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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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - 1. Age Of Consent
1:38 - 2. Marrying Cousins
2:35 - 3. Defamation
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@PaolofromTOKYO 2 жыл бұрын

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@ufailedhaha 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@lupeyoscar10 2 жыл бұрын

Pon la traducción al español

@japanonmyscreen 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@ufailedhaha I'd recommend you gather information from Japan Guide KZfaq 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!

@hermannlagrange803 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Yeah the defamation law is bullshit tbh

@i.d.9754 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

That's why u do it from another country haha

@lynnap2478 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@sassan7278 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Age on consent 👴

@sylviarohge4204 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Solitario9475 4 ай бұрын

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

@mham1330 4 ай бұрын

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

@adeadkid 4 ай бұрын

Baby steps lmao

@2wheelleo 4 ай бұрын

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

@rorschach6525 4 ай бұрын

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

@Coplanersirtax9 4 ай бұрын

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

@sabrekai8706 Жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

公益性があるなら、名誉毀損罪は適用されない

@seanbraley2772 9 ай бұрын

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

@amaranusa 9 ай бұрын

@@user-ss4bw1em1wsame to most Asian countries

@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive 3 ай бұрын

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

@MKleyr Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@PeckPP Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@marthacichon5950 2 жыл бұрын

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

@michealforguson5317 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@FirstNameLastName-xe4mx 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kingReddy101 2 жыл бұрын

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

@thecatskaramazov8632 Жыл бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

you cant dishonor someone with no honor...

@manonxg 10 ай бұрын

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

@nothingleft3473 2 жыл бұрын

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

@r0bw00d 2 жыл бұрын

Assume that none of them are.

@skinnie2838 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@BlackEgypt 2 жыл бұрын

Yea cool. But what is the age of consent?

@fernicusmaximus9282 2 жыл бұрын

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

@_imhere906 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@fatcat1250 Жыл бұрын

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

@goth9ever Жыл бұрын

Isn't that just the catholic church 😂

@LanternOfLiberty Жыл бұрын

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...

@user-oy7et3jq2y 11 ай бұрын

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

@andrewduncan4908 6 ай бұрын

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.

@rynon.adventures 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

So ,no Freedom of Speech?

@perlasandoval7883 2 жыл бұрын

@@ninawayyy depends on how you view it

@user-uz8he3oe1k 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@BringDHouseDown dumbass logic

@dougcrawford6967 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@HyperIndian 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Felix.Dragon. 2 жыл бұрын

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

@iolohammer 2 жыл бұрын

damn.. not very democratic for a democracy

@StevenLillford-Wildman-my8jt 10 ай бұрын

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!

@Erik-le3fn 9 ай бұрын

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

@darrellbryant1018 2 жыл бұрын

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

@BlackEgypt 2 жыл бұрын

What about the age you consent?

@justayoutuber1906 2 жыл бұрын

This is why Putin hates it

@goat1596 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Ms.Guardian 2 жыл бұрын

FACTS

@Ms.Guardian 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@angelsis2222 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

It needs to be changed but no obliterated.

@Currawong 2 жыл бұрын

Not probably.

@user-gx9xf2zb6o 2 жыл бұрын

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

@spykkielee7627 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@hyojinlee 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@ahmadabada5130 9 ай бұрын

New information to me ..thank you

@HeartsofPearl 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@cheatermaster100 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@NGMonocrom 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

I agree

@SeedsAndStuff 2 жыл бұрын

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

@stephenwalker6980 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@teacherdoug1797 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@zs9682 Ай бұрын

The best one of these videos by far

@atombomb459 10 ай бұрын

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.

@kajerlou 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Gotta protect those Chaebol

@hiabc5628 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@hiabc5628 daaaamn

@faintsherin4468 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Jamie-Z Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@subhasreepanda3916 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@alanthomson1227 7 ай бұрын

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

@esssiiiiiii5830 11 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

They like it that way.

@jwt1035 4 ай бұрын

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.

@UltimateAHP Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@diegobarcella1245 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@sirflimflam 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@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 жыл бұрын

@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 жыл бұрын

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

@Eleniel13 2 жыл бұрын

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

@benjamin9120 2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@spiele_maus 4 ай бұрын

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.

@AINEET 4 ай бұрын

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

@gingataff Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@danielkerr4100 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 🙂

@RoseyVamp Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@dustincarden177 Жыл бұрын

Homogeneity is the reason Japan is still a great Nation

@ryanryan4223 Жыл бұрын

it is

@peterc4082 2 ай бұрын

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

@JamesBrown-ri4bt 6 ай бұрын

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

@OTseven Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you.

@julianna8275 2 жыл бұрын

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

@benjamin9120 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@japanonmyscreen 2 жыл бұрын

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

@seventhlight8536 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@benjamin9120 I respect that

@Sheng01427 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@Currywurst-zo8oo 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Yup..true

@christopherharvey5693 2 жыл бұрын

@@Currywurst-zo8oo 100% agree!!!

@ohrats731 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@makymakvrchat 2 ай бұрын

Loving the Hoody design ❤

@sakurazakisetsusuzuhime1223 10 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

16*

@JDsVarietyChannel 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Shmanish 2 жыл бұрын

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

@AveragePicker 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@GeekOfAllness 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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.

@zinzolin14 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@willmac5642 11 ай бұрын

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

@hansinthal6731 11 ай бұрын

Hi Paolo!😃 I like your Videos!

@zpvnrt 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

thanks alot

@mark-ish 2 жыл бұрын

@@kunalnaroliya6358 *a lot

@davel9514 2 жыл бұрын

@@mark-ish thnx

@mark-ish 2 жыл бұрын

@@davel9514 you're most welcome my friend.

@theophrastusbombastus1359 2 жыл бұрын

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

@annoyedbyyourface 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@koftespiess 2 жыл бұрын

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

@silverwings8486 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

The defamation most likely benefit the rich and corporation

@Looey 4 ай бұрын

That was fun ! thanx

@boreyksff101 3 ай бұрын

Good video for guiding.

@theravedaddy 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@jadedandbitter 2 жыл бұрын

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

@theravedaddy 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

Damn this is shocking

@hominemundus 2 жыл бұрын

Which country?

@regissudo Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@zekiz774 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-cz2bh3yl9y 3 ай бұрын

This was soooo interesting! And yes - shocking.

@ThatSoddingGamer 5 ай бұрын

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.

@chainsawkas7545 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Equilibrium2903 2 жыл бұрын

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

@amberwhittemore8733 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@Fenrisson 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Thief is no an adjective.

@amaedron_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@thelastdankbender4353he meant that it is an adjective in portuguese

@TuesdayK970 2 жыл бұрын

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

@IHateNumbersOnNames 2 жыл бұрын

@@amaedron_ it isnt.

@kennethferland5579 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@GadVineblat 7 ай бұрын

Cool staff, keep going❤

@nina-maeforde3269 7 ай бұрын

So interesting Thank you

@eccentric3687 2 жыл бұрын

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

@chloeeng6811 2 жыл бұрын

i kinda can

@idrinkyourmilkshake1882 2 жыл бұрын

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

@otohime8516 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@itslindalee 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@_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 жыл бұрын

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

@torakwarius Жыл бұрын

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.

@kigoroful 8 ай бұрын

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.

@williamlloyd3769 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@AcridWhistle 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@gogolkj 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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...

@SuperCG07 2 жыл бұрын

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

@fp3990 Жыл бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

Dude, its disgusting.@@hanzohattori9576

@Indie-A-tom 10 ай бұрын

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.

@Joenah5 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

look up the Shiori Ito story

@justayoutuber1906 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kellyb6198 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@kellyb6198 interesting

@goat1596 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellyb6198 my other comment got deleted from KZfaq probably because I was saying the word and so KZfaq 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 7 ай бұрын

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😮‍💨

@ProfessorJayTee 6 ай бұрын

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.

@takkun169 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Legal because its a public interest

@MonkeyJedi99 2 жыл бұрын

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

@fffwe3876 2 жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyJedi99 hyundai KIA

@bunsenn5064 2 жыл бұрын

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

@blinder5250 2 жыл бұрын

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

@usamamalik420 2 жыл бұрын

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

@usamamalik420 2 жыл бұрын

@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 жыл бұрын

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

@WeirdGlow 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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.

@mazterford Жыл бұрын

Tnx for the info..

@BillDaubenmier Жыл бұрын

Paolo - great video. I lived in Okinawa while I was in the US Navy. Sadly I learned next to none of the language. However, one thing that, at least in the US, that really bothers me for some reason is we don't pronounce Tokyo correctly. I noticed in this video that you pronounce it correctly - 2 syllables not 3 like in the US. Help me get the US population to pronounce it correctly. P.S. I plan to visit Okinawa and other parts of Japan in the next couple years. What would you recommend for me to learn some survival phrases in Japanese?

@jmodified Жыл бұрын

What about the pronunciation of Okinawa? My business partner, who lived there for years while in the military, pronounces it oh-kee-now-uh. Is that closer to native than the usual oh-kin-ow-uh, or is it just him?

@BillDaubenmier Жыл бұрын

@@jmodified good point. I'm sure there are many mis-pronunciations of nouns even within native speakers. Same in the US. Tokyo is one I here most often among people in news and other broadcast media. They should learn to pronounce correctly IMHO. It's their job fo pete sake.

@retsuza 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

For real in 🇺🇲 but🇯🇵 thinks different.

@tenga3tango 2 жыл бұрын

It shows how screwed up the legal system is.

@petouser 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@version_dew 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@tpbleu Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jhpjhun Жыл бұрын

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

@tpbleu Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Agent.Wadsworth Жыл бұрын

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

@mahmoudissaissa3078 7 ай бұрын

This is good information

@dianamoraes8988 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@zariaeda007 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Why would parents taking their children be called kidnapping?

@_Just_Another_Guy 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Schmidt54 2 жыл бұрын

The defamation law is really weird in what is actually protects.

@alanfbrookes9771 2 жыл бұрын

How can anyone reform their lives if people are allowed to tell about what they did years before? You can destroy someone's life by disclosing things that they have done in the past but would not do now.

@mfs96 2 жыл бұрын

it's not that hard to understand, do it privately, like report to police if being abused or you have evidence of someone doing a crime, not share the problems in social media. the law only works if you purposely share it to public. i think people forgot that twitter or other social media is not law enforcer

@XxMadermanxX 2 жыл бұрын

@@mfs96 still shitty, stating something that is true shouldn't be punishable

@simonesurana 2 жыл бұрын

@@alanfbrookes9771 a person who commits a crime needs jail time, we cant have pedos and rapists wandering free. if they didnt want their future to be ruined then they should have thought about their actions first

@smh9902 11 ай бұрын

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

@juanacarm6141 Жыл бұрын

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

@MarcusSanatan 2 жыл бұрын

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

@csvega 2 жыл бұрын

Very

@yukli3795 2 жыл бұрын

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

@stormwatcheagle5448 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@yukli3795 maybe the guy is noob or just weird

@generalesdeath8157 2 жыл бұрын

Oh damn the defamation law, now it makes so much sense why Japanese KZfaqrs 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 жыл бұрын

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

@SunnyDSovereign 2 жыл бұрын

Yooooo another fellow esdeath fan!!!!

@jakekuznetsov8870 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Frandelicious1337 2 жыл бұрын

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

@juliagoetia 2 жыл бұрын

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

@amospersad8915 7 ай бұрын

That defamation one is wild... if you see someone commit a crime and talk about it, then 2 people are going to jail... damn that's harsh

@linit33 Жыл бұрын

Wait... so how do the news deport anything in Japan with that defamation law? This is the craziest thing I have ever heard.

@ohrats731 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@frostyflameff4003 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@johnsean1352 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@krissisk4163 2 жыл бұрын

The defamation thing is kinda the "too far the other direction" from America's defamation laws. In theory you can sue for defamation in America if someone is lying about you. In practice it's really hard to actually win that lawsuit. And if it's a politician lying about you then you might as well forget about it.

@honkhonk8009 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Liberty and human rights honestly mean different things in other countries tho. Europeans think that free speech doesn't apply to insults. If you insult someone, then the gov has no constitutional restriction from making that insult legal. Some British kid on the news was being racist, and got fucking imprisoned for it. While the kid deserved all that backlash, imprisonment over a fucking tweet makes you no better than Putin or China

@screwbigtechsanti-sciencem9438 2 жыл бұрын

@@honkhonk8009 The most "tolerant" and "inclusive" people in the world today want to cancel every single human being who disagrees with them in any way shape or form. We live in upside-down clown world. Criminals and pedophiles are telling us what is legal and moral.

@DjJokerr 2 жыл бұрын

Nick Sandmann won bunch of money from Liberal lying media, still more lawsuits are coming.

@BlackEgypt 2 жыл бұрын

Defamation is too far. But the age you consent isn't? Are you serious?

@leadpaintchips9461 2 жыл бұрын

TBF our system is pretty busted even if the 'proper' laws were in place because of how biased the system is. Going to court is costly for most people and requires a lot of commitment and dedication to follow through with it. It's cheaper in both time and resources for average people to not follow through, while wealthy organizations/individuals have a much easier time since they already have people who do this on the regular, and the price is a much smaller percentage of their wealth (while also being cheaper to just get someone you're already paying for, to do it).

@user-yv6lc5hs7o Жыл бұрын

I want this umbrella from 0:38

@taokumura 8 ай бұрын

In Japan, when the samurai ruled, those who reached the age of 12 to 15 were considered to be adults and were allowed to marry (called gembuku). After the introduction of Western culture, the age of adulthood was raised.

@visiwade Жыл бұрын

That defamation is awful! I know someone who was sued by a doctor for a poor online review after severe malpractice

@shandrakor4686 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

japanese society is so lost

@sboinkthelegday3892 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Please explain

@gemelwalters2942 2 жыл бұрын

@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 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Solitario9475 4 ай бұрын

Wait so how would you report someone else for doing a crime? Is it not defamation if you report it to the police?

@fatangrygeek5746 6 күн бұрын

Hello, I'm glad I found your channel! I subscribed too. I have a question if you don't mind hearing me out.. how much Japanese law do you know from the penal code? I'm working on a project for my channel that discusses what Penalty that Godzilla and Ultraman Villains would get for their crimes based on the Japan Penal Code. I'd love to discuss it if you have the time.

@jakalelanabumi8695 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@CD-vb9fi No corruption isnt the same everywhere

@CD-vb9fi 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@skelebore5165 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@hemelenou1935 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

At least someone here knows the truth.

@wich1 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ukcoupondeals 11 ай бұрын

Amazing Laws! Thank you for sharing.

@thevikingsock8527 Жыл бұрын

3rd hand smoke is an issue, too

@Pippis78 2 жыл бұрын

I think the defamation thing is similar in my country (Finland) too. You can't even post a picture of someone who committed a crime to catch them. And saying nasty TRUTHFUL things about an ex employer could get you in serious trouble.

@XxMadermanxX 2 жыл бұрын

there's a lot of countries with shitty laws

@southpole4776 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a totalitarian dictatorship

@OatmealTheCrazy 2 жыл бұрын

@@XxMadermanxX like, all of them

@honkhonk8009 2 жыл бұрын

In the US, If a politician passed such a law where you can't criticise corporations or government officials, people would call the a politician a commie fucker and prolly drive-by his family before invading the Capitol lmfao

@TheSimoc 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Finland is famous of many stupid laws as well as high amount of structural corruption, which does not get shown in the official, Soros Foundation funded corruption monitoring. However, while all you said was true, the defamation laws are not quite as bad as in the Japan, in Finland it is still mostly legal to make negative reviews of companies.

@lainiwakura1776 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@_.mxggxn._ 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Majority of the consumers r the Japanese oldies

@_.mxggxn._ 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@_.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

@mileenasilvers6480 4 ай бұрын

Id like to visit japan sometime, do you have any tips for me? Im already starting to learn japanese and should be done by the time i visit in a few years.

@Sarasdad91 9 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

It does not change yet.

@peterc4082 2 ай бұрын

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.

@user-fu6rf1vi5b 12 күн бұрын

Worse happened to me with my spouse and yes, no help