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Business claiming to help socially withdrawn sued over detention

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Before jump to any conclusions here, I certainly would love to hear the other side of the story. This claims made in this article, if true, are not just a civil case but a criminal one as well.

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I find it puzzling that this issue is being handled in the courts and not by police. There must be a lot more to this story that we are not being told here,

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Every young-adult dystopia writer ought to spend a few years in Japan. I'm always amazed by the business opportunities that crop up to meet Japan's social ills. You know, given that the folks actually running the country are awake at the switch. Maybe some ghoulish firms preying on society's detritus will do the trick. Reminds me of firms that allow you to rent "friends," or guests for your wedding. This place is so wacked.

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awake - asleep

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Agree with Yukari, but it SOUNDS like something an ex cop would do. "Former" police officer, not "retired" sounds like someone who lost their job - for a reason. The 7 hours of pressure to sign sounds like J cops.

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*Yubaru

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Sounds like the yakuza mixed up the kidnap and "assist" address' on their memo.

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Sounds like the yakuza mixed up the kidnap and "assist" address' on their memo.

No, it sounds like the mother knew what she was doing, trying to punish her daughter for slapping her in the face. There's no other explanation for her letting the punishment go on for a month despite watching as "people dispatched by the business broke into the daughter's apartment, where she was living by herself".

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If she is living by herself in her own apartment, who cares if she goes out or not. I think the mother needs to have her head examined.

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If she is living by herself in her own apartment, who cares if she goes out or not. I think the mother needs to have her head examined.

Exactly. Assuming she is not a minor, contract or not this sounds highly illegal. No parent can give an organization permission to kidnap their adult child and keep them against their will. It's just utterly disturbing that it happened in the first place. TIJ.

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What kind of business is this? I want to join this company, I like their style. It doesn't matter if I get monthly minimum wage.

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How is that legal to break into an apartment?

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@PhantomAgent Today 07:45 am JST

I find it puzzling that this issue is being handled in the courts and not by police. There must be a lot more to this story that we are not being told here,

Here is JapanTimes' contribution to this effect:

She did run away and went to the local police station for help several times, she said. But the officers at the station would only trust the words of the officials from the business, who told them that she had problems and that the parents had entrusted her to them, she said.

Obviously, Japanese cops are poorly trained in criminal law despite that being their raison d' etre. Civil contracts stop where they require criminal actions.

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