Questions tagged [japan]
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Can people criticize the Imperial Family in Japan?
Can people criticize the Imperial Family in Japan? I can't find a case or article about law, people in prison, or deportation of a foreigner for criticizing the Imperial Family.
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Is it legal to put a death row inmate in harm's way if their execution is near?
In Death Note, a serial killer named Kira is killing the world's criminals. All he needs is a name and a face. It's not too long before countries realize someone is targeting criminals and hire a detective L to find him.
Early in the story L has a…
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Why is the conviction rate in North America and Japan so high?
What causes the conviction rates in North America and Japan to be so high?
Are the cases usually strong where this happens? And what happens to weaker cases, do they result in an acquittal or do they generally not get cleared at…
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What is the minimum sentence for murder in Japan?
In the Yakuza series, several characters are sent to jail for murder, but it's only ever for 10-15-ish years. I was wondering if this was at all realistic, since I'm only aware of people going to jail for murder for 50+ years.
For the record, the…
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Extradition without treaties?
I came across some new reports about Japanese scammers being extradited from Thailand. But my research seems to suggest that no extradition treaties exist between the two countries as of now.
From both Thai and Japanese sources, these news pieces…
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Do book editors get copyright?
Suppose Alice writes a book. She hires Bob to be her editor. Bob catches spelling and grammar mistakes, and also rewords some passages to make them easier to read.
Eventually, Alice wants to sell her book. Had she written 100% of the book without…
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Is fulfilling the duties of a "second" in seppuku a crime in modern Japan?
Seppuku is a Japanese suicide ritual by disembowelment that was often used by Samurai to attenuate shame or avoid being captured.
The ritual traditionally involves a "second" who would perform a kaishaku - a cut in which the warrior is…
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Master Service Agreement templates in Japanese?
My company has started doing business with several Japanese clients and we are moving beyond a letter of intent to a master service agreement. We have a standard template we use for all of our clients; however, it's currently in english. I don't…
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Why does Japanese entertainment make such backhanded references to brands (e.g. WcDonalds instead of McDonalds)?
There's tons of examples. To name a few:
MgRonald's and Sentucky Fried Chicken (instead of McDonald's and KFC) in Hataraku Maou-sama
Attack Family (instead of Smash Brothers) in Jaku Kyara Tomozaki-kun
Bepsi (instead of Pepsi) in Yowamushi…
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Was the Haitorei ever repealed?
In 1870, the first Sword Abolishment Edict (廃刀令, Haitōrei) banned farmers and merchants from impersonating samurai and wearing swords in public. In 1876, the second Sword Abolishment Edict followed, banning even former samurai from wearing swords in…
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Carrying pepper spray while hiking illegal in Japan?
I'm hiking a lot in Japan. Japan has, next to other animals, lots of black (everywhere) and brown bears (in the north).
Needless to say, I'd like to protect myself. Pepper sprays have been proven to be very effective.
Thus I always carry a big spray…
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What buildings are people not allowed to take photographs of in Japan? (from public street, no humans in pic)
In Japan, what buildings are illegal to take pictures of?
Notes:
Building only. Zero humans on the picture.
Taken from public street only. No entering private property/shops/transportation or similar.
Context: Loving architecture I always take…
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Are businesses required to let all shareholders attend their offline shareholder meetings?
Cover Corporation is a Japanese media company managing content creators which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of March 27, 2023. They held a shareholder meeting at June 29th, 2023. It was announced ahead of the event that those who could…
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Board of 9 judges in Japan?
This is from a fictional trial from Yakuza Judgement, set in Tokyo Japan. The context is a trial where someone is accused of murder.
On the left is the defendant (in white) and his attorney team. On the right is the prosecution team. In the middle,…
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When does a videogame become a gacha game?
Recently I have been observing a lot of gaming companies pushing contents in their games that to my understanding should meet the definition of gacha. Yet, for some reason those games manage to avoid all the restrictions a gacha game should have, in…
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