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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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
Wow, Paolo, that video blew my mind multiple times! And I'm Japanese! 😅
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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.😲
@@ufailedhaha I'd recommend you gather information from Japan Guide KZhead 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!
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.
Yeah the defamation law is bullshit tbh
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
That's why u do it from another country haha
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.
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.
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.
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?😉
Age on consent 👴
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.
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.
@@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
You forgot to mention that a divorced parent can literally kidnap its own child from the other parent.
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.
公益性があるなら、名誉毀損罪は適用されない
Not really if they brake the law charges can be brought and a reporter can report for the reason they leave office
@@user-ss4bw1em1wsame to most Asian countries
you can't harm what does not exist...
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...
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.
@@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?
@@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.
Just goes to show that u need to no your partner well
@@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.
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.
I agree
There are adults that play with the concept of consent tho providing littler to no protections for false allegations
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.
Fwiw, Japanese feminists and activists have been trying to fight against such laws and rulings for a while now
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.
Very important thing is that the age of consent is now 16 in Japan since June 16 2023.
Age of consent in the United States 🇺🇸 is 18 yrs. of age.
Baby steps lmao
@@mham1330actually its 16yrs old in the majority of states
Japan will still have a high number of paedophiles though. Explains why they love making hentai about schoolgirls.
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
Thank you... Yes, this was direct, informative and a nice way to absorb a sliver of perspective regarding culture elsewhere
The Defamation law seems to leave a lot of space for not making evil people accountable for the immoral actions …
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.
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.
Japan has one of the lowest crime rate. The west has laws for everything but yet the highest crime rate
@@abcminime it aint crime if its legal . Right ?
@@saintsone7877 Wow so you're comparing defamation laws in Japan to homosexuality in Western civilization?
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.
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.
exactly and you can literally get rewarded for the crime you commited, like in this rape example in video… disgusting
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
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
@@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.
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
you cant dishonor someone with no honor...
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
They like it that way.
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
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.
So disturbing. As is the rape case cited in the video in which the rapist was rewarded.
Let me guess, Ubisoft? Oh wait, wrong continent.
Isn't that just the catholic church 😂
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...
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.
It needs to be changed but no obliterated.
Not probably.
It's safer than your country, so feel free to come and visit.
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.
Definitely safer than most countries. But a LOT of japan is super fucked up and corrupt. Especially in politics
Fascinating! I just can't figure out how often new videos appear?
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.
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?
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.
So in fact you could make a pretty good living as a professional rapist....
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.
@@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.
@@gjk540 the honor didnt mattered, it is still defamation.
That defamation law is ridiculous! How do you ever know if you're dealing with a reputable company or not?
Assume that none of them are.
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.
That law is one of the big reasons why "black company" is still an active term among workers.
Yea cool. But what is the age of consent?
@@BlackEgypt What about it? Most people reach puberty by age 11.
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!
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.
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.
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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.
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
Certainly explains why it is the rape capital of the world.
@@Number6_ Except rape occurs in literally EVERY country. Some big media company putting "rape capital" is incredibly biased.
@@Number6_ I didn't know Thailand was in Mississippi
damn.. not very democratic for a democracy
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.
So ,no Freedom of Speech?
@@ninawayyy depends on how you view it
@@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.
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
@@BringDHouseDown dumbass logic
Thank you for this video!
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
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.
Imagine a person's honor being more important than the truth even though, the truth proves they have no honor.
What about the age you consent?
This is why Putin hates it
@@kamuimorita-albright8570 I mean there is freedom of speech but that's probably never gonna be allowed in Japan
FACTS
@@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.
I appreciate your videos and thank you for a look into the Japanese culture.
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.
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.
@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"
@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"
@Akira man i ain't even gonna try to make sense of this.
@Akira well as a member of the public I would like to know if I am dealing with a rapist or not.
@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.
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.
Defamation works like that in many countries and only if the information is newsworthy you're protected to some extent.
@@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.
@@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.
@@subhasreepanda3916hey I'm Indian too and also studying law! This is very surprising indeed. I honestly find it pretty weird
In feudal countries the laws were historically designed to protect property and not the individual . To protect the rich obviously .
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.
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.
Dude, its disgusting.@@hanzohattori9576
New information to me ..thank you
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.
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?😉
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.
Yup..true
@@Currywurst-zo8oo 100% agree!!!
@@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
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.
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.
Gotta protect those Chaebol
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?
@@hiabc5628 daaaamn
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.
Dude! where did you get that hoodie from? it is amazing! x
I COMPLETELY agree!! NO one should be able to tell another culture what they can, and can not eat. I'm an American, however, if your culture is ok with eating horse, cat, dog, dolphin, whale, porpoise, etc, you should be allowed to eat it in peace.
Well no since whales are going to extinct and without whales the world will die just like when bees goes instinct or sharks So NO a culture CANT just eat something cause THEY want it if it ends bad Specially if its mean the world will die in the end like wtf are you talkin about??? Its a different to eat an rabbit or horse or dog or crocodile Or animals like whales or sharks or crabs that are in danger of extinction alrady
They can only hunt those dolphins and whales who have Japanese passports. Otherwise it should be not allowed and it should be considered an act of aggression against other countries property.
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.
You need to fix your brain,having an affair is not a crime and an accusation doesnot equate to guilt
Homogeneity is the reason Japan is still a great Nation
it is
It's the Japanese way. Let them have their ways.
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.
Bruh
He needs to countersue that the fake documents insulted him and his intelligence.
@@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.
Damn this is shocking
Which country?
The best one of these videos by far
That bokksu thing seems pretty damn cool tbh, first time I see a sponsor who suits a channel that well
Timestamp: 1:00 Age of Consent 1:37 Marrying Cousins 2:36 Defamation 6:01 Food 7:11 Cigarettes
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.
Thanks for the time stamps. This guy likes to run his mouth with nonsense before getting to the point.
@@benjamin9120 Either you have great typing skills, or you really have a lot of time on your hands! Either way, great job!
@@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.
@@benjamin9120 I respect that
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.
Bs
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.
Smoking was banned in bars in CA somewhere around '92-93' BTW
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…
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...
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.
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😮💨
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.
Well, he deserved it. Everyone knows you don't use you real info on Google Reviews or any review site
@@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
@@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.
@@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".
@@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 🙂
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
thanks alot
@@kunalnaroliya6358 *a lot
@@mark-ish thnx
@@davel9514 you're most welcome my friend.
When he says "illegal in other parts of the world" he means 'Murica
Loving the Hoody design ❤
The defamation law certainly allows for criminals to exert their influence, but it also allows for spouses to sue if their partner decides to spread all their dirty laundry for no reason other than petty revenge.
I wonder if I could sue you for defamation, I mean it made me look really bad as a senator when you sucked all the souls of my citizens and destroyed my planet
Seems legit
No, it silences partners and keeps them blamed. "My partner cheated on me."--Spouse: "How dare you, I'll take you to court for telling the truth to your friends!" that isn't petty revenge, it's natural people want to know why couples split up--adding to the fact it's normal for people to blame a spouse, assuming they did something wrong to drive their partner away; by not allowing a partner to say the truth "Actually they diddled our kid" or something, that only stigmatizes the left behind spouse, even when they were the one who's been wronged. This also has huge implications for people who had violent spouses, they probably can't share things like "They hit me" so the law protects an abuser there too even though it's pretty common in Japan for both sexes to be victims of domestic violence... Just say you're a serial cheater/worse and you don't want your exes telling on you dude. We see you. lol your "good reputation" ain't being harmed none.
Can anyone add any insight on how the defamation law affects journalism in Japan?
Ohh that’s true like how do they get stories for the news and stuff🤔🤔🤔
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.
Sorry but this channel don't dig that deep. Maybe someone will reply your comment later.
@@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.
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.
Can’t imagine how many people experience injustices in Japan because of those laws 😩
i kinda can
These may be laws, but I'm sure it's a case by case situation with a lot of these situations.
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)
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.
@@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.
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.
It does not change yet.
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.
Very interesting. Thank you.
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.
Thief is no an adjective.
@@thelastdankbender4353he meant that it is an adjective in portuguese
I like this actually. By not identifying people by their crime, you give them an opportunity to change
@@amaedron_ it isnt.
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.
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...
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.
Well, guess Japan is 1 point less than North Korea in terms of bizzare laws.
@@acidbabe573 Have you seen Europe? We have some of the most ridiculous laws but I guess they're more ridiculous than bizarre.
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 🤣
The defamation most likely benefit the rich and corporation
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.
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
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.
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?
@@denniszenanywhere you're right it didn't pop in my mind, that its better to go to court than to defame the abuser.
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)?
@@_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
Absurd? One of the examples was 800 dollars. I think it really just depends.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
its a thing in whole EU , cant remember someone else than politics actually using it
@@SINC0MENTARI0Sit’s not when no one speaks about it. That’s the problem
This was soooo interesting! And yes - shocking.
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.
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
Its a legal distinction, the sentence is still the same.
@@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
@@frostyflameff4003 Do you know this for sure, or are you theorising from afar?
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
@@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.
Defamation laws are prevalent in Korea as well, but most of the people do not take it seriously, especially on the internet
Utterly disgusting laws, used mostly to protect illegal/cruel/dishonarable behaviour. Why they exist in so many asian countries is just mindboggling.
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.
@@amberwhittemore8733 I never liked idol culture, but until I read this I always thought it was mostly the fans fault
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.
I remember seeing smoking sections in a McDonalds in Osaka. That took me back to the 80s.
The definition of quasi-rape is literally just rape. Is that treated less harshly than the kind of rape that falls outside that definition?
look up the Shiori Ito story
its like date rape. Which is less violent than full on, rape when you're resisting.
@@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.
@@kellyb6198 interesting
@@kellyb6198 my other comment got deleted from KZhead probably because I was saying the word and so KZhead 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
Defamation law is the one I'm most concerned about. Like, you get sued for exposing a freaking crime.
@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.
@Bộ trưởng Bộ Ăn chơi despite that it is still a backwards law.
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.
@@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.
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.
Good video for guiding.
That was fun ! thanx
A law that specifically protects an individual's "image" over the safety, autonomy, and rights of another citizen ? Disgusting. If you commit a crime, you suffer ALL consequences. Monetary, punitive, and civil.
It protects anyone, up to a degree. It mainly ensures that (public) accusations aren't made lightly. In this time defamation is actually very common in western countries, and results in often severe punishment without trial. So, no, I don't think it's a strange law, especially when guilt hasn't been decided yet legally. But even besides that, additional punishment shouldn't be up to the public.
100% agree with you Kelli with the operative clause being "If you commit a crime". What happens however, if you were innocent and your name is plastered all over the media? EVERYONE has the same rights. Until found guilty of an offense an alleged perpetrator has the right NOT to have their name besmirched by an alleged victim or the media. once found guilty then by all means mete out the public shame etc as that is justice. But to have his/her name besmirched because of an "alleged crime" is wrong. I speak with some knowledge here as had a family member accused of being a party to gang rape(heinous offense), name published etc before the trial and during the trial was clear the family member was falsely accused by the alleged victim as he had documentary proof he was 1500 miles away at the time of the alleged offense against him. Was impossible for him to have been at the scene as video evidence showed he was interstate at the time yet the alleged victim positively identified him by name and in a police line-up. And although totally innocent for years the family was branded a rapist family. Yet, many in the public still saw that family member as guilty and treated him and the family as having a rapist in our family. As much as it is a vile law in Japan it protects the innocent from falsely being shamed.
@@remcosommeling1059 Correct Remco, the media is NOT the court yet today it often adopts the role of Judge and Jury. It shows we are indeed a sick society as we allow the media to publicise allegations as fact and to pass judgement before a trial. We today are no better than those who used to hang people who were accused of crimes and did not allow them a trial at all.
It's not just about crime
@@saintsone7877 yes but what about all the guilty people that are getting away because of this law ? The law itself should say that faulty accusations are a crime and can of course be sued and the person getting FALSELY accused should be compensated. But I bet there are so many criminals getting away with such laws
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.
I doubt it lol, probably if the child consents and the person in question is their parent.
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.
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.
Why would parents taking their children be called kidnapping?
@@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.
Tnx for the info..
The concept of an “age of consent” technically doesn’t exist in 🇩🇪 German law. What does exist are so called “Schutzalter” (lit. translated “age of protection”): Schutzalter 14: Any sexual activity with someone younger than 14 is classified as “sexual abuse of children”. Anyone 14 or older can be charged with it and the attempt can be punishable. Schutzalter 16: On top of the protections from Schutzalter 18 (see below), anyone who is 21 years or older can be prosecuted, if they took advantage of a “lack of ability for sexual self-determination” of a person younger than 16 but older than 14. Attempts are punishable. Neither their age nor being sexually inexperienced automatically proves that lack of ability - it must be deliberated for each individual case. While this is usually only prosecuted when requested by the minor or their parents, the DA has discretion to prosecute without request in cases of public interest. Schutzalter 18: Sexual activity with someone younger than 18 years is punishable if the adult is a person of authority for the minor for reasons of upbringing, education, care, or due to an employment contract. It is also illegal, if a situation of predicament or plight was exploited, even if the offender is younger than the victim (but 14 or older). Prostitution, i.e. trading sexual activities for a payment, is also illegal if the other party is an adult (18+). The age of consent in Israel 🇮🇱 is 16 years old. I thought it was 12-13 but it is actually 16 in Israel.
When did Germany ban child porn? I think some left wing parties in the 70s and 80s wanted to keep it legal but I think officially by the 80s all child porn was banned in Europe. In Japan they banned child porn in the 2000s, can't remember when but around 2006 or 2008. They still have soft core child porn called "junior idol" .
@@peterc4082 Don't remember, but I hope they all banned it.
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
For real in 🇺🇲 but🇯🇵 thinks different.
It shows how screwed up the legal system is.
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.
@@petouser Probably to prevent mob mentality and witch hunt. Reading online comments, I feel it is justified to a degree
@@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.
I'm born and raised in Italy, still living here: 1) In Italy "unlimited" age of consent is 14. It's raised to 16 if the partner is a person of "influence" for the minor, like: a tutor, a teacher, a parent (even adoptive), a grandparent, a sister or brother etc. If they have sexual activity abusing of their position "of influence" then it's a felony (this, obviously, doesn't erase but it's added to the felony of incest. Simply the age above or under 16yo makes differences in the severity of the guilt). Otherwise the age of consent is 13 ONLY provided that the older partner is a minor too and not older than 4 years (long story short, since in Italy the age of majority is 18yo, a 13yo can have consensual sexual activity with a partner not older than 17 yo) 2) it's legal to marry your first cousin because there is a loophole: the law doesn't allow it but it doesn't forbid it either, so "if it doesn't say no, it's a yes". I had a class mate at the elementary school that was the daugther of first cousins and she had also an older brother (and they were both so BEAUTIFUL T_T). 3) Defamation: similar to Japan, you can be suited for defamation even if what you say it's true. This is because the concept of "defamation" involve the will of the slanderer to harm the victim saying "bad things" to "2 or more people" through "speech, written or other type of media", so it doesn't matter if what you say it's true or not, because you're doing it specifically to harm the person/group/business, etc. Not just for the sake of stating something true or happened. Otherwise you can tell the truth but in a non-offensive way and it's considered a "right of criticism" and/or "right of report/chronicle/news". Fun fact: to be able to suit someone to defamation, the slanderer must have "talked bad" about their victim WITHOUT their presence. So you must "talking to their back". If you insult someone in person, it's a different felony. To follow the video examples, here they wouldn't have been labelled as defamation, as far as I understand the law, because it's a "right of chronicle". Many news in Italy have also names and surnames (unless they're minors), cities, photographies of the houses, etc. Especially when there is a crime involved. 4) We don't eat whale but for example is some region is very common to eat horse meat! Especially in Veneto, Lombardy and Sicily. In other regions, like mine, it's possible to find "equine butcheries" even in small villages, but usually horse meat is considered for people with health issues, especially anemia due to its iron level. 5) Here cigarettes are a "Monopoly of the State" together with alcohol, other product with tobacco (like cigars) or used with e-cigs (aka the liquids needed to vape), tax stamps and gambling. Pretty much all the major "vices/bad habits", so the State earn a lot of money from them and for this -obvioiusly- they won't be completely forbid or not-promoted. Cigarettes can be bought in public distributors with an ID card (but since recently. Until 20 years ago or less you could buy tobacco products and alcohol even if you were a minor). Here you can smoke in public where you want (even if more and more people are annoyed by it). In indoors spaces instead you must find a "smoker room", even on some public transport like trains. It's also legal to drink alcohol in public. You can also find shows and local fairs that sells glasses of wine, bier, or find people drinking their bier while walking down the street or near some pub, bar or similar :D
I'll add a point. If I remember well they should have introduced some non-smoking areas in Milan (I'm talking about parks, bus stops etc.), but no one really cares about those (It's hard to immediately change habits)
Laws mean nothing in Italy. People do what they want.
In Hungary the general age of consent is 14 and the lowered age of consent is 12 between minors.
@@busterbiloxi3833 that applies only in the south And of course politicians, but that's a story for another time
Note for the smoking part: there are indoors spaces where it's forbidden, and if you smoke there and there's someone 12yo or younger, you can be fined in the range of 500-5000€, per offense. And about meat, in some places you can eat bear meat too. Speaking of endangered animals being eaten.
My dad’s first marriage was to his first cousin 😂 so that law didn’t phase me in the slightest
Cool staff, keep going❤
Won't lie, the transition from "quasi-rape" to bokksu was a bit weird
Very
Yeah the upbeat music and happy tone was also not wel fitting at all..
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.
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.
@@yukli3795 maybe the guy is noob or just weird
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.
Yeah it's the same in greenland the age of consent is 14, but only if you both are similarly aged
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.
At least someone here knows the truth.
Also the national age of consent is 13, but there are many regional laws that bring that age up and/or stipulate additional conditions
That's good to know, because my gawd, I was legit struck nauseous for weeks by that
I live in the Ozarks. People still smoke in the bars and taverns here. I love it.
I think the worst is the defamation one. It’s disgusting that someone can rape you and then when you call them out they can sue you. In a way that’s legalising rape.
Nobody cares
No, that's not the case. I hope you read/listen to what he said again. He said the "3rd party" that is unrelated to the case can't sue the rapist but YOU, the one that got raped can sue the rapist because YOU are a victim (a 1st/2nd party) not an outsider (3rd party).
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.
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
@@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.
Nick Sandmann won bunch of money from Liberal lying media, still more lawsuits are coming.
Defamation is too far. But the age you consent isn't? Are you serious?
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).
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.
Legal because its a public interest
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@@MonkeyJedi99 hyundai KIA
@@MonkeyJedi99 I’m the owner of a BMW Civic M Sport
I don't have an answer for you, but if it were me, I wouldn't try to sue a company.
So interesting Thank you
Hi Paolo!😃 I like your Videos!
1:05 ....suddenly so much anime makes sense for me. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
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.
there's a lot of countries with shitty laws
Sounds like a totalitarian dictatorship
@@XxMadermanxX like, all of them
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
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.
性的同意年齢は元々、先日16歳に引き上げられて、ほとんどのヨーロッパの国より年齢が高くなった
This is good information
Defamation laws sound like they could very easily be used as a form of surpressing free speech
Very much so.
not could be, is
defamation law is a law that should put in every countries judicial system except you are country without a judicial system because allegations should discussed in the court othewise just don't a judicial system at all
now a days the media companies are the once who are suppressing free speech
Free speech doesn't exist anymore. If you say something political incorrect, probably your comment will be sh4d0vvbanning.
A friend lived in Japan for two years, his partner was a social worker. She warned him to be very careful, the courts were very much biased in favour of the prosecution, especially with foreigners. He loved the place but found it difficult to live there, the final straw was a visit to the local hospital A&E. He was a chef & sliced his hand open to the bone, goes to the hospital & was told to wait. At 6 pm, an orderly comes out, slides down the shutter & closes up A&E. Tells them to go to nearest city hospital, a three hour drive.
Wow, how sad :( It's unfortunate that Japan seems to still be so closed to outsiders, in many ways.
That's crazy. I hope your friend is doing ok. I can't even imagine going through that.
So what's the rest of the story? Did he make it to the hospital ok, were they able to save his hand? Did he get better treatment at the state hospital?
@@jamesm28 If Bad Snaxx cuts off the story there, then we have to assume his boy did make It.
@@Zen-sx5io He said the "final straw was when" and then this event happened. So he's telling it from his friend's perspective. Unless he's able to commune with the dead, the guy lived. At least between the time he was rejected and told to go to another hospital lol.
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?
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?
@@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.
I want this umbrella from 0:38
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.
Finally I see someone else addressing this issue. I've already thought I'm the only one.
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.
Majority of the consumers r the Japanese oldies
@@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.
@@_.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
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.
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 .....
feels like the "defamation law" was specifically designed to protect criminals
Korea has the same exact law. I can only see it as protecting the rich and powerful
@@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...
@@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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
@@CD-vb9fi No corruption isnt the same everywhere
@@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.
@@CD-vb9fi do you want to tell me norwegians danish or germans suffer as much from corruption as people in sudan, mexico or syria?
@@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.
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.
japanese society is so lost
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.
Please explain
@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
@@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.
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.