KefkaPalazzo comments

unfortunately that us most likely what happened blue witch. i don't want to sound rude or mean, but the Japanese police, especially from what i have seen in the past. are almost completely useless when it comes to situations like this or something similar

i completely agree, women should have every single right men have, no more no less

men don't get any leniency so why should women?

its pathetic hard desperate people of today are for a bit of money.

i feel so bad for Akira ( I'm assuming this was his name) he probably didn't even see it coming.

i just hope he died painlessly

i feel so bad for that poor girl. i hope her father and that so called "monk" rot in their cells for the rest of their natural lives.

Japan is an extremely safe country in terms of violent crime. It has a very low murder rate, and the majority of murders are domestic violence situations. Unfortunately, random killings by mentally unstable people happen everywhere, and Japan, a country of over 100 million people, will have them too.

and yet this is the 2nd day in a row with a brutal stabbing from someone who is allegedly mentally unstable

if they were so mentally unstable that they are unresponsible for their own actions, then how the heck are they getting their hands on these knives?

unfortunately Anthony, some people are just like that. they throw their life away for nothing

cool! =D

i might give the Lindy Hop a try

has anyone considered that the suspect could be LYING? its not hard to fake insanity

if thats the case, then i'll absolute get rid of it immediately. well.... immediately meaning the next time i visit my friends in Japan

ill do a little research and get something totally legal.

i think i might as well go ahead and get a different self defence weapon and trash the taser

its not like i have ever had to use it, and i'd rather not get arrested

i've read about self defence with canes and umbrellas and stuff

the international taser law states that only citizens of Japan are not allowed to carry a taser in japan

and since i am not a citizen i believe i am allowed to carry one.

If someone can show me proof of non citizens also not allowed to carry it, i'll gladly swap out a taser for a different self defense weapon i can carry

@TokyoGas

EXACTLY! which is why i bring a Taser with me where i go in Japan. I've never had to use it, but you know.... i read stuff like this and it just makes me paranoid

And people wonder why i don't want to stay in Japan permanately

i like visiting Japan, i like visiting my friends who live in japan, but its people like Hiroshige that deter me from ever wanting to Live there as a permanent resident

@frungy i completely agree with you. while i agree that the son needs some major discipline, this was NOT the way to go about it. She could have easily killed him, and then she would have had to live with that guilt for the rest of her life