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The dark side of Japan...

Everything is possible in a "Hello Kitty country"!

Japanese woman just target marriage to safe their income.

This picture remind me North Korea people...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan philosopher from the 18th-century, already outlined in his "Theory of Natural Human" that "uncorrupted morals" prevail in the "state of nature" and that it is the society that corrupts men. Theory which was widely criticised later on by Voltaire et Al. Kanokogi is 3 centuries back, but it is good they start to go thorungh some kind of cultural revolution...

@Elbuda Mexicano - the car is made in Italy, but the service is run in China, with China way of doing business, which is still higher standard then Mexico.

Poor country... worst then ever, no sign of diappointment by the japanese people... It is like if Germany enshrined Hitler in a church and all the goverment goes alltogether to offer prayers every year...

Suicide in Japan is a cultural problem. Behind a lack of undestanding of "freedom" and human dignity.

"...we can only apologize to students and their families. We are currently deciding on disciplinary measures for the teacher involved" disciplinary measures?! Why Public Prosecutor kensatsu-kan (検察官) do not react?

Backward thinking as a matter of facts. And a culture which is the most conformists then anywhere else.

14.8% only?! from my experience it is much much more :-DDD They like to have a lover and they also give some money to him!!!

hardly wifes take the initiative to make such a thing for their husband...

when I use the palm of my hand like a calculator (Male 35).

I believe all western people working and leaving in Japan should simpatize with this issue and call for a day of stricke organizing a demonstration in Tokyo.

Japan is still a Developing Country when it comes to Human rights. I wonder why Civilised Countries do no take commercial measures.

It’s expensive being a woman, but the bill is payed by us... :-DDD

Well Makoto, if you look at the Clinton's you see how a wife can influence also the political agenda! In fact she candidate herself at the latest elections, with the husband supporting her. That was more then "supporting her husband", but sharing some ideals. And there is nothing wrong in sharing something more then house and family.

Most ladies play like that, until they get the social security form us with the marriage. Then eventually they turn back more natural. ...and they grab our iPhone...

It appears that the baby hatch is available in Japan at Kumamoto since 2006. It appears first in Italy in 787, called "ruota degli esposti". Sad, but useful to save lifes.

good luck guys!

Dear Ryo, dear JapanToday, thank you for bringing to public attention this issue and updating us on the proceedings. Thank you thank you again.

Justice is done!

Ten years ago Apple was close to default. Steve ended up selling memory sticks branded as iPod. Apple was saved by Bill Gates to avoid the default by Apple and avoid the Antitrust filing for Microsoft - as we saw for IBM. On top Apple benefit from Govt / Defense investments in the Silicon Valley for quite some time.

A crack in Shintoism (but also Buddhism), which encourage suicide to avoid dishonor or escape difficult situation in life.

In Japan there is not a concept of third parent i.e. the Government acting as parent taking care of a child when the natural parents are not in a position to grown the child or are abusing the child. This legal concept, widely common in all civil countries in Europe and US, must be adopted by Japan which shall start thinking more about Children rights.

We can say many things about Japan. But sometimes a factual truth - a “safe haven” for child abduction - describes a country behavior and society better then any other analysis. And the role of the Press is crucial in reminding the public opinion on the issues. So many thanks to JapanToday for bringing the attention to this very delicate and important topic.

They are doing good technically and tactically. Good luck for the final! W Japan! Yeah!!!

Takahiro, in some countries the police close cases as suicide, when they are eventually something different: political activists, journalists, unknown murders too difficult to investigates. In Japan people truly suicide.

What Japanese culture miss is Love for Life, Love for their Family, Love for the surrounding nature as a priority above work and society.

The second at this station in two days, but 200 across Japan. A cultural flaw. The Society that induce to a suicide. The Society represented by its Government should pay back the families of this silent victims.