Masami Ito comments

What is it?Today  08:10 pm JST

YohanToday  01:13 pm JST

sakurasukiToday 07:43 am JST

Japan is still a safe country?

If you read today's German and British news, I would say, yes, Japan is still a safe country.

There was a knife attack in a German park on two people which made world news while this knife attack in Japan did not, so I dont' get your point.

you’re up against deeply ingrained beliefs and emotional biases about Japan being safe. Your threateming their whole worldview by providing evidence to the contrary. You can't change people's perceptions overnight, and some people will never change no matter how many facts you throw at them.

If they believe that Japan is 'safe' and this is somehow proven by the fact it is national news, then let them believe that if it comforts them.

Sure they might be suffering from cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias, but that's human nature for ya.

It seems like most of the comments on this news story are from Japanese or American readers.

In more socially advanced and progressive nations, the case for the death penalty is so weak that it’s no longer even up for debate

The death penalty is pure, irrational evil, and I’d encourage you to reexamine your beliefs about its reality.

Violent revenge and retribution have no place in a modern justice system. They are relics of the past that less progressive nations cling to out of baseless fear.

> NewgirlintownToday  08:22 am JST

See, it isn’t all ‘foreigners’ getting up to mischief here.

A deeply rooted myth in Japan, especially persistent for people of color.

> Fighto!Today  05:07 pm JST

Four dropkick losers. The worst type of people Japan could have allowed in. They share nothing in common with Japanese people.

What do you mean, 'They share nothing in common with Japanese people.'?

Are you suggesting there are no Japanese thieves?

Stealing from the public may be fine where they are from

Where in the world is stealing from the public 'fine'?!

Boki24Today  09:50 am JST

This news report is the most bizarre thing given that hundreds if not thousands of women are sexually assaulted (or 'groped' as they like to downplay it here) every day.

97% of them never report it but authorities and jorunalustb are aware of the problem, I'm sure.

True,I have yet to meet a Japanese woman who has not been assaulted at least once on Japanese public transport but I guess the news is that the perpetrator was apprehended and that it was reported.