Things Okay in Japan but Illegal Around the World - YouTube

These are shocking laws that are okay in Japan but illegal around the world. So I've made videos before on things that you can't do in Japan because of Japanese law. Or unknown laws here in Japan that could get you arrested. But this time I wanted to switch things up and show you guys some laws here in Japan that are actually illegal but are illegal in the rest of the world. Many think that Japan is a very strict country and rightfully so. But when here are some of these Japanese laws you may be scratching your head. And to be clear from the start I don't recommend doing any of these things.

这些法律在日本是合法的，但在世界其他地方是违法的，令人震惊。之前我曾制作过关于在日本不能做的事情的视频，因为日本法律的原因。或者是在日本不为人知的法律可能会使您被逮捕。但这一次我想改变一下，向大家展示一些在日本是违法的，但在其他国家是合法的法律。许多人认为日本是一个非常严格的国家，这是有道理的。但如果有些日本法律你可能会感到困惑。从一开始就要明确，我不建议做这些事情。

I'm not providing legal advice and this is for entertainment only. But like always before I start if you want to see what I'm doing on the daily check out my Instagram account if you guys want to help support the channel then check out my Japan merch. And if you have any questions about Japan or your Japan travels check out my discord community. Oh and let me know in the comments how these laws compare to your country and if you agree or disagree with any of them. Alright let's do this.

我并不提供法律咨询，这只是用来娱乐而已。但像以往一样，在我开始之前，如果你想了解我的日常活动，请查看我的Instagram账号，如果你们想支持这个频道，请查看我的日本商品。如果你有任何关于日本或日本旅行的问题，请加入我的Discord社群。哦，请在评论中告诉我这些法律与你们国家的法律相比如何，你是否同意或不同意其中的任何一点。好了，让我们开始吧。

Number one age of consent. This one is a much debated topic in Japan today. But the legal age of consent is 13 years old in Japan. And one of the lowest in the world. Age of consent referring to the minimum age at which a person is considered to be capable of giving consent to sexual acts. In fact this has been part of the Japan Penal Code since 1907. More than 100 years without change. Interestingly most prefectures in Japan have statues and local ordinances that raise effective age to between 16 and 18 years old. While at the same time leaving some grey area for specific cases. At the end of the day though the national age of consent in Japan is 13 years old.

日本第一个年龄合法（年龄）的。这在日本是一个备受争议的话题。但是，根据日本法律，年龄合法的年龄是13岁。这是世界上最低的之一。年龄合法指的是一个人被认为有能力同意性行为的最低年龄。事实上，自1907年以来，这一点就已经被写入了日本刑法。超过100年没有变化。有趣的是，日本的大多数地区都有法规和地方法规，将有效年龄提高到16至18岁之间。同时也给一些特定情况留下了一些灰色地带。不过，最终在日本，国家年龄合法为13岁。

Number two marrying cousins. On somewhat of a lighter note it's legal in Japan to marry your first cousin. Like many of these laws in the video it may be legal in some countries or if you're from the US and your state. But the truth is in other parts of the world that marrying your first cousin is still against the law. So I thought this one was worth mentioning. This law dates all the way back to Japan's Meiji period when it was passed in 1898. It's common enough in Japan that there's a word for it. Itako kon. In fact there have been many famous and well known people in Japan who have married their first cousin. For example Japan's 56th Prime Minister who's a grandfather of Japan's more recent Prime Minister Abe was married to his first cousin. There were even two prime ministers after him who were also married to their first cousin. One of the reasons for this law was to allow families to keep their wealth within their family. Fortunately for those living in Japan today who also want to legally spend the rest of their life with their first cousin Japan is all for it.

第二个是表亲结婚。有点轻松的一点是，在日本，和你的表亲结婚是合法的。就像视频中很多法律一样，在一些国家也许是合法的，或者如果你来自美国的话，也许在你的州是合法的。但事实是，在世界其他地方，和你的表亲结婚仍然是违法的。所以我觉得这一点值得一提。这个法律可以追溯到日本的明治时期，于1898年通过。在日本足够普遍，甚至有一个专门的词来形容它，伊多口。事实上，日本有许多著名的人物和政要与他们的表亲结婚。例如，日本第56任首相，也是日本较近期的首相安倍的祖父，就是与他的表亲结婚的。在他之后，还有两位首相也分别与他们的表亲结婚。这个法律的一个原因是希望让家族的财富在家族内部流传。幸运的是，对于今天在日本生活的人们，如果他们想要合法地和自己的表亲度过余生，日本是完全支持的。

Number three defamation. So this is an interesting one. In Japan you can sue someone for defamation if they damage your honor a.k.a. public image even if the statements are true. This one kind of blew my mind since I'm from the US and we understand defamation to be the oral or written communication of a false statement about another that unjustly harms their reputation and usually constitutes a tort or crime. But in Japan hurting someone's honor or even hurting a company's honor is protected by law. Despite the statements being true I should note though that many laws in Japan leave a lot of gray area but the main three criteria for defamation in Japan is one the statement is shared with the general public. Two it reveals specific facts whether true or not and three damages one's honor either socially their value or how they value themselves. So for example telling your co-workers or the public that your married boss is having a fair with someone even though it's completely true is considered defamation in Japan. Even online statements if the three previously mentioned criteria are met can be considered defamation.

第三种诽谤。这是一个有趣的法律。在日本，如果有人损害了你的荣誉，即公众形象，你可以起诉他们诽谤，即使陈述是真实的。这一点让我感到震惊，因为我来自美国，我们认为诽谤是口头或书面传播关于他人的虚假陈述，不公正地损害了他们的声誉，通常构成侵权行为或犯罪。但在日本，伤害他人的荣誉甚至伤害公司的荣誉是受法律保护的。尽管陈述是真实的，我应该指出，日本许多法律留下了很多灰色地带，但在日本，诽谤的主要三个标准是：一，陈述是向公众分享的；二，揭示特定事实，无论真实与否；三，损害了一个人的荣誉，无论是社会价值还是他们对自己的价值。例如，在日本，告诉你的同事或公众，你已婚的老板正在与某人有染，即使这完全是事实，也被视为诽谤。甚至在线陈述，如果满足了前述三个标准，也可以被视为诽谤。

There are exceptions though such that you're stating facts about public interest or you're a whistleblower to expose company fraud but at the end of the day the Japanese law is to protect individuals and companies from malicious actors that intend to do their honor or image harm. Here are two examples that actually happened in Japan case one in 2018 a person was having a fair and it was posted on social media by a third party although the fair was happening the person sued the third party for defamation. The Tokyo district court judged for the plaintiff and was awarded a hundred thousand yen about eight hundred and twenty u.s. dollars today and case two a quasi rape incident occurred in an event circle. Quasi rape by Japanese definition is a crime of committing sexual intercourse anal intercourse oral sex with another who's passed out under the influence of such as alcohol and lost consciousness to resist or was not able to resist.

然而，也有例外情况，比如你是在陈述关于公共利益的事实，或者你是揭露公司欺诈的告密者，但归根结底，日本法律是为了保护个人和公司免受那些有意损害他们名誉或形象的人而设立的。以下是日本发生的两个真实案例：第一起是在2018年，一个人举办了一个市集，并被第三方在社交媒体上发布，尽管市集确实举办了，但这个人起诉了第三方诽谤。东京地方法院判定原告胜诉，并获得了一万元人民币，相当于八百二十美元今天；第二起是在一个活动中发生了一起准强奸事件。按照日本的定义，准强奸是指在另一个人因酒精等麻醉物影响而昏迷或失去意识无法抵抗的情况下进行性交、肛交、口交的犯罪行为。

A magazine published an anonymous report about the incident without giving the subject's real name. In this case although the incident happened and the subject was anonymous in the report the court still awarded for the subject as it was judged that the subject could be identified by judging the totality of the circumstances and received a total of 4.4 million yen for defamation damages about 36,000 US dollars. Maybe not necessarily legal around the world but I thought this one was worth mentioning. So yeah if you're in Japan and someone's talking that chis you may be able to do something about it.

一家杂志在不透露受害者真实姓名的情况下，发表了一篇关于这起事件的匿名报道。尽管事件发生了并且报道中的受害者是匿名的，法院仍然判决支持受害者，因为判定可以通过总体情况来确定受害者的身份，并获得了总计440万日元的诽谤损害赔偿，大约为36000美元。也许在全球范围内并非都合法，但我认为这值得一提。所以，如果你在日本，有人在背后说你的坏话，也许你可以采取措施。

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在我继续之前，我想快速向我的常规赞助商BookSoup致以问候。如果大家还不知道BookSoup，他们提供一种日本零食和茶品的美食体验，直接送到您家门口。他们与一些百年历史的传统日本工厂合作，为您提供正宗的日本风味，每个多功能盒子都有自己独特的主题，所以您每次都会得到全新的零食。首次使用者将获得一个季节的日本盒子，之后您将获得类似这样的主题盒子。这些盒子很棒，您会得到一个漂亮的小册子，带您了解每种零食，以及有关日本和日本文化的额外信息。

You get 10 to 25 snacks in your box depending on the package you choose and they're all handpicked from all over Japan to deliver you unique and local Japanese flavors. So get $15 off your own authentic Japanese subscription snack box from BookSoup by using my code PALA15 and link in the description. Number 4 food. Now this one is quite a sensitive topic for many people so I'm going to try to tread lightly. In Japan hunting whale and dolphins as well as eating seal and sea lion is completely legal although it's part of the diet for some Japanese it's probably safe to say that most don't eat it regularly yet it's still easily found in shops and some restaurants.

您的盒子中会包含10到25种零食，具体数量取决于您选择的套餐，这些零食都是从日本各地精心挑选的，为您带来独特和地道的日本风味。通过使用我的代码PALA15和描述中的链接，在BookSoup上订购您自己的地道日本订阅零食盒子，还可享受15美元的折扣优惠。第四种食物。现在这个话题对许多人来说是敏感的，所以我会小心处理。在日本，捕猎鲸鱼和海豚以及食用海豹和海狮是完全合法的，虽然对于一些日本人来说是饮食的一部分，但大多数人可能不会经常吃这些，但在商店和一些餐馆仍然很容易找到这些食物。

Even a quick search on Amazon will yield results for some of these animals. On the other hand shark fin also legal to eat in Japan probably more commonly eaten and I think it's fair to say that many Japanese consider it a delicious food as it's easily found on menus probably most commonly found in Chinese restaurants throughout Japan but since it's such an expensive delicacy here Japanese probably won't be eating it regularly. In regards to whaling specifically Joji Morista who negotiated Japan's withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission said in Japan the whale eating issue is a symbol of respect for different cultures and many people in Japan think it's not right for people from outside to impose food culture on other places whether you agree with any of this or not the simple fact is at this time it's legal to eat these foods here in Japan and number five cigarettes.

即使在亚马逊上进行快速搜索，也会找到这些动物的相关结果。另一方面，在日本，食用鲨鱼鳍也是合法的，可能更常见，我认为很多日本人认为它是一种美味食物，因为它很容易在菜单上找到，最常见的地方可能是日本各地的中餐馆，但由于这是一种昂贵的美味，所以日本人可能不会经常食用。至于捕鲸问题，特别是谈判日本退出国际捕鲸委员会的森田丈治表示，在日本，捕鲸问题是尊重不同文化的象征，许多日本人认为外来人士不应该强加自己的食文化于他国。无论你是否同意以上观点，事实就是，在日本，目前这些食品是合法的，包括香烟。

So these days we all pretty much know that cigarettes are not that good for you. Many places around the world have lost protecting citizens including children from cigarettes and secondhand smoke but Japan although not there yet is slowly catching up there are still things that you can do legally here in Japan when it comes to cigarettes that aren't necessarily legal in other parts of the world. In Japan you can still buy cigarettes from vending machines granted you have a TASPO photo ID card and Europe age. Also although most indoor smoking as of 2020 has been prohibited you can still smoke in hotel rooms cigar bars and even some small size restaurants and bars that were opened before April 2020. I don't know though I feel like there's still a lot of restaurants and bars all throughout Japan that were opened before 2020. Either way Japan has come a long way from where it was just a few years ago when wherever you went indoors you can pretty much smoke inside.

所以现在我们基本上都知道香烟对身体不好。世界上许多地方已经开始保护市民，尤其是孩子们免受烟草和二手烟的危害，但日本虽然还没有达到那个程度，但正在慢慢赶上，仍然有一些在日本可以合法使用的香烟相关的事情，在其他国家不一定合法。在日本，你仍然可以通过自动售货机购买香烟，只要你有TASPO身份证和年龄证明。此外，尽管大多数室内吸烟已在2020年被禁止，但你仍然可以在酒店房间、雪茄吧甚至是一些在2020年4月之前开业的小型餐馆和酒吧里吸烟。我不知道，我觉得在整个日本仍然有很多在2020年之前开业的餐馆和酒吧。无论如何，与几年前的情况相比，日本已经取得了长足的进步，那时你几乎可以在任何室内场所吸烟。

Anyways those are things that you can legally do in Japan that may be illegal in other parts of the world.

无论如何，在日本你可以合法做的事情可能在世界其他地方是非法的。

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