Kazuaki Shimazaki comments

Now, let's not get too far with this "bankrupt" stuff. Suppose you are the investigator and you come across a bit of exculpatory evidence. If it really was that convincing, you would have released the suspect yourself. So you sincerely don't think it makes a difference or should make a difference, and releasing the suspect might mean he'd try his crime elsewhere.

When the first thing people think of about "refugees" is a woman that wants asylum in Japan because she needs protection from her ex-boyfriend (not the State). An ex-boyfriend that lives in Japan ... one can understand why Japan's tolerance of refugees is marginal.

And it is interesting how quiet the human rights activists get when they are asked to actually bear some risk. They only scream for refugees rights when the entire risk is borne by the State.

Just asking what kind of a spy would keep 9,000 incriminating photograph on his phone or laptop? Whether it's an amateur or hardcore spy it makes very little sense.

If he's caught, just being in the wrong place can doom him. If he keeps the photos on himself however, he might be able to plausibly plead an intention for self-use.

Simple, just remove all these privileges and everyone should be happy. Why should anyone get a tax benefit just because they got married?

Because marriage is also a licence to produce Kids. The State needs Kids to turn into productive workers.

So yes, throw things at them, yell at them, bang a metal spoon on a pat to make noise and harass them. They will generally run away.

That's not very reassuring. Do you want to be that 1 in 10 where the bear chooses Fight over Flight?

Their behaviors can be changed. Steve Searles proved this in Mammoth Lakes California. Watch this video and learn ( like the Bears did )

Maybe but are you willing to bear the risk of their recidivism?

Just discretion. And really, people are defending the bears way too much. What bears do is better equivalated to a human entering the den the bear sleeps in. They need to learn to keep from the places where the flooring has been turned into a gray, because that's how humans mark their land, much more solidly than leaving a bit of scent and claiming it is yours.

I’m just wondering how their sister was able to post a message to social media but was unable to call the police herself? Seems a bit odd.

Many people in Japan, girls in particular, are very good with typing onto phones with their special (Godan?) format, and that method doesn't require her to emanate noise.

So country is 中国 and region is 台湾. Why would anyone have a problem with this?

I think it's more like it'd be "Country / Region", so Taiwanese won't have to enter "China" at all.

@isabelleToday 11:21 am JST

Considering that real, human Chinese would be very hesitant to answer those questions and be extremely careful if they did DeepSeek is accurately following human behavior.

Also, it's not like ChatGPT cannot be very evasive on certain topics.

https://strangelove.quora.com/A-Joke-About-France-ChatGPT-vs-DeepSeek

It’s wasn’t necessary for the ex-husband to give consent for the granting of Japanese passports to the woman and children.

Only if Japan doesn't mind being accused of being complicit to Child Abduction.

This is as silly as arguing it's not a legal issue to steal, because no "court order" has specifically stopped me from or condemned me for stealing.

Hungary allows a parent to take children out of the country for short visits without the permission of the other parent.

Do you think this looks like the children would be taken out of the country for short visits with intent to return? Intentional sophistry relying on the burden of proof may work for individual criminal defendants, but not for state officials.

This woman might have still been alive if the Japanese government would have not been so supportive of international child abduction

The Japanese in this case performed exactly as the West wanted - unless there is ironclad proof of domestic abuse, don't just let the woman "abduct" the children on their accusations.

As a result of the Western wishes, a Japanese woman died. You don't get to turn around when things go bad for you, West.

@Desert TortoiseToday 08:58 am JST

If the restriction is not specifically stipulated in a court order signed by a judge then there is no restriction.

That's actually wrong. If we accept the premise that such a pledge was made in exchange for receiving information, even verbally, then there is a contract involved - and Ito broke the terms. This is what the lawyer is pointing out.

The difference is that acquiring US Steel means Nippon Steel is in control and can make necessary reforms and modernizations. Just investing means pouring good money into a knowingly unprofitable business run by incompetent management.

@Aly RustomToday  07:53 am JST

"I filmed up her skirt as a way to relieve stress and frustration at work.”

I would recommend weight training and martial arts as a way to relieve stress and frustration at work.

I think it is an outgrowth for the human passion for hunting - snapping the camera at the perfect moment is analogical to pulling the trigger on a deer.

Doesn't make it legal, but that's the motivation.

I'd point out that it's likely the 3-yen charge isn't even the shop's idea, but the government's idea to dissuade people from using plastic bags in the name of Environmentalism (a Western idea).

"The Tokyo District Court found Tamotsu Shiiki, 58, guilty of nonconsensual sexual intercourse."

Which doesn't answer the question at all because the Law requires us to pretend minors (like a 12 year old) cannot give consent.

According to the Japan Times …

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Shiiki, who had never met the girl before the incident, paid her ¥10,000 for the act.

Well, let's be honest - the girl probably gave her consent. 10000 yen for 20 minutes work is a bargain coming out to 30,000 yen per hour, so you can't even deny it is an intelligent decision. The law just insists it does not count.

That, alongside with civil law country's emphasis on Repentance and Reconciliation ... it isn't surprising.

To be honest, this complaint is at least consistent with CEDAW's purposes. However, this is a last straw for an organization that has also promoted the robbing money from modern Japanese (comfort women issue) and censorship (of the Japanese animation industry). CEDAW is expected to be fair minded on these issues, and frankly it is not.

Ancora Holdings Group, with $10 billion in assets

President Joe Biden blocked the nearly $15 billion acquisition this month

In other words, Ancora is a nobody that can't substitute Japan Steel in this deal even if it uses all its assets.

@virusrexToday 07:43 am JST

Again making this baseless assumption, for all you know everybody used the service once after the reptiles died, or unethical companies letting half die as "transportation costs", etc.

Because if people lose reptiles, it's hard to imagine them not saying anything on say the Internet. Surely someone must be asking "I need to ship my reptile, can I just mail it" and people would be saying "No. I lost my reptile to the post. You'd have to use a service."

https://www.008008.jp/transport/pet/ to give one example.

I don't know whether to thank you or to note that it'd be much cheaper to get a human from Tokyo to Osaka

Letting them die of exposure just because it is convenient is not allowed.

Why are you assuming they died, rather than that being just an abstract possibility?

@virusrexToday 04:55 pm JST

Hire a service that transport living animals ethically by providing a controlled environment?

Yeah, but if Japan Post was willing to do it, and people have been entrusting their reptiles without losing them, there won't have been demand for specialized services in Japan. Do they even exist or are prevalent enough to be reasonably accessible?

Probably it took the threat of an article in the media "Japan Post routinely kills reptiles"

If anything, it's a sign that almost all these reptiles make it through just fine, and every time it is a convenience to the user. What are they supposed to do now?

Children learn a bit of everything - e.g., literature, writing, art, history, math, physics, sports, woodwork, cooking - so that they can find out what their aptitudes and interests are. Some kids love math. The world does need math and a lot of other skills too.

Fair point. On the other hand, at some point it's going to be clear that some kids just don't have it in them to take jobs that heavily rely on math (or another clearly weak area), but might have a compensating talent. If so, it'd be nice if he can have the flexibility to dump math and focus on what might make him a living.

Whatever it is, it's clear this time Europe has taken the side of a criminal.

Whatever the political theater behind the scenes (which only makes a hash of European claims to Rule of Law), the Danish excuse was really quite thin.

It's true that Danish (and for example German) penal codes specifically mandate consideration be given for time in custody. I'd also point out, however, given the potential severity of Watson's charges, any reduction on that basis can be compensated for by taking a slightly dimmer view on his Handlungsunwert and Erfolgsunwert.

Unless the plan, had Japan given a "satisfactory assurance", been to keep him in Europe on extradition appeals (Europe making excuses to not hand over criminals on "human rights" grounds) for years until they can plausibly release him on the grounds he has been in the system so long he has gone over a plausible sentence would have been.

Assuming coaches outside of school never physically or verbally abuse the kids in their charge.

It'd help. Right now the contest in case of any dispute is Student versus Teacher, and faculty will have a motive to defend the Teacher. In the new system, the Student can freely bring up any problems they have to the school, and it is Their Student versus Outsider Coach, so the school is likely to be the Student's Advocate.

@Asiaman7Today  06:46 am JST

Let be supplement that idea by quoting the section in Danish Penal Code:

§ 86 (1) Where the convicted person has been arrested, remanded in custody or hospitalized for mental examination, the length of the imposed imprisonment shall be reduced by a number of days proportionate to the length of time he was in custody or in hospital. Custody for less than 24 hours does not entail reduction. Where the convicted person has been isolated while in custody according to a decision by the court, a number of days are furthermore deducted corresponding to one day for every commenced period of 72 hours, during which the convicted person has been isolated. The sentence shall contain information concerning the duration of the custody, hospitalisation and isolation, which entail reduction. In exceptional cases, the court may decide that the whole penalty must be regarded as having been served, even though the sentence imposed is longer than the time that the convicted person was in custody or in hospital. Where an appeal fails or is withdrawn, such a decision shall be made by the resolution of the superior court. Where a fine is imposed, it shall be decided in the judgment that the whole fine, or a part thereof, shall be considered to have been paid.

@JayToday 09:24 am JST

The justices in this affair are mixed. The IWC is supposed to allow controlled whaling, but was politicized by antiwhalers. A 10 year moratorium (and the word moratorium means it should have been lifted at the end of ten years) was continuously extended regardless of the actual health of the whale population.

The "science whaling" thing is a bit of a quiet understanding that allowed life to continue and kept the Harmony. Japan would quietly be allowed to catch a limited number of whales under the scientific whaling aegis to feed the few people who still wanted whales, while Japan won't enter into an open break with an organization that's doing the reverse of what it is meant to do.

The ICJ's judgment is probably legally valid, but ignores the broader justices in the case as well as the politics. The confrontation that could be managed was put in the open and Japan left the IWC.

BTW, I don't care how few people really want whale. If even one person on the planet wants whale and can pay the cost (or just goes to get it himself), he should get to eat whale. The only justification otherwise is an actual, concrete necessity to avoid the extinction of the whale population.

sakurasukiDec. 11  07:03 am JST

Since he ended up burning up the building too, I doubt that would be acceptable even in Canada.