Inside the Prisons of Japan: The Strictest in the World? | Japanese Prison Documentary

[@JavaDiscover]

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[@bettyhello]

This isn’t inhumane. A lot of American prisons are inhumane. This is being organised. At least their prisons are clean and they have proper food.

[@thunderdraco]

You clearly haven't been to certain American prisons. Some are literally like resorts. Absurd that criminals get that kind of luxury over actual citizens

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

Betty I saw a comment on a video about a Japanese prison, people were saying it's cruel etc, they didn't get that this is japan, the culture is different, people don't have conversations on public transport, people don't drop rubbish. They couldn't get that, they must be doing something right because crime rates are low and they aren't overcrowded. I think prisons around the world could learn from them. I'm the UK ours are very overcrowded, roffending is high.

[@CalebRota-fe7gn]

I think so too..

[@incarnateflame3462]

​@@thunderdracodude please show me an American prison that is "like a resort " dont bring up minimum security federal satellite camps either they are camps and still somewhere u don't wanna be.

[@incarnateflame3462]

​@@thunderdracoboomer rhetoric and all if you consider the cracked out days inn a resort maybe

[@elzaaltmann]

I admire this system. Not all chained up and heavily armed guards. Discipline and respect.

[@MrTommyboy68]

According to another video I watched, ALL the guards are black belts in one or more martial arts. They sometimes DO carry a collapsible baton, but are SEVERLY restricted in when and where they may be used (ie: nothing above the shoulders). You REALLY don't want to cause a problem because you WILL have 10 or 20 very angry little Japanese guards jumping on you.

[@CazPea]

You can see it in their society, it’s a great country to visit, so ordered and clean. Plus great food too.

[@bikeman1x11]

because crinal behavior is uncommon unlike the usa

[@Jsarmy87124]

😂😂😂😂

[@PW-72648]

​@@CazPea don't forget about great working to the bone culture and zero empathy towards others. What a deal!

[@aisle_of_view]

I like a society where people are polite, quiet, and respect rules.

[@sambowz9077]

Dai Nippon BANZAI! 👍

[@gods-best-friend-gbf]

North Korea is one. Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan are another 2. Iran is another ( especially if you are a female ).

[@artistfrank8511]

Ideal but proly extremely boring😅

[@ClarkKent-ic3pb]

Then u should move to Japan.😊

[@OU812cheeto]

You like robots like these people are.

[@MrEsfranck]

I really feel for the lady who lost her daughter in the fire. Itks a shame she was blamed for arson for killing her daughter. The police's job is to investigate and find out what really happened, not to find someone to blame. I have said it before, and I say it again: Nobody shall be punished for a crime they never did.

[@PSN9695]

Yet every day someone is. I’ve been on the receiving end and locked up for things. It’s always guilty until proven innocent and you get nothing back for the damages caused for lies and other crap.

[@engy6764]

Yes. I do not think the US justice system is 100% uncorrupt, I can appreciate that its "innocent until proven guilty" and not the opposite. It honestly hurts my heart to think of people who've been wrongfully convicted. No amount of money can compensate for time lost. I firmly believe that some sort of punishment must be brought upon those who had a hand in wrongfully convicting someone.

[@waves2378]

Japan has a 99% conviction rate. She was doomed the second someone accused her.

[@blackpalacemusic]

One of the reasons people end up in prison, is because of a lack of discipline and structure. Giving people these things helps them return to society.

[@georgegouvas27]

thanks in part to lousy parents

[@underminethetroll2487]

Brackpalaceson you wack disapin 😅

[@HandFromCoffin]

I really think you missed the moral of this story..

[@LeBronyaJames]

Can freed prisoners have jobs in Japan. If not, the rehabilitation would be pointless and a waste of taxes.

[@kriskquinn.68]

One of the reasons people end up in a Japanese prison is because of a lack of freedoms and justice. Giving up these rights is whats putting many of them in prison in the first place, regardless of them being guilty or innocent.

[@LiftingStress]

We need prisons like this in the U.S., where prisoners learn how to be civil and obey the law. Japanese prisons rehabilitate inmates to integrate back into society. Anyone wrongfully imprisoned is a tragedy and should be compensated generously without having to sue the state. However, a forced confession is unethical and shouldn't be part of a judicial system.

[@dw4525]

I doubt the people in US prisons would conform to a regime like this

[@inabearsuit2425]

if theres one thing to be said is that i doubt there many multiple time offenders after having to endure this system. nice to see a prison system where the guards actually run it not the prisoners

[@ThePaulWhitehead]

Not a chance Americans would fund a system like that!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Phone Stalker Jail Prison

[@curveballintx]

You would never have that because the darker half of the population thinks they are entitled.

[@colettemcwilliams1325]

This doesn't look any worse than Basic Training in the Army back in the day.

[@cepollard86]

Yes I agree

[@DrmanoRanja]

😂😂😂

[@CazPea]

In the day? Shame it isn’t today in prisons.

[@syltis1994]

Did you not watch the part where a unruly prisoner might be made to sit in solitary for up to 60 days, doing absolutely nothing. That sounds like a different type of hell.

[@shenton18]

Lol I said the same thing

[@laz0rbra1n]

thats exactly what we need in the west, no matter how bad the documentary is trying to depict this even going so far as to sympathize with a sleazy business man

[@smuller8988]

indeed. I didn`t get that twist why they kept coming back to that particular example since it was shady as heck.

[@PorkChopAChunky]

Never work in the west. To many tribes to fight each other. Japan works because it's one society, one culture.

[@valerieann8007]

The wake up calls by the guards are NOT shouts! They are encouraging calls to wake up.

[@PRABIR-MITRA]

Yes

[@johnferrell1962]

This is amazing. Only a person who has not been to, visited or worked in a prison/ jail setting would say this is bad. Now how they handle the accused with no hard evidence is a problem as presented in this documentary.

[@midghiro734]

This is bad..11 years in prison..

[@ohauss]

Only a person deliberately only seeking information to suit their ideology and consciously blocking out any evidende to the contrary would make such a claim. You have no clue about prisons in, say, Germany, or Norway. It's funny that you complain about the lack of hard evidence while you have no qualms to resort to sheer fabrication

[@chrisjohnson6138]

You're probably a animated, infatuated with this technocratic dystopia known as Japan. This prison is terrible, you can't even speak and you must stand for hours? See we have a constitution in our civil Nation called america, in which you cannot be made to withstand cruel and unusual punishment.

[@Essemxd]

There are lots of things I love about Japan, but this right here can't be excused or downplayed. I'm from Norway btw, arguably has one of the best prisons in the world, and it works.

[@gravesidepoet5405]

“Is a problem” understatement

[@southerncross86]

That is not a Hell, it is ordered, clean, they timely receive food. Hell are overcrowded prisons of south america, with druglords ruling them. If i was an inmate, would prefer japan, hands down.

[@sayuas4293]

Only a 3rd world hell prison is worse. I'd take a European or even American prison over a Japanese one any time.

[@_JP_7]

Prison in India is next to hell !!

[@casanimated1715]

This isn’t true as they use leather straps during interrogation that suffocate people many have died due to these many of them falsely imprisoned due to bad interrogation methods that are like torture

[@ritasearle7736]

Our prisons should be like this ❤

[@cathieharris1127]

I was thinking the same way.

[@tubbsmgrubbssmith281]

Since you don't explain what "our" means, I assume you are from the US. Sorry if I am incorrect. If I am correct, I'm sure you as an American (I am too) have really strict discipline right? This comment section is a complete joke

[@margaretstokely9016]

they used to be, back in the day; nothing wrong with strict discipline

[@Carlosthetraveler360]

Wtf are you talking about 😂​@@tubbsmgrubbssmith281

[@billybongthornton4285]

You can't control people that don't want to be controlled. The Japanese were born being controlled........

[@DT7967]

While it appears more like military basic training, it appears the prisoners are safe. Can you say that about any prison in the U.S.?

[@goddammitalana]

A big difference is the culture that the inmates themselves have and how they behave. There's a big difference in that which allows for a safer more comfortable prison environment. It's not all on the system itself.

[@defcon2544]

Definitely not, US prisons are not safe at all.

[@madpeace1764]

​@@goddammitalanaNo... It IS The System Which Dictates The Behavior Of The Prisoners Because The Japanese Don't Put Up With Crap That Americans Do!!!

[@joey-james]

Good point, worse things than discipline. Safe incarceration is next to non existent in the US. People are fed, clothed, educated, and there are physicians. Not saying its the BEST, but it is NOT the worst.

[@terrymckay9186]

Incredible respect for the Japanese prison system. The discipline, rules, treatment and organization of the prisoners are very humane and gives them the punishment that they are due according to the Japanese justice system without the fear of a hostile prison environment. Just remember that these people are there because of their criminal convictions and not a vacation getaway. Most all other countries including the United States have very little if any discipline for their prisoners and most just sit in their cells all day without any responsibilities. Prison should be a place of punishment and not a hotel like atmosphere.

[@writerconsidered]

You forgot about the forced confessions. How many are actually guilty?

[@tihzho]

@@writerconsidered 😂

[@patrickbarry7711]

I promise you there is no American prison that’s like a hotel atmosphere. You’re out of your mind.

[@JWimpy]

@@writerconsidered They do that here in America. You just don't hear about it because of all the cover-ups. Guilty until proven innocent.

[@writerconsidered]

@@JWimpy Actually you do hear about it. They end up being exonerated 20 30 years later.

[@emmareilly5141]

Poor lady loosing her daughter then her freedom , bless her 🙏

[@rickdagenais4460]

I am a correctional officer of 33 years, north east in Ontario Canada. The publicly funded institution is called Monteith! I still work the floors of everything I learned, I learned from prison. Good video!

[@paulanderson771]

I love how she describes expecting people to act orderly and behave like decent human beings as 'disciplinary hell'

[@LCx829]

The opposite of US prisons.

[@thatkanpuriaguy8177]

It's US Propaganda​@@LCx829

[@samproximax1790]

hahaha

[@assasin244]

Sure you sit in 'reflection' for 60 days and then tell us how nice it is

[@syed5126]

@@assasin244 it's prison not a luxury holiday. Solitary confinement is used around the world as a form of punishment.

[@formxshape]

Can we contract Japanese Prison Services to run UK prisons? Please 🙏

[@Jana-zi5ff]

American prisons too, please!

[@robertmiller1299]

@@Jana-zi5ff NO - not American prisons which are often just horrible

[@Jana-zi5ff]

@@robertmiller1299 I was responding to comment above asking Japanese Prison Svc’s to run UK prisons. Obviously it was said in jest. I’m well aware of how horrible American prisons are, as I am an American.

[@anonymous_123anonymous]

USA too for sure 🫠

[@zoramae825]

You could never put this system into American prisons. Only in society like the Japanese, polite, respectful and clean can this be possibe. And Americans have none of those traits.

[@isoinic4575]

Very well made documentary, which holds its own expectation: To cover the Japanese prison reality through a western gaze. You take a lot of effort of giving multiple perspectives and allowed critical voices to have their stand, while at the same time also explaining the different cultural traditions in Japan. Really teaches a lot about the Japanese culture, prison life and inspired for how we all can work together, so human rights are met for everyone

[@lisajeter9511]

We can only hope this is how the prison is run when the cameras aren’t available.

[@YAHYEL-ANUNNAKI]

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[@MadamePianissima]

>Thinks Japanese prisons should run like western ones

[@andicee8324]

Its obviously biased against Japan and the prison system.

[@tubbsmgrubbssmith281]

@@andicee8324 Yeah definitely, why don't prisoners just get executed after "confessions" right? I bet you didn't even watch the whole video. Someone was accused of STARTING A FIRE where their own daughter died? Yeah, that's obviously just bias.

[@tod3msn]

Lots of fellowship and frivolity. The taffy pulls, toasting of marshmallows and story telling during the campfire nights was heart warming.

[@shandadee4077]

@@tod3msn this could be propaganda since the cameras were there

[@ventolin63]

And people still ask themselves how come Japanese people are some of the most law obedient citizens in the world? It's not the prison. It's the respect they have for themselves. And this is exactly what most people lack in America, just look the way they vote. If they feel like doing it in the first place.

[@LeBronyaJames]

This is very normal in Asia, not just Japan

[@T-BOX]

The Black Dolphin prison in Russia is vastly more strict. In comparison, this is a holiday camp. There is a documentary out there if you search for it. To quote the old adage: “if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen “ or “if you can’t do time, don’t do the crime”. These facilities are not only to protect the community from these inmates, but also as an incentive to not prey on and victimize innocent people working hard and struggling to survive in a hard enough world as it is.

[@ohauss]

That's cute, coming from someone who considers the absence of any rule of law as the gold standard. And it's hilarious that you waffle about preying and victimizing innocent people while declaring a prison system that does just that as your gold standard to measure others by. Your waffling about being an "incentive" is the typical excuse of a sadist getting off on watching abuse but thinking they have an excuse for that. The US has the death penality in several states, sounds like a strong incentive not to commit homicide - and yet the homicide rate in the US is massively higher than in many a comparable country without the death penalty. Your belief that prisons have to be abusive and exploitative is noted and dismissed. There's no evidence whatsoever that has any beneficial effect. Quite the contrary. The US prison system, for example, is well known for being a continuous flow heater cooking small time petty criminals into hardened, violent predators.

[@sbyerley]

Wait a minute, some of these people “stole” food - food is not the same as robbing a bank. Or shoplifting -a purse in a store. Not the same as murder, okay. Not being able to save your own daughter from a fire-distraught-Then convicted & served 22 years., but was wrongfully accused. A few bucks compensation for your Life?

[@billyhigh4690]

God forbid if I ever found myself in prison and I could choose what country’s prison I could do time in I would choose Japan. I’ve always embraced discipline and I believe that is what so many in our country lack ,especially the young.

[@robertmiller1299]

Well said

[@RONNIEJNZN]

Not Madagascar ? 😕

[@stephanaeon]

I'd choose Norway tbh after seeing how Varg was treated looks like a fucking vacation

[@stellahaynesworth5833]

People need to watch what they're doing in other countries they don't want the consequences

[@LeBronyaJames]

No shit Sherlock

[@asdfghj13579fly]

The accused deserves more leniency. The mother accused of arson had no business being convicted based on a bow.

[@erikvandam5685]

Japan is the most safe, wel organised and clean country i have ever been. The Japanese people are polite, friendly and very helpful. Their justice system seems to work very wel. The prisoners are disciplined and motivated to study.

[@lu-dx6oh]

Japanese government lies a lot, a lot of murders are classified as suicides to lower the murder rate

[@ac979]

I don’t think this would translate well in America. Something about the Japanese culture makes their prison system bearable. There would be full blown riots in the US.

[@BunnySaintV1]

Most safe?? For men only

[@susanneandersen3417]

Except getting convicted with no evidence except a forced confession. Other than that I agree.

[@betsy5889]

Wow 😮 ❤ I love this. Organizing your space has been proven to organize your mind.

[@lisajeter9511]

I’ve always believed if you have your life organized, it will run much smoother.

[@rietakahashi3820]

Yeah when I was depressed I couldn’t clean my house.I’m usually clean person.

[@courtneycoley8487]

Same 😢 ​@@rietakahashi3820

[@eferlinindonesia1910]

Japanese is always known to be highly disciplined. At work and life in general. Very admirable.

[@josephdaniel2097]

They are run by communists. Like China.

[@CazPea]

Japan has often been criticised but it’s a wonderful society and country to visit.

[@sebastianbranton9625]

you took the bait without questioning it. Sheep.

[@rabioramos1796]

Very amazing ancient culture but they have a very dark history

[@Kisharha]

I just find it pathetic the way they act. No individuality it feels. But I'm not a respectful person in general and don't see why anyone would just hand it out willy nilly.

[@biskits78]

We do these exact exercises before we start our shift and after lunch break at Amazon 🤔

[@vbachris]

best comment!

[@dianerobertson246]

lol

[@Talia.777]

🤣😂

[@--Skip--]

I agree. It is actually very humane. I have never seen a man or woman happy without work. Work builds a sense of inner pride....pride that many inmates have never had in life. In Western society, we think that by placing an inmate in a cell and throw away the key, we can rehabilitate an inmate. Boy, are we wrong in the West. The interviewer states that this breaks down prisoners. So. Most prisoners are horribly self-centered. That psychopathy needs to be broken and teach them to think about the others around them.

[@TitoRajab-h1m]

nice documentary…next time put the subtitles in bold/ in colors plz 😊

[@stuartmitchell1908]

We seem to have lost the plot when it comes to rehabilitation. This is a good template to teach respect. There is a difference between human rights, and catering to the rights of people's feelings.

[@philholman8520]

Terrific video! Thank you for sharing the knowledge and way of life a world so different from that portrayed at the movies! 🙏✌️👍🇬🇧

[@mamihashimoto1429]

I am Japanese. Watching this video from the Japanese perspective, what those prisoners are going through is not inhumane. We have been taught to obey the rules and act as a part of a team since we were little children. I can fully understand that from Western people's eyes, it might look harsh or inhumane, but it is just the cultural difference.

[@isabelc2131]

In fact being denied your individual self in favor of some 'group' is abuse. No matter what one was conditioned to believe. Not talking about prison specifically but life in general.

[@cw0000001]

@@isabelc2131don’t be silly , you always have to adhere to rules in prison. It’s not a holiday camp to fulfil the individual whims. Don’t do the crime if you can’t handle the time

[@ringzy]

21years for a crimeu didnt do is inhumane

[@idkimlikereallybored9533]

​@@isabelc2131plus its propostereous to think this is their idea, germans, swiss, europeans in generals, with exceptions, and especially the americans have a long history of treating woman for histeria, shock "therapy", lobitomies, sterelizations, on all kinds of innocent people that were simply not conforming to society

[@jessicablackburn7422]

We need this system in America.

[@iNick90]

As a person who has served in the us military. I got to say a lot of this looks extremely familiar to me. I don't feel like Uncle Sam has violated me. But it has completely changed the trajectory of my life. Can definitely tell when a coworker of mine has no military experience. They just act a different way. A lot of them tend to get treated in a slightly negative way because they just don't have that discipline that was enforced into me. It has allowed me to become successful in my career.

[@colettemcwilliams1325]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@minstrelofMir]

im age59 and i have never been in the military, in fact i have never worked.but im not like other lazy unemployed,im disabled,but as a child i was beaten and worked like a slave (if i say too much my parents could get jail time) they say there is no discipline without self discipline.i agree,i can control myself unlike must people,,im still the same weight i was age14 (9 stone) as i only east 1 meal a day (to save the life of food we eat,had a spiritual experence,age 15) never had central heating,so lived in the cold and damp,with windows freezing on the inside...but i own my own house now,worth 200-£250k,,and a 10k guitar colection,,using your head is the way to go in life YNWA

[@alainportant6412]

@@minstrelofMir bro 💀💀

[@johndavis6365]

Same here. I think if they ran prisons like this in the US they wouldn't be so many repeat offenders. This is how they should be run.

[@tubbsmgrubbssmith281]

@@johndavis6365 Did you even do a quick google search?!? They have MORE repeat offenders than the US... I get it though, that is just too much work right?

[@Jaclyn_Zen]

Immediate distinction noticed: United States: prisons use solitary cells as punishment Japan: good behavior incentive *edit* I admire the structure, discipline and respect that the Japanese people seem to have for each other and their country. On the other hand, the ending with the elderly women going to prison deliberately leaves me wondering if there is an opportunity to improve on social issues such as loneliness. Perhaps the strict social structure and the pressures that come with that can come across as cold and isolating, especially to the elderly. Just my observation. As an American, we have many terrible issues of our own. I still think Japan is a lovely country and I hope to visit someday. It’s always very interesting to learn about other cultures.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

Single cells are also used, depending on the jail and reason in the US. Many death row have single cells. There are many reasons to have one. That being said, there is a world of difference from solitary and single. Solitary they may not even have a bed except a ledge to sleep on. Solitary means alone in your thoughts 24/7, Single is just a room to your self. Solitary makes people go insane, and is considered inhumane after a certain amount of time. Just saying it’s hard to even compare the two.

[@Bmg009]

Say whatever you want but Japan is light years ahead of most every other country in the world. The cleanliness and beauty, striving for perfection in most everything they do, the beautiful homes, the perfect fruits and vegetables, the way Japanese men choose to do one thing in life and work towards perfection for years until retirement. They seem behind in heating their homes but that’s really about all, their women are gorgeous and age beautifully, it’s just a wonderful place and I hope to go there and never return. Imagine waking up in a rural Japanese home u just payed $10,000 for, yes, they do sell them that cheap in rural Japan. Imagine the home overlooking the ocean and having no neighbors except the mountains and small farms. I love u Japan.

[@lisajeter9511]

You also have to remember those homes in the rural areas with ocean views are also part of the “Ring of fire”. Let’s not forget that! There’s a reason those homes are sold so cheaply.

[@terranaxiomuk]

​@@lisajeter9511How come it is called the ring of fire?. Is the food a bit spicy in thay area?.

[@Debra-g9i]

Got to do with volcano.

[@Meggypoo1983]

@@terranaxiomuk The Ring of Fire refers to the lands that border the Pacific ocean. About 90% of all earthquakes and 75% of all volcanic eruptions occur around that rim. From the coast of Chile up the west side of Mexico, following the edge of California, Washington, western Canada, and Alaska, across and around to the eastern edge of Russia and China, Japan and down to Indonesia and New Zealand. If you follow it on a map, it makes a sort of "ring" shape. Since Japan sits right along the Ring of Fire, it's extremely prone to earthquakes (and tsunamis), which is what the previous commenter was referring to. Myself, I'd prefer not to live along the Ring of Fire. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are terrifying and deadly. A real shame, because the seismic activity has a lot to do with why all those places are so beautiful. The moving tectonic plates crumple the ground into mountains and valleys, create avenues for lakes to form and rivers to flow into waterfalls, and the soil is churned up rich and fertile for forests and farming. But it's very dangerous to be living amongst that beauty when Mother Nature decides to let loose.

[@robertmiller1299]

We need this system in the UK urgently!

[@robertmiller1299]

I would add this - to get out of prison you must have your tattoos removed AND pass a reading and writing test.

[@russellgrimes3491]

Isn’t it true that in the UK people can get ten years of hard labor for premarital sex? Isn’t it also true that people can get the death penalty for same-sex relations?

[@mizv4043]

they need a harsher system because the islamic inmates behave worse

[@mizv4043]

@@russellgrimes3491 none of that is true. youre thinking of places like saudi arabia and afghanastan

[@antoniohoward981]

@@mizv4043caucus mountain inmates are worse. In Russia

[@sambowz9077]

If you go to someone else home you play by their rules.

[@mp_mia7989]

I was locked up for 6 months for a DUI and I wish it would've been in Japan after seeing this. My goodness what a difference 💯

[@gisleyalves7757]

🇧🇷 This is the cleanest prison I have saw in my life.🇧🇷

[@laz0rbra1n]

"the obsession with confessions" - you realize plea deals are the norm in the US too, right?

[@kawaiicallahan]

honestly i respect the order and high levels of discipline and how much the guards actually actively watch and make sure everything goes accordingly. it really does seem like rehabilitation and finding solicitude, that will lead u to not only being more fond of obeying the rules in the free world but also really appreciating the freedom u have and applying certain disciplines in ur life to sustain order in ur own life and thus keeping ur freedom. it’s harsh, but it seems like it works. better than any US prison that’s for sure

[@maryellenblount6376]

I agree! I see nothing wrong with the way they run their prison system. I admire the respect and discipline of the Japanese culture.

[@KJ-xc6qs]

Kudos to the Japanese culture: Well disciplined, intelligent, innovative, respectful, creative, clean, and hard working. I would love to live in such a safe and sane country.

[@maryellenblount6376]

Me too!

[@aevans-jl9ym]

A hive mindset, slave labour and tiny portions of food are to Western eyes the human equivalent of living in an Ant colony.

[@mamihashimoto1429]

@@aevans-jl9ym I am Japanese. You say tiny portions of food, but that is the normal portion of food for Japanese people. I lived in the U.S. for 13 years, and the first thing I noticed when I started living there and was shocked about was the massive portions of food served there. I now live in the U.K., and I see the same thing. Many British people are becoming overweight or obese.

[@aevans-jl9ym]

@@mamihashimoto1429 Undoubtedly the traditional Japanese diet is vastly superior for health than ours. My wife of 18 years is East Asian she is a complete conformist, mindlessly follows all rules and has a machine-like way of thinking. Having a hive mindset is also normal in Japan & South Korea.

[@nbk9372]

When the whole of a country support their crime prevention system, incarceration of offenders, the lowest crime rate, and it is celebrated, but it is the foreigner who finds it inhumane and in the minority, the solution is very simple, leave. I have visited many countries, I review and study up on their laws, the dos and don'ts, and the level of threats to visiting tourist beforehand, it is still my choice to go or not. When I do visit their country, I respect their laws, whether it is for work or pleasure. I find it very absurd for people visiting foreign countries being ignorant of the laws of the country they're visiting. Visitors are visitors, not government policymakers, and if you can't accept their laws, then you shouldn't be there in the first place. After all many of their laws have existed a lot longer than the average visiting tourist, some of these laws has been part of their culture for centuries, a culture not many are accustomed too. I have always enjoyed visiting Japan, South Korea, and many other Asian countries, respect their laws, respect their customs, and you won't have a problem.

[@barryram2605]

Respect to the Japanese to keep their country safe. Western countries, watch and learn.

[@oneshothunter9877]

Yakuza members quietly laughing in Japanese.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

Johnny Somali is definitely enjoying his stay in a Japanese prison.

[@sdsfgsty]

"Work is the integral part of rehabilitation." Very true!

[@anthonypope8429]

Great video I found it very Interesting it opens your eyes we need prison like this in the United Kingdom

[@adoboy5520]

This is what we need in America discipline and respect for the law.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

Well, then maybe the cops judges politician, and trump and maga should try respecting the laws. Don't you think 🤔 🙄

[@Tait1990]

Very well organised and behaved! Clean prisons as well

[@michaelhart7569]

Yes, I noticed the clean, amongst other things. You can't fake that easily for a visiting camera crew. I can believe it is a normal part of their system. That is a good thing for guards and prisoners alike.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

If the conditions are inhospitable to our standards or your personal ones, it's still prison. What do you want, the Hilton, room service, and a swimming pool? I was a children's caseworker for a time, and one of my cases made a bad choice at the youth development center, and had to go to jail. I went to see him. Let's just say, I can adapt to it, but how some people keep doing things to go back and forth is beyond me. Once would be enough for me.

[@covercalls88]

This video should taken as a warning the laws in each county is different and so are the prisons. So be careful when traveling outside the US.

[@weirdmonkeyfish]

The US prisons are considered one of the worst in the western world.

[@susanneandersen3417]

In Denmark prisons are basically hotels.

[@MattDamon2299]

They only showed you what they wanted you to show the world.

[@buckhaa1502]

So do every other country on this planet ....

[@MrManerd]

1:05 "From a western perspective, it is a disciplinary hell",,, Okay I'm done. I'm from the U.S. which, I'm pretty sure, is part of the western world, have you seen the prison conditions in Arizona? Yes, I'm sure Japanese prisons are strict, but in AZ the guards mess with inmates just because there's nothing the inmate can do about it.

[@fearnero179]

This is the cleanest prison i have ever seen

[@Kunfucious577]

It makes me extremely happy to know that Johnny salami is there.

[@dylanperry3735]

Bro getting put into solitary confinement for having your blanket folded the wrong way is absolutely insane. It takes you actively trying to fight, kill people, etc. to get put in SC

[@monsterx3055]

so Japanese prison is just military basic training

[@tototakto4611]

Imagine losing your child then getting arrested, interrogated, manipulated and gaslighted. Unbelievable.

[@khiem1939]

Many decades ago, while stationed on Okinawa I debriefed an American Marine after he was released from a 5 year sentence in a Japanese Prison for illegal drug usage! He said he was kept in solitary the entire time, was allowed 3 short showers per week, NO reading materials, NO interaction with other prisoners, 30 minutes per day in the Recreation Yard by himself to exercise! He ate the same food that the Japanese prisoners ate and was treated the same as they were! He was allowed to send and receive one letter per month from his family and was never allowed to make a telephone call. Yes, he was sent to prison for punishment, which was what he RECEIVED! He was not sent there for REHABILITATION! After he was sent back to the USA, he was scheduled to be given a Bad Conduct Discharge for his illegal drug use! Don't use illegal drugs in Japan, especially if you are a foreigner!

[@TheGamefreak1973]

let him go to an american prison lol. if he was white they would have his ass lmao

[@blastingweevil2968]

i think these prisons and rules are perfect they should be like this world wide prisoners get away with so much they have so many things like TV and games that they take for granted..

[@chynz330]

This is so not inhumane compared to America. Maybe the judiciary system and prosecution off of confessions in duress are messed up but the politics in American justice is broken, especially the mentality of gang protection in prisons based on ethnicity and crimes involving children (innocent or not) is so freaking scary, yet people here do it repeatedly, which tells me prison here isn’t reforming criminals but honing their mindset to be a career criminals in or out of prison.

[@primesspct2]

yeah one has to wonder what the recidivism rate is there? It certainly looks like it would be rehabilitative!

[@goddammitalana]

The inmates themselves have a completely different culture than American inmates. American inmates behavior/ culture overall would never allow for this type of system to function in America

[@Kick60]

Looks like a much better system than what we have here in the U.S.

[@greyjay9202]

This kind of order, when taken to extremes, results in a loss of compassion and empathy for those who suffer. One remembers the brutality of the Imperial Japanese Army, in its WW2 prison camps. Conditions were appalling, and cruelty was the order of the day. Prisoners were starved, beaten, and worked to death. Hot boxes and beheadings were common. Confession, as described here, is an end in itself. The innocent must confess their guilt, and if they do not, they are detained indefinitely, even tortured. No matter what sort of human society we live in, we cannot avoid the inevitable: The human species is pathological. We are our own worst enemy.

[@chowhound-es2mg]

You are conveniently forgetting the atrocities committed by the Americans in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia..Spouting typical American l"we are superior" crap

[@MadamePianissima]

Maybe dont break the law and you wont end up in this situation?

[@xCwieCHRISx]

@@MadamePianissima He's talking about innocent people, who didn't break the law.

[@JohnDenver-p2l]

How nice they are to provide a clean quiet prison after they coerced you into a false confession and sentence you to years locked away.

[@ohsweetmystery]

In the US they lie and coerce you into confession and then sentence you to filth and gangs and violence.

[@Jolene492]

Its not the strictest. There are some really harsh prisons 8 squashed into 3 bed cell. Most sleeping on a hard floor, no food served. Im currently watching a documentary on Netflix about prisons around the world. Its shocking. This isn’t the first time Japan has been shown for their harsh and cruel torture

[@Jolene492]

@NolanVoid-dr1ch i know these places im not stupid. But Japan is also harsh

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

It's so interesting viewing how other countries treat their prisoners. They have more respect for the officers obviously, and one another! Unlike in the USA, where the inmates run the show or they'll whine and get another accommodation. But, no matter where you are, prison is prison and it sucks.

[@defcon2544]

Prisoners are constantly scheming in America, to run circles around the prison guards, who they have no respect for. And why do they scheme? To sell contraband and to even hurt or kill other prisoners. Japan has it right, any foreigner complaining about this is a fool.

[@MrTommyboy68]

I watched another documentary on "Japan's toughest Prison". They are required to do everything that is shown here, very regimented and controlled. By the numbers, so to speak, Caloric intake is carefully managed by the amount of work you do. The warden eats the same food. One thing they didn't mention here is that the guards don't carry weapons except for a collapsible baton and there are strict rules for how they can be used and under what conditions. One American who was interviewed cried and whined about how he was treated and when he decided to act up and hit a guard, he found himself being set upon by 10 or 15 very angry little Japanese guards and promptly got his ass handed to him on a plate, ALL guards are at least black belts in one form of martial arts or the other, so that is why there are ne weapons on guards in the general population and even the worst offenders (usually gang members) mind the rules. Such a system would never work here in the US because everyone would be crying about how badly the inmates are being treated and how they had to march every where and actually follow the rules and are made to work instead of laying around all day and watching TV and doing drugs and not learning a damn thing.

[@madpeace1764]

They Got The Lowest Crime Rate In The World So They Must Be Doing SOMETHING Right!!

[@MrTommyboy68]

@@madpeace1764 Yep. You do NOT want to go to prison in Japan. If you are an American, you get monthly visits from the Consulate. Your life expectancy is very low, not due to torture but it IS a very regimented and strict experience.

[@Loftis86]

A year in Japanese prison to be found innocent? That's rough

[@gee7092]

Having your own tv inside the prison is luxurious. I'd rather be jailed in Japan than in any other 3rd world countries where inmates are being raped and abused.

[@weirdmonkeyfish]

Third world countries like the USA then? Because exactly that happens there.

[@Lindarianmusic]

While I definitely don't advocate for theft, it makes me sick to my stomach to know that elderly people in Japan are put into a position where they are forced to steal food to survive and are labeled criminals for doing so. Because Japan has no programs in place to help feed, clothe and house the elderly. If Japan would create social welfare programs to help feed, clothe and house the elderly, they would find that petty crimes would decrease, and their prison systems would not be full of elderly inmates.

[@narutochan620]

The system for confessions is brutal, inhumane and unacceptable. Japan must reconsider these practices.

[@Talk2WandaVision]

You people with all of the glowing comments below are forgetting the basic setup of the documentary. No one is allowed to interview an inmate without a guard there. This is heavily edited and presented in the "best light". Japanese prisons are NOT all about order and cleanliness. There's a reason why it took many months to be able to film there. Some of the worst psychological torture takes place in Japanese prisons.

[@Gurl-5150]

Never give a non-citizen bail.

[@caseykosek2673]

All prisons world wide should be 23/1 lock down, or forced 12hr work days. No t.v. no books. Just work, or lock down

[@luckyx16]

I wish reporters in the USA were half this good. Unbiased factual, and yet detailed reporting. No politics, period! Other than the fact that the prosecutors appear as corrupt as H$@@, in the way the imprison people that have not been convicted for extended periods of time in an attempt to force confessions, I see no fault in the prison system. If people learned to do what they were supposed to do when they were supposed to do it, and do what your not supposed to do ever, they would not be there.

[@Alacod19]

As a foreigner I see nothing wrong with this and quite honestly it's more humane then western facilities. Western prisons are overcrowded, dirty and dangerous now that is inhumane. This is order and discipline. If I ever had to choose one it would be Japan.

[@WaterisjustWet]

"For foreigners disciple is hard to take". Well here is a shocker 😁.

[@lindasands1433]

No wonder kids hide away in their rooms playing computer games. This society produces robots

[@samseven5260]

So, outside of solitary confinement, this is very similar to basic training and AIT in the US Army and many other military schools.

[@leafsruleall]

They keep talking about zero crime but allow the yakuza to continually break the law with impunity

[@charlesritz6509]

With a 99% conviction rate, guilt is usually established at the time of arrest in Japan. The courts merely function to hand down sentences.

[@hugolindum7728]

This is not a criticism of the prison system. It’s irrelevant.

[@goddammitalana]

To everyone comparing this to the "awful American prisons", The inmates themselves have a completely different culture than American inmates. American inmates behavior/ culture overall would never allow for this type of system to function in America. The people commenting that clearly aren't thinking critically about WHY Japan's prisons are so different from American prisons. You need to THINK before you speak on something.

[@scrublord5760]

I don’t think you guys heard the part about “up to 2 months in solitary” for not making their bed right. Solitary confinement for long periods is inhumane in any capacity. Full stop.

[@coolperson962]

I work in the UK prisons. God! I love the organisation, I love the hats, the cleanliness, the order, the modernity, the regulation, the use of classical music to wake them up. Ugh! That's what I thought it was going to be like here when I joined the job. You can imagine my shock....

[@vbachris]

the comment section on here is asinine. the video clearly illustrates the flaws in the system. this wasn't a video on how to run a successful prison system. it was a video on how mislead some of the practices are.

[@metaconwar4601]

The fact that this is being criticized is hilarious. Go to prison literally anywhere besides Japan and some Nordic countries and you’ll see actual inhumane treatment lol

[@junarilla7493]

Respect the japanese rules,being a foreign visitor in japan.

[@devildg7]

The Strictest in the World? Are you kidding? This is how prisons should be run. If you want to see inhumane prisons, look at Thiland, Venezuela or North Korea. Then compare.

[@markharrisllb]

I've no issues on how the prisons are run, after all they are prisons. I do have a lot of issues on how innocent people end up there.

[@wot1fan885]

This is a hotel compared to American hell holes . Its disgusting how bad America's prisons are.

[@cathycatsville67]

I think most people who praise this system aren't even watching the whole video 🙄 it's based on forced confessions! They mentally and sometimes physically torture you until you confess! I wonder how long you would praise this system when one corrupt police officer in japan decides he doesn't like you face and accuse you of anything you didn't do. After 23 days of constant torturing you will definitely think otherwise about this great system! Once you are a suspect you are already guilty they WILL get that confession from you and thats the only reason why they are able to have the highest conviction rate. You can say all day long "just don't commit a crime" all it takes is one police officer that thinks otherwise and no matter how innocent you are they will force you to confess.

[@yvonnephillips3888]

She said disciplinary hell? Looks like heaven to me. Can I book a vacation week? She needs to see an American prison and talk with prisoners whole different world.

[@anonymoususer13666]

This is OCD heaven

[@HiddenCreaturesHQ]

Not surprising considering the way they treated prisoners of war.

[@phnx4life]

How demented it is to make a festival out of it and in front of the prison itself.....what arrogance and ignorance to force confessions on people that are innocent.

[@debrajohnston1790]

This is how America should do it, instead of the zoo like atmosphere we have today.

[@MadamePianissima]

>Japanese Prison: Reorients and rehabilitates the inmates to have structure back in their lives >American Prison: A hellscape that does more harm than good with gangs and violence everywhere Americans: OH MY GOD THIS JAPANESE PRISON IS SO INHUMANE!!!!

[@FeastofFeasts1]

😂😂😂😂

[@Meggypoo1983]

Speaking as an American, I would absolutely love to see the Japanese prison system implemented here in the US. It's not inhumane at all, and now that I've seen a little of what it's like, I have even more respect for Japanese culture than I already did. It isn't perfect, but it's pretty freaking close.