Things Okay in Japan but Illegal Around the World

Shocking Laws okay in Japan, but illegal around the world. So I’ve made videos before on things you can’t do in Japan because of laws or unknown laws that could get you arrested, but in this video I wanted to switch things up a little and share with you some things that are legal in Japan but may be illegal in other parts of the world. Many think that Japan is a very strict country, but when you hear some of these Japanese laws you may be scratching your head. And to be clear from the start, I don’t recommend doing any of these things. I’m not providing legal advice and this is for entertainment only.

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0:00 - Intro

1:00 - 1. Age Of Consent

1:38 - 2. Marrying Cousins

2:35 - 3. Defamation

5:10 - 4. Food

7:10 - 5. Cigarettes

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[sassan]

The defamation law is for me, a Japanese person, what I can't stand with really. Why should a victim suffer whilst the perpetrator has done a sin.

[MKleyr]

I found shocking when I learned that if one parent in Japan just disappears with the child/children, this is not considered kidnapping and the other parent has no rights regarding police aid in finding the withheld child or claiming joint custody. There was a father protesting against this during the olympic games to raise awareness as he was looking for his kidnapped daughter...

[tinderbox]

Thanks for not bleeping or converting to codewords the adult-oriented words in this video. I really appreciate it because I feel like YT pressure has been changing the English language to become less concise. In fact you get my subscription for it.

[sabrekai]

The one on defamation blows my mind, I imagine their politicians just love it. Politicians around the world would be giggling like maniacs it it were that way here.

[hermannlagrange]

I'm sorry to say this, but regarding the defamation law: That's how companies like Konami is allowed to get away with some of the worst, trashiest behavior. Because no one is willing to call them out on it. It breeds an extremely toxic corporate environment, where the truth is never allowed to be revealed, in fear of defamation.

[_imhere]

I remember someone told me that her boss sexually harassed her but instead of the boss getting fired, she was transferred to another branch. And that boss still kept doing it until one new employee pursued it and instead of firing the boss, he was just transferred to a different department. Really messed up

[Solitario]

Very important thing is that the age of consent is now 16 in Japan since June 16 2023.

[dripp]

I am Japanese. The age of sexual consent in Japan is 16 years old, and if the partner is over 21 years old, it is a violation of the law regardless of gender. However in Japan, there have long been ordinances that refer to ``violation of the Youth Protection and Development Ordinance'' or ``Violation of the Child Welfare Act.'' In other words, if a person over the age of 18 engages in a sexual act with a child under the age of 18, it is a violation of the ordinance in almost all prefectures and there is a high possibility that the person will be arrested and prosecuted. (However, there are some cases where it is not illegal if the relationship is predicated on marriage or if both parents approve of the relationship.)
By the way, it has been illegal for boys and girls over the age of 13 to have sex with people over the age of 18. This is because it is illegal for legal porn videos to not feature boys and girls under the age of 18.
Child pornography is severely punished.
(Sorry if the English is wrong as I am using a translation)

[marthacichon]

The Defamation law seems to leave a lot of space for not making evil people accountable for the immoral actions …

[darrellbryant]

Imagine a person's honor being more important than the truth even though, the truth proves they have no honor.

[andrewduncan]

Truth as a defence to defamation is fairly new in Australia. I recall an architect in Canberra who sued because the newspaper said his building leaked. He won the case and when I went to work in that building ten years later there were still buckets collected the leaking water coming through the roof.

[manonxg]

You forgot to mention that a divorced parent can literally kidnap its own child from the other parent.

[dougcrawford]

I'm an American living in Thailand. The defamation laws here are very similar to those you described. You can even be sued if, for example, you write a critical review of a hotel or restaurant that is posted online. The business can claim that the writer of the criticism has damaged their reputation. It's a very effective way of shutting-down any sort of criticism of pretty much anyone.

[DevotedDisciple-x]

That defamation law is ridiculous! How do you ever know if you're dealing with a reputable company or not?

[StevenLillford-Wildman-myjt]

I am from the UK. And although technically true, in practice virtually all of those things, in my opinion, happen over here too. The food box reminds me of a company over here that supplies all cooking ingredients in a box by deluvery!

[WhoThisMonkey]

I wouldn't sleep with anyone under 21, and that is way too young for me, they'd have to be extremely mature for their age.

I can't even imagine a 13 year old?!

Thats sickening.

[rynon.adventures]

The defamation law also blew my mind when I lived there. I knew of someone who wrote a GOOGLE REVIEW about a doctor’s office and got SUED! So be careful about your Google reviews in Japan. Kind of throws transparency and accountability out the window.

[Jamie-Z]

The defamation meaning is true to most of South East Asia. I was shocked whilst living in Thailand that a farm in Lanna was reported as using slave labour in the international media and the US reporter was arrested for defamation. The fact that the farm was using slave labour was not relevant to the case, only that the article damaged the business.

[FirstBornLeader]

There’s no way, I would be able to talk to a girl that had sex with my boss or family member or friend under any circumstances ever again . That’s just disrespectful at the highest degree. I wouldn’t be able to talk to either one of those ppl ever again.

[spiele_maus]

Actually marrying your cousin is also legal here in Germany and was very common in the past. But nowadays it happens very rarely and isn’t really well accepted in society.
And one thing to note is that practically all prefectures in Japan set age of consent to at least 16 years or higher, meaning that the national age of 13 is completely irrelevant.