Matt comments

Once again, people on here have never heard of soft power

The power must be taken out of these middlemen's hands. If rice is so important to us then profit must be taken out of the equation. Farmer - Retailer - Public

End this ridiculous broadcasting of trips to Yasakuni. By all means go and enjoy yourselves but don't dump it all over the news. It's like rubbing victims faces in it. It just adds fuel to the fire.

I think a case of everyone taking life a bit too seriously. Chill out people.

The people complaining about her getting a 'free' holiday obviously don't know what soft power is.

Build a gibbet and have it done with for goodness sake.

Bending over for Mr Trump again.

Unfortunately not. There are still some cultural practices, social systems which aren't accepted by western countries. I would say Japan is still in terms of society about 50 years behind Europe. I'm thinking of women's social mobility and butchering whales. These and many more things will ensure Japan is never a 'western' country

It's an isolated incident and is nothing more than foolish behaviour. It does not need to spark a wider debate, but the xenophobes will always have their say. How many Japanese drivers are arrested for hit and runs or drunken driving each year?

Sounds like a false or implanted memory to me, perhaps from her parents or other family members. Like the commenter above has noted, how can a 1 year old remember something so vividly, even something like this.

Farming needs to become a viable career option so that rural communities are rejuvenated and those communities can create jobs. The benefits of living in the countryside have to be highlighted instead of all the focus on big city life. This fallacy that convenience is everything has to be quashed.

Any other option or path taken by politicians is simply wasting time and petty politicking. Food production should be the #1 focus of this government.

If the rescue service are functioning/working during off-season then surely that's what they're there to do? Or else give them the off-season off

Nearly all other countries around the world this is a totally normal thing. Why is it such a big deal here? How can it in any way, shape or form be a bad thing? Some people just love to complain about things on these comment sections.

If US leave then our taxes are only going to go up. Cost of living will increase to pay for more military equipment. Ships and planes don't come cheap.

It's mutually beneficial

They are all right-wing nationalists. Nothing more.

Blaming tourists and foreigners for domestically created issues once again.

They could have put the whole thing on one YouTube video and saved a lot of trees and time.....We're all excited for that casino though

There are US bases all over the world. This doesn't seem to happen in those places (or maybe it does and is covered up) for example across Europe.

So what is it about Japan or Okinawa that leads US personal to behave like this there?

As my friend in the Uk has told me, no one wants this and no one needs this. It is pure corporate greed at work.

Yeah, it's a daydream because they don't actually have any nukes.

High stress situations cause us to act in uncharacteristically strange ways but that doesn't excuse assaulting someone else. Over self importance perhaps.

Farm Farm Farm.....Kick start the industry again...give young people and families an incentive to live the rural farm life...make it a liveable career. Japan must become as self sufficient as possible

Regardless of whatever visa law someone has broken, death is not an outcome that is acceptable in a modern developed country. Shame on Japan's authorities for their negligence and lack of care for human beings.

Rest in Peace. What an awful way for it all to end.

I work in education and some of the workloads of the children I work with are unbelievable. Many students, especially high-school are extremely overworked and have little time for themselves. Then they spend what free time they do have staring into social media. It is not a healthy combination. Fear of the future is also contributing I think as the future is all doom and gloom as far as any media is concerned.

If the port authorities did their job properly then this issue would be stopped almost dead. Some will always slip through the net, but what bribes and backhanders are those shipping companies receiving from these gangs?

I can understand their frustrations. They don't want to be walking around the whole time policing guests. It may not be a great solution for everyone as 99% of tourists are respectful but sometimes only a blanket rule will suffice. It seems like there are some tourists who are purposely disrespecting the shrines because of their own political/historical world views. That is unacceptable behaviour in a foreign country.

They murdered Tetsu Nakamura. They should have nothing.

BRICS is hilarious.....Despots united, but as soon as they upset one another the knives will be out