We gained unprecedented filming access to two Japanese prisons to find out if accusations that the system is inhumane are true.
What we witnessed was staggering. Inmates must march to their worksites attached by a cord; they are not allowed to look the guards in the eye; outside of scheduled leisure hours, they must maintain absolute silence, unless they have obtained prior permission to speak.
The treatment of suspects in custody pushes many to confess to crimes which they did not commit, as was the case with one man who spent 46 years on death row. He was finally exonerated six years ago, but was left broken.
We try to explain why a country which operates on strict principles of balance and order might choose such a repressive system, and see if this may explain Japan having one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
This documentary was produced by Nova Prod and directed by Marie Linton. It was first released in 2020.
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Respect to senior patrols..
JAPAN IS A JOKE😮😮😮
how to kill invidualism… the book 1984 by George Orwell comes alive…
Anybody find it a little weird that the old men are patrolling the streets looking for violators of every kind, and the old women are behind bars? What's going on over there?
It is better than assisted living facilities in San Francisco. My acquaintances pay over $6,000 per month.
Here, shoplifting for less than 999.99$ is okay. When many people steal full of merchandise(diamond shops, Louis Vuitton, etc.) using large plastic bags. store employees and security guards don't stop them. It's company policy because if employees get hurt/killed could cost the company much more than a few million dollars lost by street gang thieves.
One extreme to another.
I know for a fact that there's probably people in prisons in Japan for exercising most basic human rights like the right to keep and bear arms I even hesitate calling them prisons they're probably closer to gulags
I notice there is a fence next to the metro tracks… we need that
He makes dumb comments about China.
Why are you talking on the train? I think I saw a few disapproving looks.
Is there still a problem with young girls being molested on trains
I did talk and asked questions when I arrived from YVR. I was confused by their maps. I had to open my mouth to ask the directions in the train. 😢 Surely I saw everyone had their stiff faces.😢
So very sad
I see nothing wrong with these rules the streets are immaculate!❤
I understand the ststem. They choose to be jailed. Work in exchange. Does it have to be an 8 hour day?
Too bad they dont provide housing to these elders in exchange for few hours of work. Allow them to be free even if they dont want to go out. At least to rest. Social interaction. The costs are already incurred. Food, housing, medical care. What if they can not work at all?
I am afraid to get old and helpless. My mother had 6 kids to look after her and I have one son. I don't want to be a burden, but I also don't want to live in fear. I must trust in God for this and make the right financial decisions. I think many people my age (late 60's) are also worried. Japanese people seem to have it right-respect-honor-etc. They also honor the elderly (now, anyway) and America is losing that.
Harmony.
Respect and take.care the elders
Noise and light pollution should be addressed there
2:04 I wonder how certain Americans from New York City would do in this sort of environment? maybe well? maybe they would be offended that Japan is not conforming to their standards on the amount of noise they produce in public? I wonder.
This is not only happening in Japan. Every industrialized nation faces this problem.
We need prison like this in united states'
What an asshole !! GO HOME !!
Stop making problems where you a trouble making foreignor !Go home !!
I now think that I live in the wrong country. . . The amount of respect and courtesy that the Japanese have in Japan is nothing short of mind blowing and bewildering. . . Leaves me wishing the U.S. would adapt the same ways (not exactly same ways but VERY similar ways)
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