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Habeas corpus is not a thing in Japan, they basically hold you until you confess. There's also no bail. I like how the lawyer in this interview doesn't seem im

• bena 5y ago
  From what I understand, going to trial in Japan is mostly determining your sentence, guilt is the default assumption. Getting a not guilty verdict is incredibly rare.
  • numpad0 5y ago
    Japanese legal system is a bit like a car with missing trim pieces that were to be installed before the sale. Like you are supposed to be able to place your hands on the middle of the dashboard in rough roads, but in this car you have to carefully hold at edges, gloved. There seems to be law texts and systems which intent or behavior or actions to be taken is only clear with the knowledge of legal systems in other nations.
• JetAlone 5y ago
  The video reminds me that sometimes I feel tempted to add something to the graffiti in places in Shibuya, or Akiba where it's already teeming. Life here in offices day in and day out is extremely boring, and any given change you might want to make to your life whether you're a local or a foreigner has a hundred and eight barriers. I tell myself the excitement isn't worth the risk, but that's backwards; risk is part of the excitement.