if we get further details, it can clear a lot. Like, whether they were punished for their crime even though they won the defamation case. 4M Yen ain't that much if the criminal serves for 10 years.

@qwert291 2 года назад

It's about publicly spreading this information though. You very much can (and have to) report the crime to the authorities. You just can't legally spread the information via broadcast/internet.

@JoaoLeote7331 2 года назад

Defamation laws sound like they could very easily be used as a form of surpressing free speech

@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 2 года назад

Very much so.

@IamPINKIEDaniels 2 года назад

not could be, is

@jedespinola 2 года назад

defamation law is a law that should put in every countries judicial system except you are country without a judicial system because allegations should discussed in the court othewise just don't a judicial system at all

@jedespinola 2 года назад

now a days the media companies are the once who are suppressing free speech

@hayleyhays5999 2 года назад

Free speech doesn't exist anymore. If you say something political incorrect, probably your comment will be sh4d0vvbanning.

@mahmoudissaissa3078 6 месяцев назад

This is good information

@hansinthal6731 10 месяцев назад

Hi Paolo!😃 I like your Videos!

@dianamoraes8988 2 года назад

I think there is another “law” that’s very important. Parents CAN kidnap their children (for example in divorce cases) and the law seems to pretty much always protect the kidnapper. I’m not sure how it works, I’ve seen a documentary about it a long time ago. Hope it’s changed in the meantime.

@benjamin9120 2 года назад

I doubt it lol, probably if the child consents and the person in question is their parent.

@zariaeda007 2 года назад

I know what you mean. I have seen news stories about that too. Basically if parents are going through a divorce, one parent can take the child and doesn't have to give visitation to the other.

@sneezing_panda 2 года назад

So... This is kinda a broad generalization on the topic but it is /basically/ because if the parents are married/not divorced/have custody of(both parents) it isn't kidnapping because they can both take the child anywhere because well.. they both have custody. Doesn't mean they can't get in trouble, but thats the reason and it makes sense.

@yo2trader539 2 года назад

Why would parents taking their children be called kidnapping?

@_Just_Another_Guy 2 года назад

@@yo2trader539 If it's against the child's will (despite them being only a child to a parent) then it's kidnapping. Even if the parent(s) have legal rights to custody of the child. This happens even in America where one parent takes their kid from their ex-spouse's home when he/she's (temporarily) away like at work.

@skelebore5165 Год назад

The age of consent in Japan is 13 amongst similarly aged minors. The wider the gap in ages the more severe the punishment. The Japanese age of consent is frequently misrepresented.

@sumperdeph Год назад

Yeah it's the same in greenland the age of consent is 14, but only if you both are similarly aged

@hemelenou1935 Год назад

Age 13 is just the age of consent by a country level in Japan and it's 17-19 depending on each prefecture, so don't worry. Besides there is another law that severely punish anyone who mess up with under 18 that's why japan don't even bother to change the national law.

@Sungura_Kaiser Год назад

At least someone here knows the truth.

@wich1 Год назад

Also the national age of consent is 13, but there are many regional laws that bring that age up and/or stipulate additional conditions

@ShesBats Год назад

That's good to know, because my gawd, I was legit struck nauseous for weeks by that

@Maartun 7 месяцев назад

1:05 gotta love japan for that rule!

@Indie-A-tom 9 месяцев назад

Where I live, the age of consent is 14. Not that different. But it's still taboo to date someone that is too young and most say that the age of consent is 18. As for defamation, you can process someone, but it has a lot of other rules that influence this. And as far as I know, this doesn't include companies.

@jakalelanabumi8695 2 года назад

Usually, in Asia, those 'gray area' where you can get protection from defamation means that you have enough 'power' (politics, money, social standing, etc) to afford it. For normal people without backing, you'll just get the short end of the stick..

@CD-vb9fi 2 года назад

So, just like any other nation eh? Every nation is the same at the end of the day. Laws are there to protect the rich and powerful, everyone else... well they get to roll the dice and see what they get.

@kevinschuster8169 2 года назад

@@CD-vb9fi No corruption isnt the same everywhere

@CD-vb9fi 2 года назад

@@kevinschuster8169 You can pretend, make excuses, and gaslight all you want but all corruption is the same. Self enrichment at the expense of society and others. The color, flavor, or noise it makes in the process is irrelevant because someone is suffering from it.

@kevinschuster8169 2 года назад

@@CD-vb9fi do you want to tell me norwegians danish or germans suffer as much from corruption as people in sudan, mexico or syria?

@samk7400 2 года назад

@@CD-vb9fi So you would say the corruption in the modern day US is equivalent to nazi germany, if all corruption is the same? There are clearly levels to corruption.

@takkun169 2 года назад

Here is a question about the whole defamation situation. If one were to tell the public about a company knowingly selling a product that is actively dangerous... say like an electric car where the battery has a high chance of melting down. If it is true, does that company actually have the "honor" that they could sue for defamation over? It certainly feels like they shouldn't.

@ttaskoify 2 года назад

Legal because its a public interest

@MonkeyJedi99 2 года назад

Are you a former or current (pun!) owner of a Chevy Bolt?

@fffwe3876 2 года назад

@@MonkeyJedi99 hyundai KIA

@bunsenn5064 2 года назад

@@MonkeyJedi99 I’m the owner of a BMW Civic M Sport

@blinder5250 2 года назад

I don't have an answer for you, but if it were me, I wouldn't try to sue a company.

@willmac5642 10 месяцев назад

Defamation laws in Thailand are similar but even more strict. A tourist had to make a public apology after posting a hotel review and was then ejected from Thailand

@smh9902 10 месяцев назад

I live in the Ozarks. People still smoke in the bars and taverns here. I love it.

@shandrakor4686 2 года назад

You know that strange take on defamation law explains a fair bit of the oddness I've seen in some manga and anime. If that's the case I can see why certain people can get away with what they did.

@XxMadermanxX 2 года назад

japanese society is so lost

@sboinkthelegday3892 2 года назад

Mail-ordered magazines from Germany abiding to WESTERN consent laws, featuring girls who were at the age when average American is having non-consensual sex with classmates? "some" is a funny word, but I bet your condemnation wub-wub-wubs randomly to the case being as bad as you WANT it to be, to get your rocks off with outrage.

@SidheKnight 2 года назад

Please explain

@gemelwalters2942 2 года назад

@d[llp; d and molestation that happens on trains. Even some of the very young female pop stars that attract these old men is an eye opener because you can't call them out. I recently watched a documentary and some of them have the gall to say they go to watch these kids because they like their "music" . The culture allows for a lot of obscene things to go on

@samuelsoliday4381 2 года назад

@@joeking6762 I think he's saying that the claim that they go for the music is a bold faced lie. Also, it's not okay when the older women ogle the under age boy singers either.

@Houd_Vast 2 года назад

I just watched Karate Kid (I think the second where he goes to Japan) and it didn’t make sense to me that when the main protagonist exposes someone doing dirty business, and cheating people, the guy then says that he was dishonored, and became the final antagonist. Now it makes sense to me, and helps me find new respect and love for the movie.

@methamphetamelon 2 года назад

Problem is the guy dishonored himself by being a cheat. Defamation laws like this protect people who do wrong, and it's quite backwards really.

@NoNamenoonehere 2 года назад

@@methamphetamelon Your Statement has Dishonored us!

@generalesdeath8157 2 года назад

@@NoNamenoonehere I'm about to play Dishonored on ps3

@saitama8186 2 года назад

@@generalesdeath8157 nobody asked

@BlackHawkBallistic 2 года назад

A lot of asia has the honor/face culture and they will do anything to keep it even if its awful and disgusting

@WhyDidYoutubeDoThis 11 месяцев назад

The defamation law certainly allows for criminals to exert their influence, but it also allows for spouses to sue if their partner decides to spread all their dirty laundry for no reason other than petty revenge.

@manlyman2624 11 месяцев назад

I wonder if I could sue you for defamation, I mean it made me look really bad as a senator when you sucked all the souls of my citizens and destroyed my planet

@moonshinershonor202 10 месяцев назад

Seems legit

@samaraisnt 10 месяцев назад

No, it silences partners and keeps them blamed. "My partner cheated on me."--Spouse: "How dare you, I'll take you to court for telling the truth to your friends!" that isn't petty revenge, it's natural people want to know why couples split up--adding to the fact it's normal for people to blame a spouse, assuming they did something wrong to drive their partner away; by not allowing a partner to say the truth "Actually they diddled our kid" or something, that only stigmatizes the left behind spouse, even when they were the one who's been wronged. This also has huge implications for people who had violent spouses, they probably can't share things like "They hit me" so the law protects an abuser there too even though it's pretty common in Japan for both sexes to be victims of domestic violence... Just say you're a serial cheater/worse and you don't want your exes telling on you dude. We see you. lol your "good reputation" ain't being harmed none.

@SalvationTenshi 7 месяцев назад

The concept of an “age of consent” technically doesn’t exist in 🇩🇪 German law. What does exist are so called “Schutzalter” (lit. translated “age of protection”): Schutzalter 14: Any sexual activity with someone younger than 14 is classified as “sexual abuse of children”. Anyone 14 or older can be charged with it and the attempt can be punishable. Schutzalter 16: On top of the protections from Schutzalter 18 (see below), anyone who is 21 years or older can be prosecuted, if they took advantage of a “lack of ability for sexual self-determination” of a person younger than 16 but older than 14. Attempts are punishable. Neither their age nor being sexually inexperienced automatically proves that lack of ability - it must be deliberated for each individual case. While this is usually only prosecuted when requested by the minor or their parents, the DA has discretion to prosecute without request in cases of public interest. Schutzalter 18: Sexual activity with someone younger than 18 years is punishable if the adult is a person of authority for the minor for reasons of upbringing, education, care, or due to an employment contract. It is also illegal, if a situation of predicament or plight was exploited, even if the offender is younger than the victim (but 14 or older). Prostitution, i.e. trading sexual activities for a payment, is also illegal if the other party is an adult (18+). The age of consent in Israel 🇮🇱 is 16 years old. I thought it was 12-13 but it is actually 16 in Israel.

@peterc4082 Месяц назад

When did Germany ban child porn? I think some left wing parties in the 70s and 80s wanted to keep it legal but I think officially by the 80s all child porn was banned in Europe. In Japan they banned child porn in the 2000s, can't remember when but around 2006 or 2008. They still have soft core child porn called "junior idol" .

@SalvationTenshi Месяц назад

@@peterc4082 Don't remember, but I hope they all banned it.

@kelligould9150 Год назад

A law that specifically protects an individual's "image" over the safety, autonomy, and rights of another citizen ? Disgusting. If you commit a crime, you suffer ALL consequences. Monetary, punitive, and civil.

@remcosommeling1059 Год назад

It protects anyone, up to a degree. It mainly ensures that (public) accusations aren't made lightly. In this time defamation is actually very common in western countries, and results in often severe punishment without trial. So, no, I don't think it's a strange law, especially when guilt hasn't been decided yet legally. But even besides that, additional punishment shouldn't be up to the public.

@saintsone7877 Год назад

100% agree with you Kelli with the operative clause being "If you commit a crime". What happens however, if you were innocent and your name is plastered all over the media? EVERYONE has the same rights. Until found guilty of an offense an alleged perpetrator has the right NOT to have their name besmirched by an alleged victim or the media. once found guilty then by all means mete out the public shame etc as that is justice. But to have his/her name besmirched because of an "alleged crime" is wrong. I speak with some knowledge here as had a family member accused of being a party to gang rape(heinous offense), name published etc before the trial and during the trial was clear the family member was falsely accused by the alleged victim as he had documentary proof he was 1500 miles away at the time of the alleged offense against him. Was impossible for him to have been at the scene as video evidence showed he was interstate at the time yet the alleged victim positively identified him by name and in a police line-up. And although totally innocent for years the family was branded a rapist family. Yet, many in the public still saw that family member as guilty and treated him and the family as having a rapist in our family. As much as it is a vile law in Japan it protects the innocent from falsely being shamed.

@saintsone7877 Год назад

@@remcosommeling1059 Correct Remco, the media is NOT the court yet today it often adopts the role of Judge and Jury. It shows we are indeed a sick society as we allow the media to publicise allegations as fact and to pass judgement before a trial. We today are no better than those who used to hang people who were accused of crimes and did not allow them a trial at all.

@aliasofanalias7448 Год назад

It's not just about crime

@zariftahmidshoeb3487 Год назад

@@saintsone7877 yes but what about all the guilty people that are getting away because of this law ? The law itself should say that faulty accusations are a crime and can of course be sued and the person getting FALSELY accused should be compensated. But I bet there are so many criminals getting away with such laws

@lainiwakura1776 2 года назад

The whale meat issue has to do with the fact that some whale species they hunt are endangered and considered protected animals. It's like how people are against shark fin soup for the fact that the sharks have their fins cut off and are left to die and suffocate in the water while also being endangered as well.

@Osmone_Everony 2 года назад

Finally I see someone else addressing this issue. I've already thought I'm the only one.

@_.mxggxn._ 2 года назад

Completely agree. The issue isn’t with the eating of, it’s how the meat is obtained. And you also have the issue of live dolphin/whale captures. I know in Taiji, they make more from selling a live dolphin than a dead one.

@amarbinay6654 2 года назад

Majority of the consumers r the Japanese oldies

@_.mxggxn._ 2 года назад

@@amarbinay6654 I always assumed that was the case but wouldn’t want to make any assumptions. I definitely think it’s becoming less common. There’s a team protesting the last hunts who are Japanese nationals, so there is clearly a resistance happening, even if it is grassroots currently.

@amarbinay6654 2 года назад

@@_.mxggxn._ maybe but can't trust fully on Japanese system as they're just like other Asian countries can make anything legal by making them legal in indirect way or underground way cuz supplier r readily available. Even weed is available in JAPAN in underground

@user-yv6lc5hs7o Год назад

I want this umbrella from 0:38

@torakwarius Год назад

Very interesting and informative video! I had no idea about some of these laws. I get the impression that Japan gets the most negative press for whaling, despite it being legal in Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. Out of all the countries that practice whaling, Norway kills the most. Not that I condone it, but I can understand why the Japanese want people to stay out of their food culture.

@tpbleu Год назад

Defamation Law is also pretty common in Thailand. Although the criterias are different, I'll not get into the detail since it's too long to explain but I'd say it's not exactly fairly judge in many cases, and yes, it takes away the freedom of speech and many people are facing injustice because of such laws.

@MTMF.london 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, the "lese majeste" law is liberally used to imprison citizens who criticize the King or the government or anything a person says that is considered negative by the authorities. Many authoritarian governments use it too - China, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria .....

@Neon-Lines 10 месяцев назад

feels like the "defamation law" was specifically designed to protect criminals

@jhpjhun 10 месяцев назад

Korea has the same exact law. I can only see it as protecting the rich and powerful

@tpbleu 10 месяцев назад

@@MTMF.london Although my comment wasn't talking about the 'lese majeste' law, I agree that it was also used in the similar ways, however, the difference between defamation law and lese majeste law is the rights to litigation. In the recent years those who're alleged with lese majeste law are (unlawfully) considered criminal offender and immediately put in jail even before being convicted, and most cases takes months or years to defense their cases from behind bars...

@MTMF.london 10 месяцев назад

@@tpbleu True. But in many authoritarian countries, the defamation law is used exactly like the 'lese majeste' law. The accused persons usually don't get to defend themselves - they are imprisoned first without trial on trumped-up charges. If they are given a trial at all, the defence lawyers are usually appointed by the state and none of the judiciary are independent. It's a foregone conclusion that the accused will be found guilty of the charges.

@badensnaxx5804 2 года назад

A friend lived in Japan for two years, his partner was a social worker. She warned him to be very careful, the courts were very much biased in favour of the prosecution, especially with foreigners. He loved the place but found it difficult to live there, the final straw was a visit to the local hospital A&E. He was a chef & sliced his hand open to the bone, goes to the hospital & was told to wait. At 6 pm, an orderly comes out, slides down the shutter & closes up A&E. Tells them to go to nearest city hospital, a three hour drive.

@unclesasuke6858 2 года назад

Wow, how sad :( It's unfortunate that Japan seems to still be so closed to outsiders, in many ways.

@googievideo1 2 года назад

That's crazy. I hope your friend is doing ok. I can't even imagine going through that.

@jamesm28 2 года назад

So what's the rest of the story? Did he make it to the hospital ok, were they able to save his hand? Did he get better treatment at the state hospital?

@Zen-sx5io 2 года назад

@@jamesm28 If Bad Snaxx cuts off the story there, then we have to assume his boy did make It.

@MichaelMagill1990 2 года назад

@@Zen-sx5io He said the "final straw was when" and then this event happened. So he's telling it from his friend's perspective. Unless he's able to commune with the dead, the guy lived. At least between the time he was rejected and told to go to another hospital lol.

@Haydenthemaker1000 7 месяцев назад

This is peak entertainment

@Agent.Wadsworth Год назад

I remember seeing smoking sections in a McDonalds in Osaka. That took me back to the 80s.

@generalesdeath8157 2 года назад

Oh damn the defamation law, now it makes so much sense why Japanese RU-vidrs never dish out any critique of the products or food they're trying out, it's all "great" and "mmmm tasty" and no ratings or reviews haha

@workout3D 2 года назад

What about critique of the government? Does the defamation law work in these cases?

@SunnyDSovereign 2 года назад

Yooooo another fellow esdeath fan!!!!

@jakekuznetsov8870 2 года назад

@@Anonymous-mk1ch Who decides what is the benefit and what is not? Whose benefit? Which public? Hehe

@Frandelicious1337 2 года назад

@@Anonymous-mk1ch And who run those courts? What interests are at play here?

@juliagoetia 2 года назад

@@Anonymous-mk1ch Courts are not objective institutions of justice impervious to corruption. Quite the opposite a lot of the time.

@DSBMAC13 2 года назад

7:40 we have those in germany, too. still operating a lot, especially in bars or rural areas. you also need to put your ID in or pay by card, to validate the age. and we have kinda strict smoking rules nowadays, but those things survived :D

@carloko08 2 года назад

interest thing you say, as happen in almost the whole world, there are a lot of restrictions about smoke and cigarretes but NOTHING ABOUT THE ALCOHOL, and the alcohol KILL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN CAR ACCIDENTS, CRIMES ETC, but nobody crash a car againt other car or againt somebody when smoke, or nobody kill another guy cos smoke, no crimes are comited when people smoke, so this is very rare, lot of restrictions againt smoke but NOTHING AGAINT ALCOHOL that make big tragedies around the world, if this was a matter of money is rare too cos cigarretes move lot of millions too, but i think alcohol is more useful over people, we all know that the control of the govs over people is a priority for them, and the cigarrete is better for the concentration in humans but the alcohol make people crazy, so for a gov is better that people be adicted to alcohol instead to cigarretes, well, rare thing all this ;)

@pbyfr 2 года назад

I saw them also in some places in Switzerland. I don't remember ever seeing one in France.

@Soozely666 2 года назад

yeah and its kinda normal here to smoke while walking around the city. i'm a smoker and sometime i feel bad when im smoking while walking to my trainstation and there are kids or even mothers with babies i have to pass. in that case i mostly hold the cigarette and dont smoke while walking past them and waiting aboud 10-20 meters to smoke again xd

@JP_TaVeryMuch Год назад

@@Soozely666 That's simply good manners sir. When a smoker I was somewhat ashamed to have to instill into my younger friends those few little things that you mentioned above. Common courtesy, simply thinking of others ~ like walking on the kerb-side of the pavement when in company with others, be they female or less mobile than is oneself. Now that you've given it some airtime, here's hoping that great swathes of smokers and equally numerous hordes of men take up t'other one.