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You don't want to get arrested in Japan.

One of the many great things about Japan is that it's extremely safe, with one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world but there is a dark side to this and to its legal system. A system which is deeply disturbing in the way it works and that looks nothing like the polite, democratic Japan that you know.

So, why are more than 99% of people charged with a crime in Japan found guilty, why does this system even exist and why you really, really don't want to be arrested in Japan?

Credit for comics used in the video goes to HRW and their report "Japan's Hostage Justice System": https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/05/25...