Japan's Most Wanted Criminal Gets Away with EVERYTHING

[@kuzo759]

bro is better at hiding than Joey hides from anime

[@NotUlara]

😂

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

bfft..

[@brokeninfinitysonic1]

Daaaaamn!!

[@cerealkiller6907]

stop bruh, you don't want the Manga Lad to see this.

[@MaiSakurajoestar]

“I’m the man you’ve been looking for for 50 years” Refuses to elaborate Dies

[@MooAnything]

There can only be one reason why he confessed. He needed to announce where he hid the one piece

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

pfffft

[@Prinren]

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[@quakquak6141]

This reminds me of matteo messina denaro, one of the most wanted people in the world, a terrible person who was at the top of sicilian mafia, he was found while he was under care for cancer, but everyone suspects he basically let himself be caught knowing he had not much to live

[@faust_wither]

i mean he is like "do what you must, i already won". bruh

[@BenDover-rz3kq]

police be like "gg bruh"

[@SmokenHash]

Not a psych expert, but I would guess that what makes it seem cool is just the 'epicness' of it, it does seem very theatrical like an ending to a movie. Also, it ties things up nicely, as nice as could be considering the severity of his crimes at least. His identity is revealed, he's dead, and nobody has to worry about his hidden existence anymore.

[@squiggs1002]

If you read about his life- it wouldn't seem as epic. He lived by himself in a wooden shack. He took cash only jobs from shady construction companies willing to look the other way. He couldn't form relationships to make friends or lovers. His family abandoned him. He avoided being photographed. He had no ID, no insurance, no bank accounts. He wasn't living anything close to a glamorous or even normal life.

[@afujimoto3843]

The student riots and left-wing terrorism that plagued Japan in the 60s and 70s is really an under discussed topic when it comes to Japanese history... especially outside of Japan so few foreigners know about these events and their impact on modern Japanese society. Something that Joey overlooked is that a lot of this activity was in response to the Vietnam War, and how certain portions of the Japanese population felt that Japan's indirect support for the war (by hosting US troops, providing supplies, etc.) was in violation of Japan's pacifist constitution.

[@tcrime]

The same kind of thing was happening in the West at this time, too. Anti-Vietnam War protests in the US, May 1968 in France, and so on. It really seemed like a point in history where the "old order" was losing control.

[@Pooky1991]

Interesting. Didn't know this. When the Vietnam War is brought up we are often taught about American protest to the war. Didn't know other countries had their own protest towards it, especially Japan which is often referred to in the sense that they occupied/colonized other Asian countries. Makes me wonder what other kinds of protest happened in Japan that go under the radar. I know in some media like anime, artist had critiques regarding situations like WW2. It would be interesting to find more information on this topic.

[@user-qm7jw]

Yeah, so a lot of people don't know this, but the Japanese boomers experienced this era and are often more left-wing.

[@l4nd3r]

The goverment swept a lot of this under the rug and the red-scare strategy.

[@heroslippy6666]

The closest I've heard about this part of Japan's history was some manga called Unlucky Young Men.

[@xXxGR33NDR3AMSxXx]

The sad part is that his family will probably have to deal with the lawsuit

[@a-zx8zo]

If that's the case thats so fucking sad. He didn't talk with his family for 50 years. I would hate him even more

[@alex1sandulache]

How does that work? There's no one to sue, no one to convict. The dude's dead. His family wasn't involved in his lunacy.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@alex1sandulache I don't know how it works in a case like this but Japan does unfortunately pass down the debts of your family onto you if your family member cannot pay them. Again, not sure if this continues even into death and if the loved ones can be sued in place of a terrorist. I think it was Aki, though, who recently spoke on family members being now eligible to be sues if a member throws themselves in front of a train, as the cost of cleanup and delays is exensive and affects everyone aboard.

[@cube611]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley No, that's because it's debt. Debt can be inherited and also be rejected but criminal charges will not be passed down.

[@punpunpun-cd4hz]

​@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValleyFirst, in Japan, your family's debts will not be passed on to you unless you are a joint guarantor for them. And you're probably talking about railroad suicide. However, it seems that you are confusing civil damages lawsuits with criminal lawsuits.

[@katat4649]

It's the fact he defied the state and lived out a whole life and still had the balls to tell people in the end. It's impressive and I think we like the idea of resisting a government under their nose

[@STI.Ricardito]

I’m pretty sure he’s an evil dude, resist communism or anything against freedom aka freedom to talk shit about anything, not bombing random shit like a crazy ass clown

[@Nao-fb6qr]

As a Japanese person, I was expecting you to talk about this news. I can see where your wording 'badass' comes from (appreciate your honesty btw), and as much as I kind of do think that way, maybe to your surprise, almost no one described it like this on Japanese social media as far as I know, which I believe is a good thing, and yet I kind of feel this is why depression is so rampant here, you just cannnot live in Japan if you ever commits one single crime, no matter how serious, it will haunt you the rest of your life.

[@andiiiiiiiiii]

even in osaka?

[@ryana5435]

@@andiiiiiiiiii how did you know OP is in Osaka?😨

[@andiiiiiiiiii]

@@ryana5435 i didnt, i just know theres more crime there and im interested in checking it out. i dont think it relates to op necessarily, and if does it's just a coincidence

[@ChromisPasqueflowerBowerbird]

Some called him a terrorist, but to other he's a revolutionary.

[@yuzu-kq7hv]

I see a lot of Japanese people find him badass though. You just looked at wrong side.

[@jaycemaru]

I was actually writing about this for months until news dropped, it was so crazy

[@lelnel6242]

How old was he when he did the crime?

[@jaycemaru]

@@lelnel6242 he was around 20 years old, not sure for an exact date

[@Ratched64]

@@jaycemaru did people get killed in the bombings?

[@jaycemaru]

@@Ratched64 yeah 8 people killed & over 200 injured

[@2xenn]

what were you writing if you dont mind me asking?

[@haskan419]

I would imagine that after its been confrimed who he is, then they're just going to write up a report and call it case closed.

[@liamme54]

Chopper Read did a similar thing, he was dying of liver cancer and gave an interview to Australia's 60 Minutes. He straight up started confessing to numerous murders knowing he'd never see the repercussions.

[@akaaoi]

Although in Chopper's case some of the people who knew him and were with him at the time of some of the murders (or talked to him about it and were friendly enough to get true answers) said he made up his involvement in those deathbed confession murders so that he could get paid for a last interview and leave the money to his wife.

[@sophiaisabelle01]

We appreciate your insights on this matter. You'll always have our support.

[@Retro_Ra]

I was just in Japan for three months and you'd see this dudes wanted poster everywhere. I saw it in hotels,restaurants,shops,etc across the country. I was always super curious as to who he was but never looked him up. Crazy stuff.

[@cptmachine]

World champion in Hide and Seek

[@jonjo8104]

12:04 "The family actually found out that he had died after he had already passed away"

[@Humburbur]

"people die if they are killed"

[@Eushy]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@Tracksidebench]

Joey is starting to be like aki with the weird cult crime

[@ryana5435]

in the context of 1970s (or even today), anti-imperialism and anarchism are not cults

[@azailin9669]

Bro japan has a low crime rate but the crimes are so heinous and traumatising

[@DacLMK]

Is it just me, or is Japan like an on/off switch. It's like they have no middle ground, but only both extremes.

[@onpu]

Exactly

[@SketchingPandaRen]

@@DacLMK I think it's that Japanese society cares too much about what others think that the people keeps things in till they break.

[@DacLMK]

@@SketchingPandaRen Well, in a way that's what I said. One side pushes to one extreme, and the others who can't handle it anymore push it to the other extreme.

[@tonton-qv8wo]

Interesting. However, all violent crimes are cruel. I don't think it's appropriate to compare the heinousness of each crime. In the first place, the heinousness and brutality of a crime cannot be quantified, so how one feels about it is nothing more than an individual's subjective impression. However, from a different perspective, Japanese people believe that Western society has a high crime rate and many heinous crimes. It is interesting that each side considers the crimes of the other society to be more heinous.

[@mycrochetlifeanime]

i was waiting for joey to make this news video , thank you joey fortodays video

[@v._.v6835]

I was in Japan (my first time travelling out of my country btw) when this man revealed himself. I was still joking with my friends about how it's just straight up impossible to find the 2 men with black-and-white photo in the poster after all these DECADES, and my jaw dropped the day after as I read the news while having ramen.

[@charlieraphaelbrown3578]

He won one of the most messed up hide and seek game in history

[@gluttonyfang6674]

The dude literally challenged Japan and they never found him till he was in his deathbed, the bastard won.

[@ToonGohan]

He pulled an “I am Kira”

[@Mwoods2272]

Because the news was showing the wanted poster so much that one of the other criminals were caught from the exposure of being recognized.

[@konkei-el7nl]

You seem to be talking about Shigeki Kanazawa. However, it is not clear to what extent there is a connection between the Kirishima case and Kanazawa's arrest. Some say that Kanazawa's whereabouts were tipped off to the police by a member of the same organization, Yakuza

[@anthonyxavier6300]

Can't blame the family. It seemed like he didn't contact them at anytime when he was hiding which I understand because he doesn't want to get caught. In return the family most likely suffered from other relatives, friends and strangers because of his act.

[@Yngvarfo]

I am a bit reminded of Norwegian bank robber Martin Pedersen. He was caught trying to exchange money from a money transport robbery in Drammen in 1980. He confessed, not only to that, but a total of 19 robberies since 1974. There certainly was a sense of "that's badass" among a lot of people.

[@kiryuchansboyfriend]

my grandpa and his pals sank the yamato when they were 18 and faced zero jail time

[@SmoothSeal]

Hope the family doesn't have to take responsibility if it's proven that he is who he says he is. Japan have some weird laws where family members take responsibility for the actions of other family members and can be sued for that. Since he got away with it and made a fool of the police, they may have to do something to salvage their reputation.

[@Zelmel]

Apparently he revealed non-public details about a bombing and a DNA test that finished after he died found him to "likely" be Kirishima.

[@jayasuriyas2604]

That's fucked up, similar to North Korea.

[@idreadFell365]

That kinda proves his point. Not condoning his actions but if Japan is corrupt enough to be like that…well it’s no wonder.

[@Zelmel]

@@idreadFell365 I mean, it isn't "corruption" in that it's the way the law is intended to work. It's more that it's a legacy of older times and a conservative culture that sticks to that sort of thing (you see similar types of things many places in the world with much broader ideas of responsibility for actions than in the west).

[@idreadFell365]

@@Zelmel well, it’s not like I’m singling Japan out. Everywhere is corrupt.

[@AdachiTrevelyan006]

You forgot its ya boi

[@frontseatastronaut]

he's not our boi anymore 😢

[@AdachiTrevelyan006]

He's growing up 😭

[@IchiHishi]

Kongming?

[@Eustres]

In my culture we call this "Perro muerto". (When you leave without paying)

[@bebeinjapan7434]

Thing I am concerned about is, what if this fake ID was someone that he murdered who was homeless with no ties and took their identity. We know how the homeless community is in Japan and doubt anyone would notice. He and the group were in their hay-day back then and could have easily done it.

[@DJCrono456]

"This is the day you almost caught cpt. Jack Sparrow"

[@SolCresta3405]

Just like how most anime villains get away with everything.

[@prasad_ranade]

The Japanese police ought to thoroughly investigate this matter, as it is inconceivable for an adversary of a nation to remain hidden for 50 years without the assistance of accomplices.

[@sheepketchup9059]

"State enemies" Sounds North Korean 🤔

[@sheepketchup9059]

"State enemies" Sounds North Korean 🤔

[@templarzy1825]

​@@sheepketchup9059the guys is part of a literal terrorist group who committed 3 bombings he IS an enemy of japan

[@l4nd3r]

Nah, it's completely possible, he took advantage of the still pretty analog bureaucracy of Japan, i think a news report said he only worked cash paying jobs and had no bank account.

[@sailingadventurer]

People can live well in Japan without using digital electronics. You can easily get a job in Japan if you are Japanese, considering they have 135 jobs for 100 people and need immigrants

[@ansmitcrop7233]

It's as badass as Joey being the Ex-Anime Man

[@munanchoinc]

One thing to note is that alot of these left wing Insurgent groups in the 70s grew out of frustration of generational inequality, national traumas from War, Militarization and discontent from newer generations. This was compounded by tensions in the Cold War by the Influence of the US/NATO and the USSR/Warsaw Pact.

[@valeriemcdonald440]

I don't think deathbed confessions are particularly rare or cool. But it's interesting news. I vaguely remember hearing about that group in social sciences class or somewhere. I didn't know there was a guy still on the run.

[@Ondrix]

That's freaking wild...

[@RobbertNyhan]

Criminal or not, it's a Death Bed Confession. He knew he was going to die, so he went out knowing they wouldn't punish him of if they did, he'd be medicated the entire time because cancer patients get loaded down with pain meds, regardless of being in jail or not. Him passing away the very next day is very Joker-coded and awesome. He lived his entire life free, and probably learned over time to accept what he did, and could have been a different guy to who he was back in 1974.

[@lukascamby8678]

You should really consider taking classes/courses on criminal justice (Japan/Australia/America related would be perfect all around). You seem to be really interested in these matters based on your recent videos Joey!

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos Joey love the video

[@pmn3120]

My boy just said i'll go out but i'll go out in my own terms ain't nobody gonna put me down but me

[@leafydollz4604]

And in about 10 ~ 15 years later they make a documentary movie about this man....

[@fatalshot0093]

That poster I see on the street everyday is of a wanted man??? I genuinely thought it was a poster of a missing woman!!!😅😅😂😂😂

[@HappiAcrossCultures]

Unseen Japan did a whole series on this Terrorist Red Army group and I just binge watched it. Super dark, super sad, but super insightful and insane I had no idea this had happened in 70s Japan. It makes so much more sense, and totally suggest ya’ll to check it out. It’ll blow your mind.

[@baraki808]

It's not just in Japan. I lived in the Philippines and I kept seeing that picture as well in the intl wanted posters.

[@shinimegami42]

I'm pretty sure I read that the person next to him on the wanted posters also got caught just because the media kept showing the poster over and over and someone happened to recognize the next guy.

[@carsonwold3877]

Not me waiting for the “its ya boy” lol

[@MorbidlyObeseTyreese]

The confession to the doctor is so cinematic

[@rupertmiller9690]

I think it was an interesting tale. Glad the mystery has been put to rest and Japan found their version of DB Cooper.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Joey,fantastic job.

[@hermdude]

The man is based because he managed to not get caught for 50 years, and within that 50 years he didn't seem to do anything criminal after that. He just did something he believed to be righteous (terrible for society, but righteous to him) and just stopped when he stopped believing, and just lived on his own terms.

[@ashplays6631]

Dude was literally the real life incarnation of Gol D. Roger except he was not exterminated by the police.

[@MrHidePatten]

The definition of; “I’m not even mad, that’s amazing”

[@Cigam_HFden]

The nice thing about him admitting it and confirming it, is that the police do not need to spend resources trying to find him. Instead can spend that time and resources to find other people.

[@random3263827]

This is far from being a modern notion. Look at how outlaws from the old west are viewed. Robin Hood literally never even existed, but he's still looked at as a hero who robbed the rich to give to the poor. When you have legitimate issues that go unaddressed by legitimate establishments, anytime someone "sticks it to the man" by whatever means (deplorable or not,) there's always going to be a degree of regard and respect that some people are willing to view their actions and life with.

[@UNImate_official]

Hello Joey Bazinga.

[@KoyukiMizuno]

I did NOT think for a minute it was badass or cool lol, and I'm a diagnosed mental ill person XD The only thing I thought was it was unfair, to the law, to the people, the moral and all in all justice. :/

[@MidgarMerc]

I've seen this dude's face every day when I walk past any police box for the last 12 years. It's crazy

[@2DI0pictures]

We find it badass, cuz the whole thing is a flex. > Does a terrorism > Hides for 50 years > Do a death bed confession (a middle finger to law enforcement) > Refuses to elaborate That's some Death Note shite

[@fantasytraveler]

They still have his picture up at the police station in my prefecture.

[@ARC42STUDIOS]

I saw that person's picture everywhere. I was like, "who the hell?"

[@NPC_Algernon]

I think humans value agency and this guy had it all the way to the end. Take an example of a criminal we do hate like Seito Sakakibara, the serial killer who wrote Zekka, and we see a guy who tried to paint himself as a victim who didn't have control over his own actions even though from anyone else's perspective, he did. But in Satoshi's case, the story is framed like he owned up to everything. The bombing victims aren't the focus of the story, but the fact that he lived under the radar for 70 years, then went out on his own terms.

[@dirtydirtyshisno7284]

I imagine him walking past police stations seeing his own face and being smug as shit

[@amatthew7861]

I’ve been in Japan for 10 years, have always seen his wanted poster everywhere in the country. I saw his picture crossed out on the wanted poster outside a police station last week and was wondering why it was crossed out. I’m curious, last I heard, Japan had a 15 year statute of limitations on murder (so long as they remain on Japanese soil). You think they would do anything to him if they can prove he’s been on Japanese soil the past 15 years????

[@fettwampe]

So the doctor broke his secrecy oath... I get the conflict... But he actually broke his oath...so that's a crime?

[@sajisama24]

Turns out the bombing he was involved with, did not kill anybody. So yeah. Kinda based. Their organization was anti-japanese imperialist. They studied what happened in Korea and China, and how the Japanese treated the Ainu people, and they recognized the fact that Japan was an awful fascist nation.

[@avatardm]

I see no details on activity after Mitsubishi bombing, but up to then EAAJAF was pretty based. They bombed at first monuments praising Japanese war criminals as heroes, graves of Japanese occupiers of Korea and the symbol of colonization of Ainu indegnious people. In Mitsubishi bombing they nade two calls warning about the bomb but company ignored those and refused to evacuate the building. They seem to be heroes opposing the silence about Japanese crimes against humanity, not criminals.

[@liamspruyt]

when you tell me this story it feels like a video game, GG well played mate, 50 years. thats a long time! impressive! must be some achievement!

[@liamspruyt]

i would not say badass per say. but like i said its saying GG to the enemy player that was very good!

[@EnzoDraws]

Coming out as queer: boring, unoriginal, overdone, most of civilized society accepts you and supports you for who you are. Coming out as Kirishima Satoru, the most wanted man of Japan, in your deathbed: based, very original, the police can't do anything about your crimes against humanity because you're literally dying

[@rovidelarosa]

12:05 "The family actually found out that he had died after he already passed away" You don't say?

[@BlankAura]

Bro really said "I have already won. So do what you must but, you cannot do anything about it."

[@flavorhostage]

The best part was the guy whose photo is next to his on the wanted poster got caught because they would show the pair in the news.

[@hokkaidosnow6643]

Otoya Yamaguchi and Yukio Mishima were on to something.

[@ismaaeelahmed3018]

IRL Gold D. Roger moment

[@MrRSK48]

"He is a criminal but why his surrender feels so bad ass" One Piece fans: "Luffy is a terrorist"

[@ViroVeteruscy]

I think the feeling is more that he was only found because he allowed it which makes the situation interesting. Basically him saying "GG EZ!" before logging out permanently.

[@TermiJP]

I feel like it's kind of like hearing old bank robber stories? like it sounds badass cause they usually happened way before we even existed so we see it with a different perspective? Still messed up what they did, but how they did it just sounds impressive.

[@antonijestankovic54]

The craziest thing is we shall never find out how he managed to do it

[@NexusApollo]

Bro became the hide and seek champion.

[@llisssss]

confessing on his deathbed is such an evil act. it's like his last fvck you to everyone, saying you couldn't catch me and now it's too late to do anything about it. evil. no remorse, no regrets, just had to show everyone how he's above the law one last time. makes me so mad tbh

[@lazekozuya]

as a korean trying to find supplementary studying recently, its scary how joey sponsors rosetta stone (what is that timing).. but i heard rosetta is not really worth buying

[@warrenbradford2597]

Satoshi is the Japanese Joker to me. It is, honestly, epic that he became this in the end.

[@Ducklordess]

I actually think it makes him look cowardly not badass. He waited until no one would hold him up for what he did to confess.

[@idreadFell365]

He was basically playing his cards until he had nothing left to lose. Why would he willingly expose himself if he’s on the run during his hay day?

[@dunzek943]

It may look cowardly but it's relatable as fuck lmao. Who would expose themselves like that?

[@mainboysmusic6985]

If he believed he did nothing wrong, then it's not cowardly. At least I'm assuming you're talking about "being cowardly for not owning up to what he did", but I mean, you can't own up to something if you did what you believe was right.

[@l4nd3r]

It would require to see what he did as wrong, which is clear he didn't as he was willing to go into hiding for 50 years. The only reason he said his name was because he didn't want to die under a fake name, it wasn't to repent or pay for his crimes.

[@Wimplo86]

It’s gonna weird not seeing his posters anymore…

[@greenmoss9079]

This guy was a Anime in the making ! Crazy orignal

[@tetsu1000]

You might also be interested in shooting of police chief Kunimatsu Takaji (1995). at first it was thought to be one of Aum Shinrikyo crimes, but recently an old convict confessed he did it. he's a lone wolf terrorist who has nothing to do with Aum Shinrikyo.

[@gianthand8130]

Whether it’s this life or the next life, nobody ever truly gets away with evil.

[@chrissolace]

I think it’s honestly more to do with how impressive the act is-being able to survive so long and basically go against all odds and… win, kind of like the underdog mentality. While the individual in question was heinous, the act in being able to succeed to despite all odds is impressive.

[@LifeofBrad1]

I just want to know how this guy managed to fly under the radar for 50 years despite his face being everywhere.

[@daydream_music]

"the family actually found out that he died after he had already passed away" -Joey 2024 😂 12:04

[@Ronnie_R87]

In Italy Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most wanted criminals in the world, did something quite similar, and he lived hiding close to his home his entire life. He had terminal cancer and basically let himself get caught

[@superbaconish]

Bro deserves his own movie

[@copper_39]

Joey's doing a side quest.

[@roach362]

Hadn't heard of this guy until recently, pretty wild. I'd read that a guy he'd always hang out with at the pub was trying to organise the funeral for him as he'd considered him a friend for the years that he'd known him. The only Japanese terrorist group I had heard of previously was Aum Shinrikyo from the 90s, and that was because they'd used an outback Australian sheep station as a testing ground for the sarin gas they would later use in the Tokyo subway sarin attack. There was also an incident of seismic activity originating near the station, which after finding out that the group had hired 2 nuclear scientists from Russia and had been mining uranium, it was speculated that they had tested a bomb there.

[@whazzup_teacup]

I guess the only justice they could get now is to give his possessions to the state.

[@ANOnyme-tx2ts]

I don't feel either amazed by how he left out with such revelation after 50 years of runaway nor either heartless to the point of wishing to see him behind bars or even getting the death penalty. I'm probably one of the few who would feel probably as frustrated as the victims, their relatives and the japanese authorities spending their lifetime looking for that criminal.

[@sutarikun]

If nothing else, this can be an incredible inspiration for the final case in the next Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban game, whenever Capcom gets around to working on it...

[@mmmirele]

As an American teenager in 1974, I am pretty sure Japan got a ruuuude awakening from the first oil shock in 1973 to 1974. It was a Thing here in the USA and we had lots of oil. Japan imports oil and uses a lot. Oh yeah, we also had our home grown terrorists like the Symbionese Liberation Army, also during 1974-75. I hadn’t thought about this in decades!