Illogical comments

If this was suicide and I'm assuming it was can anyone explain to me why so many people decide to do it on a motorway or a train line where they know they will cause a major inconvenience to so many other people

The circumstantial evidence is pretty strong, I wonder how long it will take him to confess.

I appreciate and respect all the comments above and definitely don't sympathize with the offender. But I do know long term unemployment and living off the family being dependant upon them for support is an extremely difficult situation to escape from for many, many people. My son was in a similar situation and trying to get him out of it without overly criticizing him and forcing him into more depression was a precarious situation. Long term unemployment is a mental and attitude illness I feel and criticizing the person worsens the situation which can develop to the state which happened here. I got my son out of this spiral just by constantly letting him know he is good and valued always and thus making him believe in himself again, but it did take quite some time.

I'm with Harry on this one and going to wait for the facts to come out before assuming who is right or wrong.

I feel this article is quite believable as it is only comparing mega cities with each other of which there is only 31. Most of these mega cities would be in third world countries and therefore culturally it is not such a high beam to be in the top of the list. Of course there would be many better places for women and health around the globe than the winners here but as they are not mega cities they are not included in the comparison.

She certainly has some issues and a few demons appearing from her. Maybe she just needs a bit if a break to sort herself out and regain a proper perspective on life..... maybe that is.

@Stranger land. If it was about the weather then Sydney would also beat Tokyo, New York and London ;-)

Hi everyone, I'm from Australia and find the rankings and commentary very interesting. For Sydney to be in the top ten would also cause an outcry here from people in Melbourne who constantly brag that their city often gets rated the most livable city in the world. So the argument here in Aus is not about Tokyo's rating but how did Sydney beat Melbourne?

She killed him because "she was afraid if him committing her to an institution"? Well she has done the work for him in the worst possible way.

I don't know what's worse being executed quickly or waiting on death row for the rest of your life. Whatever it is she deserves it.

Pure evil is all I can think of.

This kid is a serious bully and needs to be taken down a few pegs as an example. I have read several other articles here about the bullying culture in Japan schools and by the reports of the other students laughing and cheering as a means of encouragement then that culture does not look like it will go away any time soon.

No problems with polar bears down there, only a few pesky penguins. Of course this could also possibly be some type of clandestine whale reconnaissance.

A story without a definitive conclusion, I don't think that will work well with western viewers and certainly not me.

@goodlucktoyou

I agree with Sangetsu. The proposed tax may deter tourism to some extent and be perceived as gouging .

@ zichi and goodlucktoyou.

That's a really alarming statistic about STDs for children in Japan! I can't imagine how this could happen in a 1st world country with school children. Makes me wonder what the STD rates are for the other demographics across the rest of the country.

Incredible and concerning.

I cannot understand for the life of me why people (mostly minors or young adults) commit wanton vandalism. I just don't get it and I see a lot of it here in Australia. Can anyone please explain to me why people do this?

Wasn't there an article here before about a New Zealand person dying in a Japan mental health hospital because they were strapped to the bed for a few days? That does imply to me there is something very wrong with these Health Centres.

Also I believe the stigma of going to a mental health clinic is definitely disappearing in western cultures. Recently in Australia a great sportsman checked himself in due to depression which was applauded by the public in general for him having the courage to come forward and do it. Depression is common amongst all of us but can sometimes spiral out of control like so many other conditions if left unchecked.

This is so petty and these people should find a real job.

I'm siding with MJ here as it is totally plausible and probably the fact of the matter. Three guys before reporting the activity, and I bet the first of those three guys was not her first. Lastly not all young girls are angels but often can appear to be.

Yes two sides to every story and no harm speculating what those sides may be. I have already formed an opinion of what likely happened on the scenario given, but will keep it to myself to avoid conflict with my fellow readers here.

I hope this gives some sort of closure and a sense of retribution to the family of the deceased even if it is years after the event. Yes I realise it is only a charge and no guilty finding yet and the alleged is already on death row but it is worth it.

Did I miss something here? There is no mention of a father and the young mother was living at her mother's house. Maybe a bit more to this story than meets the eye.

Some of these death row or life in prison criminals have done a lot more evil than what they were ever prosecuted and sentenced for and will never confess to. So many unsolved murders and or missing persons are probably their victims. For example, Ivan Milat was convicted for the murder of several hitch hikers. But it is believed he probably killed many more that have never be found in the various locations he worked.

If he's a minor can't the police also charge him for being in a licensed premises, or am I missing something here?

It appears she has already promoted two defence strategies... the mentally incompetent and the beaten wife/girlfriend scenario, the latter of which has proved very effective in many domestic murder cases.

The police arrested him on suspicion.... Did I miss something but why did the police suspect him? Just because he was an ex employee?

This can only happen in Japan I guess...

If he gets charged and convicted regardless of the punishment he will have a record. Then if he gets caught again I don't think the punishment would be lenient at all.