The gulf between U.S. and Japanese homicide rates is so high that it's a farce to suggest a hypothetical distortion of real occurrences would in any way be mean

The gulf between U.S. and Japanese homicide rates is so high that it's a farce to suggest a hypothetical distortion of real occurrences would in any way be meaningful, notwithstanding that there is zero evidence it's not accurate in the first place. > So, I'm not sure that you can really say that Japan's criminal justice system is an example of "strict punishment" either. You can depending on the nature of the crime.