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NEWS: Tenimyu Actor Hijiri Shinotani Arrested on Rape Charges




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enurtsol



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lostrune



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:27 am Reply with quote
Luckily she didn't get this judge.
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Freakmasta



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:56 am Reply with quote
lostrune wrote:
Luckily she didn't get this judge.


What? Are you serious? So if you're raped, it's your own fault?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:31 am Reply with quote
" Sorry I raped you darlin. Fancy going out with me? Here's my number." Rolling Eyes BAKA!

It says he's been arrested. He hasn't had his day in court yet. If he doesn't get a custodial sentence for this it will cement my so far unproven theory that Japan is like some of the other East Asian cultures when it comes to womens' rights in society. Baka.
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Surrender Artist



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:32 am Reply with quote
Well that's ghastly. While I don't favor severity of punishment for its own sake, I hope that they don't materially laxen his sentence, should be be found guilty, on account of his 'explanation'.

Freakmasta wrote:
lostrune wrote:
Luckily she didn't get this judge.


What? Are you serious? So if you're raped, it's your own fault?


Well, the alleged perpetrator was a cop, so maybe he thought that he was performing a service for the public good.

Quote:
“You learned a lesson about friendship and you learned a lesson about vulnerability.”


Sounds like something an anime fan would say.

Of it's not necessarily true of all cases. If you're a prostitute, it might merely be theft of services. (Pennsylvania represent. *sigh*)
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:41 pm Reply with quote
dan9999 wrote:
Japan has incredibly low crime rates, they are good as they are, women for example can easily be out at night ALONE and fear nothing, they would need to be incredibly unlucky for something to happen to them. I know very well how secure japan is.


You also see very young children walking to school, which would cause parents to go insane if that happened here, especially in big cities.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Actually, it's merely that less crime is reported in Japan in the first place.
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enurtsol



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Japan has a community-based ecosystem. Neighbors know each other. You have to associate with other people. That makes people feel safer that they're watching for each other.

At the same time, that also makes those uncomfortable with socializing like otaku stand out more of an oddity. Otaku tend to live in their own world and avoid being forced to associate with (what really amounts to) strangers just because they live nearby.

So it's a double-edged sword.
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dan9999



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:31 pm Reply with quote
WOW, my earlier post deleted....guess the censorship patrol got me here on animenewsnetwork Smile

Chagen46 wrote:
Actually, it's merely that less crime is reported in Japan in the first place.


Its actually pretty safe, not for nothing Japan is one of the safest countries you can to live in.

Like TitanXL correctly mentioned, you see little kids going to school alone, I had the opportunity to live in japan for a little bit and is something that really shocks you, the security you feel its something you can only dream on in most other countries, Japanese are maybe used to this feeling and dont fully realize it, or those that have never been in Japan may think its exaggerated..or oh surely no-one reports crime...

Women ALONE past 12 am walking the streets and they fear nothing, you can go to ATMs and not be paranoid of anyone behind you waiting for the moment they can stab you or worst point a gun at you and kill you for the money, you hardly use plastic cards because anyone is save to carry small or big bucks in their wallets, you drop something on the street at you can come back later only to find it there, or safely placed nearby if its in the middle of the street with all the people walking over it.

Sure some crimes may not be reported, sexual harassment, chikan, bullying probably but JP does not has the kind of crimes others are infested with.

Most crimes are BIG news in Japan because they are very rare whereas in most countries they are common daily news sadly.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:23 am Reply with quote
dan9999 wrote:
... the security you feel its something you can only dream on in most other countries, Japanese are maybe used to this feeling and don't fully realize it, or those that have never been in Japan may think its exaggerated..or oh surely no-one reports crime...

Just the opposite: Japanese are sometimes way too sensitive and nervous to "suspicious" activities. The news of a stranger in a rural town could spread out to every town folk in minutes; a stranger man saying "hello" or "good day" to a schoolgirl would be reported to police.

dan9999 wrote:
Women ALONE past 12 am walking the streets and they fear nothing, you can go to ATMs and not be paranoid of anyone behind you waiting for the moment they can stab you or worst point a gun at you and kill you for the money, you hardly use plastic cards because anyone is save to carry small or big bucks in their wallets, you drop something on the street at you can come back later only to find it there, or safely placed nearby if its in the middle of the street with all the people walking over it.

If you ask any random Taiwanese and s/he'd reply that everything you've mentioned was quite normal and taken for granted as well.

In summary, Japanese are very sensitive to potential violent crimes (thus most traveling visitors / tourists feel Japan is a safer place), but for non-violent crimes that might affect future careers of the victims / witnesses e.g. sexual harassment in classes or companies, money laundering, non-violent school and workplace bullying, etc., most Japanese (compared to Western citizens under similar situations) would choose to stay quiet instead of blowing the whistle.
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Ddoddka_10



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:38 am Reply with quote
[quote="Mohawk52"]" Sorry I raped you darlin. Fancy going out with me? Here's my number." Rolling Eyes BAKA!

Hey i just met you and this is rape, heres my number, call me maybe???
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