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There is a lot of unspoken of politicial struggles that go on in Japan, take this one for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanrizuka_Struggle https://en.w

There is a lot of unspoken of politicial struggles that go on in Japan, take this one for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanrizuka_Struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanrizuka_Struggle. It's not just a totally peaceful place as many believe. Also, people are economically in a pretty bad place here, borders are still closed with no sign of opening. It might be a long shot but Abenomics was all about making Japan a "service economy", that relied heavily on tourism. No tourists, no money. Maybe a link there? Maybe Yakuza? Maybe the guy was just totally crazy and had trouble getting mental health assistance (which is also hard to get in Japan). Japan is basically a one party state, it's advertised as a democracy but it's not really. I guess people feel desperate and there's no sign of any healthy change on the horizon. I guess that might be part of it too. Shinzo Abe was a leader of the LDP which is the dominate party with no sign of that changing within the next few decades. It could feel oppressive for people. Condolences to his family and friends.

tonfreed 4y ago
Guns are completely illegal there. Like you could point one at the average cop and it's so unthinkable that you'd have a real one they'd assume it was a toy. I think you might be onto something with the Yakuza, could be foreign activity as well.
- bamboozled 4y ago
  People can and do possess guns, you just need A very good reason to have one.
- summerlight 4y ago
  No, it's not completely illegal, although it's heavily regulated. You can have a shotgun or an air gun with an approval and periodic check up from authority. And the suspect is known to use a shotgun for this crime.
  - Cloudef 4y ago
    I don't think you can carry in open though, those are meant for hunting use. I don't know the details, but for example in finland, gun license only allows you to carry a specific gun in specific places and at specific times, you need license for each gun and for each purpose.
- astrange 4y ago
  Says elsewhere it was a hunting shotgun, which isn't impossible to own.
  - ekianjo 4y ago
    It was not
    - astrange 4y ago
      No, seems to be a homemade gun and possibly ammo too.
JetAlone 4y ago
I had never heard of the Sanrizuka Struggle. It feels crazy and sad to learn that the airport I arrived at for my move to Japan was on land to be used without consent of the local residents... And I had absolutely no idea of it. Thank you.
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- Legogris 4y ago
  Some people held out and still have homes with a dedicated tunnel right in the middle of the runways. Some people I know recently arranged with an owner to rent their place and organized a small techno party there. https://www.unilad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Narita-Airport-Overhead.jpg https://www.unilad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Narita-A... https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=JhYm1oXBN2Y https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=JhYm1oXBN2Y
- bobthepanda 4y ago
  Narita is pretty much why all sizable international airports in Japan since then have either been converted from military bases or built in the sea on artificial islands, because neither involves land appropriation. And Narita still has a farm that wasn't appropriated in the middle of it. https://i.redd.it/zrftut6xrws31.jpg https://i.redd.it/zrftut6xrws31.jpg What's interesting is that flights are actually now relocating back from Narita to Haneda, which was over capacity at the time, but Haneda has since added more capacity.
  - thematrixturtle 4y ago
    Haneda has added capacity by massive reclamation of land, allowing it to build new runways.
    - JetAlone 4y ago
      Was the expansion as helpful they seemed to need Narita for? Could it have been done in the 1960's? If yes on both counts, it really gets the noggin joggin'. Maybe a pretense for stomping on the anti-government folks in Narita was the original motivation.

tonfreed 4y ago

Guns are completely illegal there. Like you could point one at the average cop and it's so unthinkable that you'd have a real one they'd assume it was a toy. I think you might be onto something with the Yakuza, could be foreign activity as well.

bamboozled 4y ago
People can and do possess guns, you just need A very good reason to have one.
summerlight 4y ago
No, it's not completely illegal, although it's heavily regulated. You can have a shotgun or an air gun with an approval and periodic check up from authority. And the suspect is known to use a shotgun for this crime.
- Cloudef 4y ago
  I don't think you can carry in open though, those are meant for hunting use. I don't know the details, but for example in finland, gun license only allows you to carry a specific gun in specific places and at specific times, you need license for each gun and for each purpose.
astrange 4y ago
Says elsewhere it was a hunting shotgun, which isn't impossible to own.
- ekianjo 4y ago
  It was not
  - astrange 4y ago
    No, seems to be a homemade gun and possibly ammo too.

JetAlone 4y ago

I had never heard of the Sanrizuka Struggle. It feels crazy and sad to learn that the airport I arrived at for my move to Japan was on land to be used without consent of the local residents... And I had absolutely no idea of it. Thank you.

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Legogris 4y ago
Some people held out and still have homes with a dedicated tunnel right in the middle of the runways. Some people I know recently arranged with an owner to rent their place and organized a small techno party there. https://www.unilad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Narita-Airport-Overhead.jpg https://www.unilad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Narita-A... https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=JhYm1oXBN2Y https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=JhYm1oXBN2Y
bobthepanda 4y ago
Narita is pretty much why all sizable international airports in Japan since then have either been converted from military bases or built in the sea on artificial islands, because neither involves land appropriation. And Narita still has a farm that wasn't appropriated in the middle of it. https://i.redd.it/zrftut6xrws31.jpg https://i.redd.it/zrftut6xrws31.jpg What's interesting is that flights are actually now relocating back from Narita to Haneda, which was over capacity at the time, but Haneda has since added more capacity.
- thematrixturtle 4y ago
  Haneda has added capacity by massive reclamation of land, allowing it to build new runways.
  - JetAlone 4y ago
    Was the expansion as helpful they seemed to need Narita for? Could it have been done in the 1960's? If yes on both counts, it really gets the noggin joggin'. Maybe a pretense for stomping on the anti-government folks in Narita was the original motivation.