One of my best friend and university frat brother lives and teaches in Japan for the past decade, and is to the go-to guy when State and/or the Embassy requires some exact translations. It’s not for everyone.
As an example, there is no such thing as “as I need my lawyer present” during police interrogation. Americans bitch about the cops here in the USA but over there, they screw you so bad which explains the over 95% “guilty” charge.
Yep. They punish you hard in Japan. It’s a great deterrent. This perps life is over.
Oh I know, I spent a year and change total on the Mainland and Okinawa, I always respected Japan’s laws too, didnt want spend 20+ days in jail which is what they do to you if you are only just arrested.
One time Japanese Prefecture police came to my apartment, and my butt was worried some gaijin messed up and i was identified as that gaijin, but they just asked some question in broken english, they bowed, i bowed and that was it, phew.