Walking the beat in Japan, a "heaven for cops" 

Japan: 05:22 USA: "Finders keepers, losers weepers!" - A traditional American axiom, author unknown.

Aren't you supposed to bow for their graciousness, instead of they bowing to you?

Pfft! I've had Americans return lost wallets too.

Stunning, and a good reflection of their culture.

And America nuked two cities in Japan, deliberately targeting the civilians, not the military, to "end the war quickly" and get "unconditional surrender" rather than negotiated cease fire. Before that, America carpet bombed Tokyo and other major cities, leveling all the civilian homes, to "demoralize Japanese people". Oh, how did the war start? America put oil embargo, crippling Japanese economy and military, because Japan was acting as if they are Spanish, British, American, and French, trying to colonize all of the Asian kingships for themselves??? Britain started Opium war with China, but boy, that was a good thing?

Me too stationed at yYokosuka Naval base. 2 and a half years of pure bliss. I met my wife there. I had culture shock coming back stateside. Everyone in the US can take examples of how to live and treat one another. Particularly that superstitious part

@@ultrainstinctgoku9321 Every country has their issues, but for this...it really helps that most people in Japan are Japanese. Not a lot of culture clashes between African, Chinese, white, latino, jewish, muslims, etc...and the consequential cultural conflicts that they'd need to deal with for countries where police trust differs greatly.

Ya who do you think causes problems in the US weeb?

True story!

@@jacksonrelaxin3425 troublemakers

That's the real comment

100%

Yes the culture is a lot better with regards to this

let's see how long it takes for someone to comment about immigration lol

@@HKNPRCBeing aware that a problem exists and being able to pre-empt someone raising it doesn't somehow make the problem not real. Mass immigration will destroy the culture. If you have a culture, And you start to subtract people from that culture and then start to quickly add new people from a different culture then yes the culture will change to the culture of the people coming. A lot of the people coming are coming from countries that are not very civilized. Japan will become less civilized and more dangerous. And once done it cannot be undone.

Individualism in the US often becomes selfishness, self-entitlement, inconsiderate behavior without any care for others or any sense of personal responsibility.

Those are certainly issues in the U.S. and many places but they aren't "American things," they're part of the human condition itself. Honor and respect are part of American and western culture in and out itself but they come from a unique lense in comparison to Japanese culture. In places like the U.S., there's often the issue of individualism going unchecked by pragmatism and empathy, causing a lack of balance. However, Japan deals more with the inversion of this imbalance in where societal pressure and conformity can turn very toxic, leading to forms of rigid hierarchies, social shunning and 引きこもり("hikikomori"), which means severe social withdrawal. Amae no Kozo by Takeo Doi touches on many of these issues in Japanese society and it's a great read.

@@gobi1987 That’s a balanced response

America should embrace its traditional collectivist culture

@@gobi1987they definitely are particularly MORE American than in other countries because American culture is about hyper-individualism and the ego. It’s always about MY FREEDOM, MY STUFF, ME ME ME. It’s the exact opposite of collectivist societies like Scandinavia and East Asia. Honor and respect of OTHERS is NOT a significant part of American culture- only do they want respect from others but don’t give it back. It’s the inherent nature of American cultural selfishness. Unlike in Scandinavia and east Asia, students don’t respect their teachers or elders in America- they treat them as equals or outright denigrate them. In east asia the student clean their own school and classrooms. Imagine if they tried that in America, the student and parents would go crazy talking about their rights and freedoms blah blah blah. There are so many other countless examples.

A lot and the fact that it is a relatively prosperous and egalitarian society.

That and basic human standards are much higher there

Also Asian people are just.. well smarter lol.. high levels

The reason is they dont have millions of racially incompatible people living amongst them.

This goes for crime as well lol the yakuza are some or the most organized ppl ever lol

imagine that's the case everywhere rather than a cultural thing.

Here in the US, we encourage and cherish rebellion and "beating the system". This informs our predilection to steal, lie, cheat and deceive. "Finders keepers!" is taught to children and the tourist marketing slogan for Vegas is "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas..." There are hundreds of other indicators of our corrupt society. We reap what we sow.

Yep, these cops usually can't handle unruly Westerners.

If only it was like that here in the USA. Can't even physically discipline nor yell at the kids because it's seen as "abuse."

@@overlordvelvet7301 I am pretty sure it is the conservatives that teach kids individualism and respect is earned, not given.

Learn what? To be extremely xenophobic lol?

@@dardanm3544typical lemming response

@@dardanm3544the majority of people are actually really welcoming to foreigners.

@@dardanm3544OK BOOMER

Kids do travel on their own to primary school in Europe as well. By public bus or just walking is in Germany and many neighbor countries very common. It's more shocking if this is not possible in a developed country. The biggest danger is road traffic when crossing busy roads - but this is also a skill what needs to be taught.

Yes!

That’s what they miss in this video.

@Alex shutup.

Agreed. In the U.S. that concept seems to be inverted - namely people want to hate each other.

Having lived in Japan for 10 years I say you're absolutely correct.

Especially the clubs where you can pay to watch girls going to the bathroom on glass ceilings. That's the best part of their culture.

Yakuzas say different

Id hate foreigners too if I was them. Have something nice going on you dont want people ruining it.

@@HelloThere-jr6gd frl

As an American, I don't have to learn anything from any culture. Especially from people that use sticks to eat rice.

I was stationed at Misawa back in the 80s. 4 years and 6 months of safe and healthy living. Got two speeding tickets. One by traffic stop. Once by mail. I will return soon.

Decades ago, when a cellphone was a big and very expensive item, a group of people “left unattended” 30 cellphones at the tran and bus stations all around Europe. In Slovenia 29 out of 30 were brought to police stations.

Can you imagine if the criminal take a shot or try to stab a cop in Japan? Wonder if they will act any different from American cops.

lol

Wow. That must be such a horrible thing🤣

@@Danny_10k lol ... Over there, it probably was the worst thing that happened 😂

@@kanagawa2008 that isn't true at all.

I agree

Absolutely 💯

Exactly

Authorities have to also be respectful to people to get respect. And not racist

We did have a culture like the Japanese as far as resting authorities and social norms. Back in the 40’s to the 60’s. Unfortunately we did have other issues then and society eroded over time, as well as values.

Which makes the opposite the normal reality. Japanese society prefer to being quiet and secretly simmer hate about things and people around them.

@@3forte in a way, but there's a huge merit to it being the norm to be peaceful and chill on the outside and everything else on the inside. All emotions both good, and bad, are more intense when restricted. Better than every minute being cathartic and belting out your emotions as you feel them, which keeps them from growing. The merits of restraint. Idk there's outlets other than being very open and loud in a social setting. The feelings can be channeled into art for example. E.g., manga can easily be seen as a holding-pin for built up emotions. This applies to really any type of work.

@@3forte If you honestly think that your view of how human societies should act is the only "normal" way, then I'm going to assume you have never really left your accustomed space and learned everything about Japan through shitposters.

@@megamaniscoolrightguys2749 I have friends in Japan. Push comes to shove, people in Japan can use all that secret growing hatred against you. Whether it would be in the work place, personal life, family life. Then you'll learn the true realities of "saving face". So much for your baseless assumptions.

@@3forte Isn't there a term for that which means "two-faced"? Tatamae?

I couldn't agreed more thank you so much.

@K W exactly

If you look at historic films of "city life" from the old days, you'll find that people were not only well-dressed but behaved civically. If you spend just a few minutes really think about what the biggest role-models for our youths in the past 50 years, you'll find that the key isn't just what we need to learn... but also unlearn.

This small documentary is very misleading. Behind the nice face of the Japanese police and especially the penitentiary there are very serious human rights abuse. In Japan someone is guilty until proven innocent.

@@praem9597 I was commenting on my experience in Japan, which did not include exposure to the penal system. We certainly have that issues here in the US, as well. It runs along racial lines. Maybe one day we will all get it. 🤷‍♂️

Instead American schools teach kids they are oppressed and victims, and they should fight the system and authority. The difference between the two creates different outcomes.

Lol what a weeb

@@jacksonrelaxin3425 I'm a dweeb, not a weeb!

They also have universal healthcare and UBI, thay helps with being able to be law-abiding. #HumanNeedsFirst

@@kitcoffey7194 Yes! Japan is prosperous because the government invests in the people.

"they had even fixed a zipper that had been broken on it" Now where else in the world will that even happen? Nowhere else but Japan.

@@stephencruz885 weeb

@@stephencruz885 Germany. Not so often as maybe in Japan but our officers are generally of the nicer variety.

As with German police, our officers try to deescalate if possible, If you come running with a weapon tough... play stupid games and so.

@Prince Wojak I was part of a tour so it was easy to return it at my hotel

This happens in America too but you end up finding your camera at a pawn shop to repurchase.

In USa you can kiss it good bye =D

@@satoshiyoshi5856 that's actually the most you can expect out of that situation. 😂

Kindest to gaijin (white people) only.

@@dimelo3027 True, but I don’t think they’re kind to white people everywhere in Japan. Maybe in Tokyo

North Korea has even less crime and even cleaner streets than Japan! What a wonderful place, right? A utopia!

We Americans need to take a Great lesson from them

@@elizabethmills8667 They're racially homogenous and they don't have the same freedoms we do. But keep fantasizing.

You should look into what the Japanese did to people in Asia during WW2. They were in Asia what Nazis were in Europe.

@@tuckerbugeater diversity is out strength. Japan lacks cultural enrichment. I think we should fix this

@@willmont8258 This spot is about the present Japan.

To keep their society neat and clean, the invisible social pressure and responsibility are enormous. For some unlucky Japanese, it's almost like a constant headache.

​@@kmch7286 Yes, exactly.

@@kmch7286 its actually pretty easy to follow the invisible social norms unless you want to cause troubles intentionally or have fatherless behaviour.

This is what happens when you don’t have a culture that’s based on everybody being armed with guns and more guns.

@@kennyg9091You can also blame multiculturalism. Not saying I’m against that. But I’m not ignoring reality either. You can also blame the fact we share a border with Mexico. Or the history of our country that bred tension not only internally but externally. Or the wealth gap. My point is, it doesn’t make sense to blame a tool (gun, knife, explosives, etc) for people’s crazy behavior.

But u hate China and North Korea?

@@kingkai2800 no, we hate the tiranical governments of those countries, they are surely better citizens than the African Americans

@@MrRafagigapr but who run them?

And why is the demographic he belongs to a problem?

@@AndrewReed420 Yeah which is why his statement is dysfunctional. The truth doesn't matter who speaks it. It's the truth!

I really don't think that white people consider jewish people to be white

If you listen to what he says, he's not even really complaining.

@@praem9597 maybe if you keep spamming this comment you'll even make a difference 😂

When I lived there, most of the crime was from foreigners stabbing other foreigners or the like.

@@mikehawk120 No surprise, foreigners usually bring problems anywhere lol

This small documentary is very misleading. Behind the nice face of the Japanese police and especially the penitentiary there are very serious human rights abuse. In Japan someone is guilty until proven innocent.

@@praem9597 it is what it is, I lived there for many years, nothing humans touch is golden. They are the most trustworthy people I’ve ever met, and I’ve lived in many countries.

@@mikehawk120 Considering someone guilty until proven innocent is horrible. Clearly, Japanese penitentiary system and police can not be trusted with human rights, and that is the most important thing in a society.

Mask wearing is a senseless ritual, perfectly symbolic of Japanese culture. You know the virii zip right through? I mean you DO know that, don't you????

@@telesniper2 it's senseless to people who believe in conspiracy theories. those people live in a fantasy world. they tend to listen more to cult leaders than to actual scientists that do major research.

@@telesniper2　日本は高齢者が多いです。兄は数年前コロナに感染したせいで後遺症で今も喉を傷め咳をしている。冬は特に鼻と喉の粘膜保護に必要です。 コロナが無くても、昔から日本では冬にはマスクする習慣があります。特に鼻腔の温度が低くなると鼻の中の免疫力が落ち、インフルエンザなどのウィルスに侵されやすくなります。マスクをすることで鼻腔が温まりますし、喉も潤います。 都会では日本の交通機関で電車やバスを活用している人が多いため、通勤ラッシュ時は人との距離が密接になります。そのため冬場はマスクの使用は一般的です。 冬以外の季節では、マスクをしている人は病院以外では少なくなりました。

Police are part of society

@@DSan-kl2yc they play the role majority of society don’t, their image is reliant on the people’s civility.

If you lived in Japan, you'll notice that police are part of the society. They are everywhere, from the school to the roads to the shops you go to and ultimately, at your home/community. You can probably see a police box every 20~100 meters in a city where police will play with your kids. You'll also notice that the police will be teaching in some classes in elementary schools (Japanese schools have all classes as mandatory), while one of the first-ever field trips you go to as a kid will be to a police station. The police are literally part of the process of how kids are raised in Japan.

Homogeneity doesn't have much to do with it, seeing as the most violent countries on Earth are also homogenous. The culture plays a much bigger part.

@@jimmyowens758 im a latino being born and currently living on a higly diverse country ( even more than the US) I beg to differ.

"Virtually no crime" Ohh boy, you don't even know how wrong you are

@@ruins161 They have the lowest intentional homicide rate in the world. And compared to the USA they do have virtually no crime.

@@jimmyowens758 It's the nationalist MAGA trolls that keep posting about Japan's homogeneity and the social "cohesion" it engenders, but they forget to mention Japan went through hundreds of years of brutal, gory, violent civil wars during the Sengoku Period. More people died during the Warring States than in the US Civil War and WWII combined and they were even more homogenous back in those days.

A very fake culture.

yeah, not so much, do some reading.

Because you are crazy. Cops are useless

Until you started working for then lol

@@apt62 that’s China.

Japanese culture emphasizes the community over the individual.

You mean how they overwork their employees?

@@kilisloe3474 you mean amazon..

@@crystalg183 They do it as well. I can confirm that amazon overwork their employees. It's worse since prime week is about to start. But no I don't mean amazon.

I mean they also have some of the highest depression,suicide, and over work rates in the world. So much so people are too tired to have kids

That's not a good thing cops should be impartial

@@thomasthumim7630 Yep I agree, that might work in Japan but in most countries like mine in South America there would be tons of corruption... even more

@@thomasthumim7630 I wouldnt say its bad either. Sometimes just letting a kid you know thats being dumb go, while ofc giving him a fat lecture, would do better for the community rather than impartially sending him to juve. Ofc that shouldnt be the norm, im just saying they dont always have to be impartial

You should thank those cops for saving your life. From a driver's perspective, bicycles without lights are seriously dangerous. I don't know if it's illegal in Japan, but getting pulled over by a cop car and asked for ID seems pretty standard to me. Are there any penalties or fines for that?

@@user-yo4fq9zb3jThere is no penalty for that. It was just a warning. I know it's my fault, but I was just enjoying eating a popsicle bar while riding my bike on a nice summer evening, but that loud police car siren completely turned me off. Also, the way they asked me about my age was, ``What year in the Showa era were you born?'' Me``Are you assuming from the beginning that I was born in the Showa era?'' The policeman said, ``You're an interesting woman.'' Like this, the policeman had an insensitive conversation with me.

@@streetcat3411 I see. Riding a bike withought lights while enjoying your popsicle... Well, whatever the case, it doesn't excuse cops being rude to a citizen or a foreigner. And maybe it wasn't dark enough to turn on the lights if it was a summer evening. It sucks that you had to go through that. But your comeback, "Don't just assume I'm from Showa era" was epic! Sorry, it just sounds amusing from start to finish when I picture it🤣

@@user-yo4fq9zb3j ( ˘•ω•˘ )

@@streetcat3411you sound VERY entitled. You are a foreigner in Japan, you do know you are a guest in Japan as a foreigner? But you feel you have a right to feel offended by just police asking Showa era birthday because you obviously didn’t look like a kid that’s only why. Ridiculous really. I can’t stand every foreigner from the West in Japan seems to be like this so ignorant and super entitled foreigner. This ain’t the U.S. Get to know Japanese culture and society first and make more effort in being assimilated before you feel the need to complain. You lack respect for police also. No civilized Japanese in Japan gets offended by Showa birthday question being asked yet here a entitled westerner as a foreign guest forgets being on the best behavior but by default feel offended. Ridiculous. Really. Please leave Japan if you can’t assimilate.

@superfuresh Rwanda is one of the safest countries in the world, and the safest in Africa with really low crime rates. It ain’t the people you’re talking about.

@superfuresh Genetically, we are. So get on somewhere with that we aren’t the same bull. Have they been over here (and many are), they will experience the same stuff we do, and most of y’all don’t see the difference anyways. All you see is Blk. So don’t pop up trying to divide us now.

Cause I know a lot of y’all want to say that we are genetically violent. Rwanda, Botswana, Tanzania, etc. are fine examples that we are not.

@superfuresh It has nothing to do with race. Japanese society highly values education and civics in stark contrast with American education (low quality) and civics (nonexistent). If race were the cause of social upheaval, then you're ignoring Japan's own history of internal strife and civil war (among their own kind) which lasted more than 100 years. You will never see American blacks, whites or Hispanics who study in Japan commit crimes because they abide by Japan's customs and laws. The majority of Americans there have at least a high school or college degree and speak Japanese.

@@zakwanberlin Ghana is also highly developed and peaceful!

We would have to start teaching civics, respect, responsibility, honor, etc. We use to, I think. A few of us still do. Until we do again, America will remain culturally rotten and socially bankrupt.

NYC everyday.

This small documentary is very misleading. Behind the nice face of the Japanese police and especially the penitentiary there are very serious human rights abuse. In Japan someone is guilty until proven innocent.

@So So "Defund the Police" Means replacing the institution of the American police with something more humancentric, such as these neighborhood police officers.

@Pekoko big kusa You can check yourself. There are many reports of abuse of human rights from Japanese prisons and the justice system, but you have an agenda to promote, is it not?

@@praem9597 Can you proof this guilty until proven innocent thing? Does this means that Japanese have no detectives and/or prosecution is a done deal? Where in the legal system (legal code for example) can we find this?

Well it works in Singapore and it's not homogenous, it's the people and culture they are collective unlike in America where it's all about individuality

Plus with the cost of this kind of police service, we'd have to cut back on our outrageous military spending; didn't seem like that's going to happen

@@ninjaundermyskin it doesn't matter, even if we did it we have an insane amount of distrust towards the police and having hundreds of millions of guns in the streets doesn't help the cause also

@@ninjaundermyskin agreed. Because technically anyone could buy a gun, cops must be automatically fearful of the population. That kind of thing is one of the reasons why there's an "us versus them" mentality that leads to so many bad incidents.

America is populated with petulant children trapped inside adult bodies. Enough said

Yeah, it really has nothing to do with money, but everything to do with culture.

@@CyborgNinja7 I am sure salary is part of it, but to interview a guy who credits salary and superstitious culture for getting his lost property back is very un-Sunday Morning program like.

In the United States cops in Los Angeles or NYC are paid so little (or housing is so expensive, depending how you look at it), that the officers live an hour away from the places they patrol. In Tokyo you can find apartments for less than $1000 a month. American cops don’t live in the communities they police often - this probably isn’t the case in Japan.

@@AB-ot3bm Tokyo is the largest city in the world and one of the most expensive if not the most. It's hardly cheap. I don't know if the police force gives free housing or subsidies to police, but that would be interesting if they did. I can't imagine a police officer being able to afford Ginza.

Damn almost like people should be paid for their jobs

There are crimes in Japan. But less serious crimes and rarely violent ones. That’s also because there are no rampant drugs and guns in the society. You have to actively and seriously seek bad people to encounter shady businesses and people in Japan. In the US people can carry guns and drugs are everywhere so casually also. It’s different environment and different laws.

@@christinalaw3375 Education and instilling a sense of honor and pride from infancy to adulthood.

Education and discipline my dude

@@christinalaw3375 it all starts when their children? Instill good values in them.

​@@christinalaw3375 Disagree. Money has nothing to do with it. Most Japanese were dirt poor a few generations ago and they had the same values. Plus, even now, most of them do not live a "lavish" life in the western sense. They live humbly, earn a salary that covers their expenses and that's it. They are content because they are not being told constantly not to be.

Liberals in the US love to point to Japan as what they want for America, because they don't know how brutal their justice system is compared to the US. Most of the rights people have in the US don't exist in Japan. Due process and protection against government searches and seizures are not considered important. People in jail are made to sit for hours without moving or are subjected to beatings. ABC's 20/20 did a story on Japan's justice system back in the 1990s, and it wasn't pleasant to watch.

They also don’t have a CIA agency purposely causing social chaos and destruction. You know there is that

Also kids in Japan are taught at a young age not to be a burden to society, while American kids are taught they are victims and society owes them. That's the big difference this video doesn't say because it's "not part of the narrative".

They also have UBI and Universal healthcare. Let's try that first, America. Ever. #HumanNeedsFirst

@@kitcoffey7194 Err why not try to obey the law first? Just a recommendation, don't steal, don't rob and hurt other people. Maybe then the cops won't think you're a threat on first contact? It's the cheapest route.

Are you dumb? The police there can be like that because of the culture and society. That doesn't work in the US.

@@privatebandana that is because our society is selfish punks.

@@jayrober4834 I do believe in marriage but I do not see how that would affect crime. It is said that single parent house holds affect crime and absent fathers. So getting married then divorce after having kids could affect crime but likely not a couple that stays together and has kids but never marries. I'm not sure if you were trying to make a sarcastic reply or not. So I will just ask. Were you serious about your comment? Because normally out of wedlock produces finacial struggles. And financial struggles can produce more motive to steal but it is the lack of morals, greed, and respect that causes someone to decide to steal.

Helps when the women doesn't get knocked up by 10 different men.

lol same. my favorite country I visited.

@@jr5296 Stop it, youre making me wanna move too.

Lost property is "someone's personal property." Therefore, the person who steals it is a thief. Therefore, lost property issues are under the jurisdiction of the police in Japan. Who deals with lost property issues in America?

Lol 😂 Gosh US is the total opposite. 1% controls 99% where the corporate greed is rampant and absolutely no fairness in Congress. How can humans feel any fairness in such corrupt society like the capitalist America? No chance really. Yet Biden was just preaching “that’s just called capitalism”. That guy is toxic as every democrat elect is. Everything he touched turns to either ash or sh*t.

Oh yeah???

Indeed. It's not hard to not break the law. Also as part of the culture of loyalty, prosecutors don't do anything until they're sure they have enough evidence for something, which is why their conviction rate is high.

Somehow the United States has the highest incarceration rate among all countries, and has most people in prison or jail. While the US may have a robust justice system, it is only accessible to a selected group of people. In Japan, you are more likely to get into trouble once arrested, but you are still statistically much less likely to end up in jail.

Lots of poor people wind up in jail and more or less plea deal down in the US.

Certainly on your Japan visit you observed the level of civility, respect for laws, even the absence of littering, and that sons and daughters are brought up to be honorable and have personal, civic, and family responsibility. It's not US policing that needs to be revamped. NYC, Detroit or Portland for example are not Tokyo. It's a great number of Americans that need to do a revamp.

@Alex nope, this is what I hear from every Black person living in Japan.

@Dodo Bono , American police wouldn't be able to work like Japanese police. The people here in America are just too different.

@@cheesewithxbread Also in Japan blacks were treated like everyone else during Covid unlike in China where blacks were treated horribly and abused.

@@cheesewithxbread no its not

So what is your solution in the US?

@@bluehotdog2610 Well it doesn’t involve wiping out certain populations in an attempt to artificially create a homogeneous society. We have try to improve with the hand we’re dealt. In my opinion, part of the solution is to go towards a more collectivist mindset instead of an individualistic one. Stop overly emphasizing diversity and victimhood complex. See us as how we all are, Americans first. We can embrace the diverse aspects within Americans (e.g. I am Korean American) but not overly emphasize diversity (race, gender or “gender”, sexuality) in an attempt to make us seem very different from one another, be unique or paint oneself as a victim (bad aspect of individualism, think you’re unique, special, and should not have to abide by the rules). Having a strong sense of collectivism is also why Japanese and Koreans follow the rules well, like the mask mandate. They look out for each other even if it causes a bit of discomfort. Their society emphasizes uniqueness in fashion and arts, not something like gender, sexuality, or any unchangeable aspects (of course there’s always a few ones, but they generally don’t paint themselves as victims, like the Japanese and Korean gay culture). Being collectivist means respecting their society, fellow people, rules and authority (like I mentioned, mask mandate, but also respecting authority figures like teachers and police officers).

I do not pretend to know the solution and am not ignorant enough to think that one person should. @Blue Hotdog. I would however in the US immediately begin to dismantle the doctrines or so-called teachings of the Daughters of the confederacy i.e. the U.S. school curriculum. Teach real world history, using accurately scaled maps, stop calling ancient civilizations tribes. Rebuild from the bottom up which would most likely involve no one of European descent for a very long time. The last 500-700 years the world has been physically destroyed by European“ ideas and ideals”. This mechanized clock system in which now we inhabit is not suitable for our organic world . Now what solutions have you come up with @Blue Hotdog

and yet, they have one of the highest suicide rate, lowest birth rates, and high working hours yet low productivity (relative to the hours spent). i'm just saying it's not perfect. overall, there are still on the best societies imho.

North Koreans are even more polite and have even cleaner streets than Japan! What a wonderful place, right?

There is a culture of doing what you are told, and not questioning authority. And the rights of the accused are not considered important. People who are arrested are assumed guilty and are expected to apologize. Treatment of those incarcerated is harsh, and there are little protections against government search and seizure. Methods used to fight crime in Japan would not be legal or constitutional in the US.

People like you are exactly why we need more guns.

I’m pretty sure that in Japan there is a 99% conviction rate so that might create some level of deterrence

He thinks japan is safe cuz of gun laws HHAHHHAHAHHHHAHAHHA Because most firearm deaths in the US aren’t caused by illegally owned weapons imported mostly from foreign countries with strict gun laws right? Nah, go have your utopia. See how quick you’ll be begging for the past

Did you forgot to mention Japan does not have the problem with gangs, Illegals, and it's a homogenous society

Never gojng to happen. One good cop on that station might point out to you where is your iPhone and do you know how to use it's map app.