The Story of Japan's Most Hated Woman

[@nervousbunnygaming]

My worst neighbor was the old man who lived underneath me in Japan. He and his wife smoked all day all day and it came into our apartment. And he insisted they weren’t…,, but inside of his apartment… the walls were yellow so…. Really doubt they WEREN’T smoking, we told our landlord and they called him and told him he can’t smoke to where it bothers other people in the building, he never stopped. He harassed my poor husband who was just trying to protect me and my sanity. He was terrible. The other worst one was in America. The two women who were dating fought EVERYDAY. So loudly. They woke people up not just us they ran over each other with their cars… they were insane. So crazy neighbors in every part of the world!

[@nunyabiznes33]

Those sort of people has convinced me that forced euthanasia should be a thing.

[@ShinyMew151]

this is why I cannot stand living in an apartment. you're basically living under and on top off and to the side of people.

[@kerduslegend2644]

>the two women who were dating fought everyday Yes... It's probably a hot take but hear me out.. Never EVER had a lesbian neighbors. I've had 3 in the past and Holly crap they make hella noises just on the most random time ever

[@dreadinside654]

@@kerduslegend2644 what kind of noises? Making out? Or arguing all the time?

[@kerduslegend2644]

@@dreadinside654 arguing.. How's lesbians make any noise when making out?

[@emmahill6832]

The "noisy old lady" reminded me of the behavior of people in the early stages of degenerative brain disease, where they stop being able to emotionally self regulate or come up with rational solutions to problems, and start getting paranoid.

[@kaziered]

Yeah, my first thought was akin to alzheimer's: all the symptoms fit and if not caught then can escalate to such seen behaviour. Symptoms such as delusion, aggression and confusion all fit, and if she's been a carer for her husband and children for a long time then maybe her mind is perceiving her neighbours as a threat to her family. However it should be noted if she did a good job in court using that found legal material then this may not be the case. But to me it sounds like an older lady whos been through a lot and has simply reached her limit, in one way or another, so quiet sad

[@hexen4907]

Haha pee pee poo poo brain disease

[@_Chessa_]

What a sad situation for both the victims and the person going through this disease. I’m scared of becoming that, knowing it runs on both sides of my family.

[@failuretocomply8528]

@@kaziered you speak of her as if she’s a dog🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fridgeisco0l]

I thought you was gonna say the lady from kung fu hustle

[@Derfalken]

I find it hilarious that the police came to her house in the middle of the night, and instead of talking to her, they spoke over a loud speaker. "PLEASE QUIET DOWN, YOU ARE DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD!"

[@david_r_munson]

Yeah, that was odd. Funny/ironic, but also, the police usually knock on your door if there’s a noise complaint. Friend of mine had a crazy neighbor who made baseless noise complaints all the time and the cops would knock and tell him to be quiet, though they both knew the complaint was bull

[@iBloodxHunter]

"Officer! I do believe, that's the point!"

[@jukeboxfandango]

It's a typically Japanese passive-aggressive move. Without cause they cannot enter her property and make her turn the music off, people are calling and complaining and wondering why they aren't doing anything, so they come and make a futile gesture that also lets the neighbors know "Hey.....we tried"

[@Elenrai]

It is a case of blackmail, "face" culture being what it is, cute how their solution is "Gaslight the problem into self containing" like as if it was a documentary about the USA

[@ChaserX17]

Severe limp wiener energy there.

[@alexandersmith9499]

My time in Japan taught me that mental illness is very pervasive and often ignored issue there. Admitting a family member is afflicted with mental illness involves a loss of face. My country is definitely no better - probably even worse....

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

What is your country?

[@Alsry1]

@@eeveeofalltrades4780 probably another asian country

[@Leto_0]

This is still a thing in the US too thanks to religion My friend was having a full on manic episode for weeks and his family refused to bring him to any professional. The mother shamed him for "shaming the family" They kept it as secret as possible until he got worse and worse and eventually had to get him help. He's still fucked up years later.

[@chrism4008]

​@@Leto_0thats his family, not face-culture

[@Clippidyclappidy]

@@chrism4008​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​⁠I mean there literally is a culture in America of dismissing and ignoring mental illness until it boils over. Not sure if you’re aware, but putting it lightly there’s a bit of a mental health crisis in America. To sum it up as just the actions of one family when it’s a societal problem is extremely disingenuous to the overall issue. There are still people calling schizophrenic people and sexual assault victims “hysterical” or “possessed” and trying to exorcise imaginary demons from them with torturous methods. Hell half of Americans still think that demons are real. It’s no wonder sound mental health can’t found in such a society. Americans, especially Catholics and evangelicals have a compulsive tendency to try to be “normal” in societies eye, even if their perception on what is “normal” is warped from reality in every sense of the word. So much so they would rather believe demons are attacking them or their family member/friend instead of the fact they might have something “wrong” with them mentally. In fact, it’s often an excuse for clergy members to abuse and rape vulnerable victims already suffering from mental illness. Give it enough time to stew and you got another offshoot/cult of Christianity even nuttier and more radical than the last in 10-20 years. It’s happened time and time again, and it will continue to happen until a meaningful societal shift occurs and better educational/mental health services are amended.

[@_slier]

No matter what she went through, nothing can justify the fact that she blasted the stereo to her neighbor house for 24/7 for 5 years.. that's just pure madness

[@urpiorihuela]

Ok but she needs help no jail

[@spoingus4193]

if i had to listen to that for 5 year’s **I’D** be the one in the mental hospital 😩 i’d go crazy

[@r.8902]

@@urpiorihuela unfortunately, mental health in japan is usually disregarded or ignored completely due to stigmas around it so a lot of people are left untreated

[@givinglzzz5482]

Kinda reminds me of my worst neighbor, my family was the first and only black family in 50 years and in a 20 km radius who moved in the community. We were stared at from everyone and kids started crying when they saw me but my neighbors were on a different level they popped out tires, slammed our car while screaming nigga move in your country back, their own kids learned that behavior and called us names, they stole our electricity wire a cable, we lived 10 years next to them and it was a nightmare. I had to move out alone with the fact being 16 years old because it was unbearable. The neighbors behavior+ being an outsider because of my skin color. I experienced racism on a 1960 level just because in my country living in the country side and being black is rare as fuck. Till today I live thru the negatives brought up from the racism.

[@ZeranZeran]

If she did that in my city, she would have been shot

[@g2macs]

My Grandmother was just as nasty to her neighbors, it seems that she felt so isolated after her husband died that she actually enjoyed causing trouble and cheered herself up by deliberately instigating fights. The cherry on the cake was the neighbor directly below her flat was her sister who she hadn’t spoken to in thirty years.

[@purplefloyd1513]

How the actual hell do you not speak to your sister who is one floor beneath you for THIRTY YEARS that is beyond me

[@bell.e.flower]

@@purplefloyd1513 spite 😎

[@g2macs]

@@purplefloyd1513 Technically the fault of the U. S. Navy, Nylons, chocolate and informing your brother-in-law who was in the desert, that his wife has been doing her bit for moral whilst he was fighting Rommel.

[@onyonable]

That's fk up

[@refriedboogie]

She should have smoked some pot and listen to heavy metal and drinked mango juice

[@tiron3218]

It‘s hard to say who is right, the truth probably lies somewhere in between, with both sides having dirt on their hands. But even if she was worried about the light because of her husband, she should‘ve acted differently. Take THAT to the authorities, tell them about your worries and maybe get a doctor involved that can help assess the harmfulness of the light. I get being angry. But making loud noise 24/7 and screaming at people does nothing but draw hate to yourself. Even if she did that out of good intention that was not the way to go.

[@kittyythecat]

No one can deny that Miyoko is a loving wife and mother. I think its amazing she can take care of her family. However, you are right about the light. She should have told the authories to get rid of the light.

[@KyokujiFGC]

She's clearly mentally ill or some shit if she's able to keep that up for hours out of spite.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Really? Telling police? Lol, good luck

[@Mint_River11]

I think she just rant her misery out to other people

[@hatefulgaming1800]

@@blushingralseiuwu2222 Ah yes because the police are evil no good men who would never help a civil dispute.

[@VertigoXD]

I had a childhood friend whose mom got into a feud like this. The neighbor butchered her trees that she claimed were over her property line. The friend's mom responded by blasting music outdoors daily until quiet night cut-off time and threw extra garbage on her backyard compost heap by that neighbor's yard. It went on for years until one of them moved for other reasons.

[@willlastnameguy8329]

I've seen this situation before. Neighbor plants a tree on top of the property line, ensuring that it will hang over the line and getting upset when their neighbor does something about it. Classic.

[@ibenzawla]

I can't believe the authorities allowed this nonsense to happen for that long.

[@PizzaCat42069]

No lie, I would’ve ended up killing that bitch😂

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

when you realize Japan had its own Karen who was a secret weapon made to show Japan, they too have their own Karen and was giving the code name Mrs. Noisy as their plan weapon

[@shaddaboop7998]

In Japan there's a very strong stigma against mental illness. If someone is behaving in a completely socially unacceptable way they will be ignored and ostracised. British people will be familiar with this dynamic, where everybody pretends something bad isn't happening in order to cope with it. In Japan this reaction is so ingrained in their culture that it extends even to the police who are reluctant to intervene in cases involving mentally ill people (much in the same way police were reluctant to intervene in domestic disputes in many western countries until quite recently).

[@contessa4490]

That's japan for you. No wonder why people like it so much lol.

[@Obi7Haki]

@@comicbookreviewer4856 no, that’s still stupid to keep that going for 5 years.

[@liben5052]

hm.. since the events are still shady, its hard to pass judgement... but miyoko shouldn't have blasted noise that affected the whole neighborhood. i did hear that exhaustion impacts people's cognitive abilities as well as their empathy, and considering miyoko suddenly went quiet after prison, i think it's because she finally got the rest she need.

[@monirotim5131]

A stratigic mistake committed by our hero, the shewolf, myoko-chan

[@ugojlachapelle]

That. Miyoko is still responsible for the few things that can easily be shown to be of her doing.

[@yagoossimp]

You want to do everything possible to defend her, don’t you? I bet you wouldn’t feel the same if it was a man. People like you are annoying

[@liben5052]

@@yagoossimp spoken like a true simp jokes aside, i'm looking at this from a logical standpoint. if it was yagoo himself i would still try to be considerate. trust me, i really disliked the stuff miyoko did, however you got to remember nurses and doctors lost their shit during covid-19 due to exhaustion and stress. looking after people is tough and not everyone can do it. it would be easy to just demonize her and hate on her without thinking of her as a person, but that's not reality and you'd be really shallow to think that.

[@yagoossimp]

@@liben5052 You sound braindead, that doesn’t even make any sense. Do you even know what that word means? If anything, you fit the definition of one since you’re trying so desperately to defend this woman. Idc what her life is like, that doesn’t excuse her behaviour. Delete your account

[@ultraali453]

Honestly, I think its amazing that neither side attacked each other physically all these years. Also, they both seem doubtful.

[@doubletapazh9081]

There was fistfights on the street and she apparently attacked a cop

[@Gm-jr8pd]

Exactly what I thought. Anyone trying this in here would get jumped every week both by old ladies and working men that need to sleep. Edit: I'm from EU safest country.. but you don't mess with the ones who don't mess with anyone..

[@jayyyzeee6409]

Yeah, she's luck she didn't get whacked.

[@ImJustLethargic]

@@doubletapazh9081 that wasnt with sato tho it was with her previous neighbors

[@Gm-jr8pd]

@@aweigh1010 I'm a white european and She would 100% get it.

[@felipewilliams3047]

The best part of this channel is that it explains all the gintama's references that i missed while watching it.

[@leorigor-eq6ii]

I see you're a man of culture as well!

[@tgon99]

anyone know the episode ?

[@InnocentC0]

I believe the episode was about Sadaharu became too big, his head went through the ceiling and made noise all day.

[@tjamenk]

lol, It caught me off guard 😂

[@Viteaification]

they really were on top of the memes lol

[@AaronMichaelLong]

It's too bad, because I think this is a classic case of displaced anger. Based on your story, it seems like she had a really tough break in life, and had pent up all this resentment about her misfortune, and didn't have anywhere to vent it, until this completely trivial matter of the lamp provided her the pretext to vent at her neighbors. It's unfair to expect random strangers to have to bear your burdens, but I can't help but wonder if a more compassionate response might have forestalled this entire ridiculous tale.

[@turuus5215]

Omg, your English is so good. New words for today: Pent up Forestall What do they mean?

[@AaronMichaelLong]

@@turuus5215 Pent-up is an idiomatic expression referring to feelings and emotions which aren't expressed or released. Its origin comes from agriculture, where livestock would live in a pen or enclosure. Ending an English word with 't' instead of 'ed' is a more archaic form, but you can see it in such words as 'went' or 'bent'. So the phrase implies that your feelings are fenced in, unable to run free. Forestall is another word with archaic origins, it comes from the Old English word for 'ambush' foresteall, ie: to steal something before it reaches the market. It has since evolved into a synonym for 'prevent' or 'stop'. Is English your first language?

[@turuus5215]

@@AaronMichaelLong No, English is my second language.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

@@turuus5215 Cool! Well, I hope my responses have been helpful. I don't mind showing off.

[@turuus5215]

@@AaronMichaelLong Are you a linguist?

[@elidasilva5558]

Quite tragic to be honest. A troubled lady taking things way too far. I'm Very thankful for the research you did. 17:00 - Dang, the meme has imbeded super hard in JP culture.

[@EggSheeran-vk2yu]

Id rather have This war criminal Mess with me 24/7 instead of that old hag

[@neezduts69420]

It just shows that with enough trauma anyone can just break..

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

yeah, truly sad for the woman

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

I hope she got proper treatment for her mental health

[@backpackpepelon3867]

Pekora too lmao

[@pkre707]

It’s heartwarming to know that insane neighbors are a universal thing

[@bollockjohnson6156]

why wouldn't it be a "thing" you racist fool?

[@thedwightguy]

we just got rid of one; but in Vaughan Ontario one guy just took out five people. thank God most Canadians aren't allowed to own hand guns.

[@jothain]

@@thedwightguy Yes. Things like this is the exact reason why (most, like 99,9%)people shouldn't be allowed to carry guns. Where I live it's mandatory to have test to get gun carrying permit. Then permit specifics what gun you can buy, like pistols aren't available generally speaking unless you're very specific group. Then you have to specify usage for gun, which most likely is hunting and that already also rejects many gun types out of the question. If you meet certain criteria, then it's still checked out if you have violent past and if you do something bizarre while drunk or something, police will come and ban your weapons for certain times or indefinitely. All this and it's still very, very illegal to carry weapon into public places or you'll absolutely lose all your weapons. People carrying weapons in public is the worst thing I can imagine. Much better to go into public places knowing that no one is carrying guns that can kill. Like here if you're stopped to by police they are very so-to-say lenient. You can pretty much fiddle around doing whatever and police will simply approach you without being alerted. Looking american police actions I would be F'n terrified to be pulled over etc. looking how alerted cops seem to be = accidents waiting to happen 🙄 And I get it that cops are alerted there. Why wouldn't they if every weirdo can carry guns with them?

[@Redrum___]

Also heart warming to know they are allowed in society, even when she has been convicted multiple times on the same charges, she's probably going at it again as I'm typing this comment. Society and human evolution is held back by the existence of individuals like these

[@user-tm8jt2py3d]

@@thedwightguy if only those 5 people had a way to defend themselves.

[@Mancada100]

My mother was like that in her late stages of dementia. She would be a troublemaker, looking always for a fight with the neighbors and being a general annoyance. The sad thing is mental illness sometimes translates into aggressive behaviour because those persons are so isolated and hurt that are unable to normally connect with other persons, so instead they adopt bizarre ways to try to connect (negatively) with other persons.

[@Yesnog05]

As a Japanese-Filipina who visited Japan during this time and hearing about her from relatives, I personally believe the most hated woman in Japan goes to the mother of the boy who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed Junko Furuta and she desecrated Junko's grave.

[@celebrityrog]

That whole story is to me one of the absolute worst in history of treatment of someone.

[@baibac6065]

Why the mother??

[@moyashileah]

@@baibac6065 the mother knew what was going on but decided not to report it to the police and let it happen for so long

[@Zinks_R]

@@baibac6065 she didn’t do anything, like she didn’t even reported it to the police and just let her boy and his friends do a lot of horrible things to Junko

[@baibac6065]

@@Zinks_R I understand not reporting your kid, but letting it happen without intervening... damn.

[@LizardVVizard]

Americans: "First Time?"

[@troublemakers9760]

Americans experiencing Karens in their everyday lives

[@casperd2100]

Did you watch the full video? Both her daughters died and she has to take care of her crippled son and husband. She went mental over it and you're assuming she had a normal privileged life.

[@ezradja]

@@casperd2100 IF ONLY YOU CARE AS MUCH ABOUT YOUR OWN US KARENS AS LIKE YOU DID HERE.

[@casperd2100]

@@ezradja Right, ignore the fact she's mentally ill from her unfortunate circumstances and keep calling her a crazy lady

[@agent136]

@@casperd2100 Your circumstances help me understand your actions, but do not justify them. An example: I can understand why someone would kick the shit out of a bully for making fun of you in front of the whole class, but it doesn't give you the right to if all he did was talk shit. If he threw a punch at you on the other hand...

[@suna2317]

Having a noisy, unpredictable and aggressive neighbour really is the worst thing to deal with at home. When I was a teenager I lived in a poor apartment complex. The neighbour above me was a neurotic coke dealer. At first she was nice, but we quickly realised the problems after living there a couple of days. She was nice only when she wanted to be. Her mood swings gave people whiplash. And she would blast her music, scream at her kids, move furniture around constantly and slam her doors all through the night. From 11pm-5am. Every night. It was torture. The banging and slamming that would tremor down the walls would wake you if the noise didn’t. And it wasn’t just the noise. Her crazy nature caused me real anxiety. I woke up at 2am one night because I felt some sudden heat come through the window. I see her setting parked cars on fire right outside the window (I live on the ground floor). Ever since then I’ve always had my windows closed. She was also a dealer, so the police were always questioning us and there’d always be random shady people coming into the complex. It went on for over two years and it affected me so much that I can still remember the horrible sleepless nights vividly. She was never caught by police, but she was evicted.

[@roadtoawesomenessxd]

Yeah it's the exact same here. My advice...Get a spine. These people can't handle people fighting back so I stead of just sitting there either go there or call the cops but stop being a pussy and blaming your situation on that.

[@suna2317]

@@roadtoawesomenessxd my advice… read peoples’ comments properly before giving them ‘advice’. This was a past situation, I was like 14 years old. She was an incredibly dangerous person and listened to nobody. A physically violent person too. We called the police constantly, but the police were seldom helpful. After so many complaints, she was finally evicted, so something was done. Unfortunately to this day I don’t think she was arrested for any of her crimes. But the apartment complex was finally peaceful after she left.

[@dp4l1fe2]

Karen - The Origin

[@trythis2006]

i just knock at neighboors doors if they are too loud and if they are rude or do not comply, i will be the one that fucking destroy their whole life, ill be nice if you are nice, i can be satan if you want satan

[@argyrendehringterimksaccu174]

@@dp4l1fe2 new vtuber lore by holosomething?(joke:Chara name is also Karen)

[@gwinbeer]

As soon as you mentioned SCA, I immediately thought "that's the '1 Liter of Tears' drama." OMG that show was very hard to go through. I feel for Miyoko honestly

[@SpinelessVermin]

Lmfao. You feel for her huh? Being a total demon to an innocent family just because your family is dying... Your priorities are messed up. Bet youre the kinda person who cries at sappy (made up) back stories on shows like Americas Got Talent.

[@Subjectivity13]

Even if everything she claimed was true, blasting music to the entire neighborhood was obviously not the right way to handle it, and contradicts her claim that she didn't want to bother anyone other than her immediate neighbors.

[@annabaker8137]

When I heard about her originally my theory was that it was just the neighbors messing with her until she finally she snaps and then they would film whatever she would do back to them and then twist it to make it look like she's the crazy person- when in reality they're the one just driving her crazy

[@arvinr.912]

I amn baffled that this didn't escalate further. If this was in another country, blood would've been shed.

[@bigsmall246]

​@@annabaker8137it's more likely that she was overcome with stress from her dying family and irrationally placed all the blame of her suffering on the lamp. Her neighbours, probably not knowing about her dying family, ignored her, and she started playing loud music. Then the neighbours started framing her. It's also a very good indicator of her being a horrible neighbour (not withstanding her stress from her dying family) when she sues everyone to the point where one of them even moves out.

[@tanepukenga1421]

Considering she attacked police and not one lawyer in the entire country would take her case on, then lying about her kicking the house despite it being on camera? Yeah, I don't believe her. If her issues were really about her families health, she wouldn't torture her husband and son in the same house, forcing them to listen blaring music, all day, everyday without reprieve. Then as soon as she got out of prison ALL crappy behaviour from her stops? Sorta like she finally learned her actions can have consequences. As I said, if this was really about her family, she wouldn't have subjected them to the same crap and wouldn't have spent nearly a decade harassing people @@bigsmall246

[@iseetheendisnear2416]

@@bigsmall246I would say the neighbors are completely innocent. I’ve known this type of person before, they love to say “you made me do it” and then later conveniently forget they were a part of it at all. So “you made me so mad I broke dishes” later turns into “you broke my dishes.” Disorders with symptoms of cruelty often have amnesia baked into them. As well as lying.

[@jaramassbuss3-747]

"Its not some purposeless noise, it's my cries my screams" is honestly what stuck with me the most. She was evidently unwell and I hope she is getting the help she needs now

[@mildanvongrius5530]

Unfortunately, in Japan you won't get the help as you're most likely label as problem person and left alone until you die. And that's why Asian has some of the most wrathful ghost that linger around the street, this is why.

[@kenshinflyer]

Exactly the reason why I thought to myself, "No, not a Karen."

[@giblets4510]

@Ithecastic unless the other people are struggling with mental health, evidentially.

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

@Ithecastic rofl. That was far from my experience living there. Though, I was way up in the countryside so things were much much more traditional. I met some of the kindest, most thoughtful people there. But those sorts of personalities seemed to be a reaction to the lack of care and thought towards others. A friend whose new born required surgery was threatened to be fired. It’s not so much of a mindset of caring or catering to others needs than one’s own but rather that you’re not allowed to have problems. Focusing on the larger group is out of pressure/force. And this is a huge factor as to why so many Japanese really like US Citizens. “They ask how you are”, “They care, offer help, listen compared to Japanese with other Japanese and desperately try to leave Japan or at the very least their birth cities. Even the epidemic of missing people, decrease of relationships is thought to be directly related to loneliness & inability to be apart of something. Mind you, it’s an entire nation so it’s really impossible to make an even semi-decent generalization. But you definitely see insane extremes, wether it is the incredibly kind, or the selfish that makes everything only about them. And what amplifies it, is those people tend to get put into higher positions, not necessarily because they’re better than others but because they’re willing to use everyone around them, purely advocate for themselves while bringing others down. Another thing to remember is that Japanese care very much about appearance. So with tourists, those you don’t know well they’re going to put on their best face. But when they come home, it’s a completely different situation. Which sure, is a common enough practice but I had never seen it to this sort of degree, so consistently. I’m not taking a jab at Japan. I loved living there, but I find it important to clarify on this point. Because if anyone begins to open up to you, it’s extremely important to give your attention, as it’s incredible hard for many to reach out. Showing a slight sign of disinterest can really destroy someone. I’ll never forget being at a mall, smoking a cigarette starting a conversation with this guy, and he ended up joining me and my two friends. When we split, this adult man’s eyes were watery. Telling me something along the lines of “I’ll never forget this. For someone to talk to me and invite me”. My Japanese at the time wasn’t very good, and I had to reconfirm that’s what he meant. But again, an EXTREMELY hospitable country however, not in the way of it being natural. Anyone who reads this and plans on going, I highly recommend you make time to find and sit at a “western style” bar if you’re not great at meeting people otherwise. Without a doubt you’ll meet people, and you’re likely to have great conversations. Many of whom literally lack a single friend, or someone to talk/listen to them. As again, it’s not so much that they’re focused on others rather than themselves but just that in society you’re expected to deal with everything silently, and not ask if others are okay. Another example of it, was getting on a 6:30AM metro, this guy passed out on the floor, his phone was out of his pocket as well as his wallet. Instinctively I went to make sure he was breathing, that he was okay. When trying to wake him up, another passenger said “He’s okay. Ignore him.” then went onto saying something like “Why do Americans try to help strangers?” I don’t know if that dude was aware I could understand him. And I don’t think it was out of cruelty but rather just “Why bother?” These are just two personal experiences. And that there is no simple, fast ways to accurately describe an entire nation, with thousands of years of social development. Just look at how I mentioned that I was told by many Japanese that they believed Americans to be very kind. However, others would say the USA is the most selfish. Even though it provides so much volunteering services. Hell, even people who said and asked “why are Americans so kind” also ask “why do Americans like guns and war so much?” Or Americans saying “Japanese are so kind”. It’s just in different ways. Each and every society is insanely fascinating and nuanced. Of course many will disagree with me. Lastly, I’m sticking to personal experiences to point out each individual, and moment will differ. To not label Japan in a singular way, just as in your home countries I’m sure you’re aware how different people can be depending on which part of the county they’re from.

[@nguyenhuymanh1459]

@@mildanvongrius5530 ghosts dont exist, buddy

[@mundmannequin2074]

I'm an Eikaiwa tutor, and I just want to say thank you so much for making these videos! Sometimes I use your videos as topics with my students and they are always surprised that I know such things that are only relevant to Japan. Japanalysis keep up the good work and I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ♡♡♡♡

[@turuus5215]

Ah, so sweet

[@torbenstegmuller329]

I really like you including the original texts etc. in your videos. As someone who speaks Japanese this is just the perfect format for me since I get your thoughts and summary of everything that happened without having to fear a mislead translation from the source material into English.

[@Eddietheteddie]

I think Miyoko is probably deeply mentally unwell, due to the horrific stress caused by her situation, the sato family are not at fault, but neither is Miyoko. Miyoko clearly needed help. Since this blew up a bit I just thought I'd add that in a country like Japan, mental health is a very taboo subject, meaning she likely had very little support available to her and very little knowledge regarding what she was dealing with. Truly a tragic story. Edit 2: a lot of people are saying that she is still in the wrong. That is a frankly uneducated take. I studied psychology. She was suffering from most likely PTSD, Bipolar and depression to name just a few. Please watch a documentary on these conditions, especially bipolar and you will understand that the actions of a person during a mental breakdown do not make sense and are often completely different to how they truly are.

[@Ru1nxl0ve]

You worded it really well, broski. I can tell, normal people wouldn't have these kinds of behaviors or a level of wrath like her, I can sense that Miyoko is screaming for help BUT can't ask people for the help, and most of people with this madness are really mentally unwell inside. Miyoko needs help after all

[@yesterdayitrained]

Mental illness may have caused her behavior. But that doesn’t make her blameless either.

[@eej9888]

Yeah, watching this made me feel so sad for her. Jail and time and fines only exacerbated this woman's problem, making everyone suffer unnecessarily

[@amano6979]

I probabli kill myself if Im in her position. having through all that and no one care enough to lend a shoulder. my neighbors are the kind of people that stick their noses on everything that happens around them, they can be annoying but when needed, they'll always there to help.

[@adamw.7169]

Having mental and physical issues isn't a free pass though. She needed help, yes, but that doesn't excuse or make acceptable what she was doing.

[@janelbbuck]

This seems to be displaced anger she has due to the stress of her family. It’s not fair for her to take it out on her neighbour, or technically neighbours cause I’m sure the entire neighbourhood heard her. Sounds like she needed mental help. I feel bad for her but her neighbours shouldn’t be her punching bag.

[@tanepukenga1421]

So far, it seems like you got the best take along with the original sources the creator found. From everything she did and how she immediately stopped after her long stay in jail (and hasn't continued the behaviour in the 15 years since) I'd also say it started from stress instead of an actual mental illness. As for why she kept doing it? Maybe it was the lack of attention at home, the constant stress or just because she enjoyed acting outrageously it doesn't really matter when she's harming others. If we're going to live these more isolated lives, we need something to help deal with the issues that come from being unable to destress or get a little relief. Certainly more than the mental health services most countries can provide

[@WeirdVideoGames]

I think the really sad part of all of this is how she said this was her problem to deal with by herself. If she had sought help from others, she could have found a way to deal with all of this, but she just got increasingly desperate and lashed out at the world.

[@tokesalotta1521]

Seems like if her family were the priority, she would've spent more time with them instead of spending all day harassing her neighbors

[@omgomg123123lol]

We have the same profile pic lmao

[@itz_andrey9137]

She could have tried to get herself some help instead of disrupting her neighbors every day (before she got worse)

[@GalliardJaws]

I had a neighbor who knowingly backed her car into my fence and destroyed part of it. She didn't tell me it was her but when I confronted her about it, she told me " I thought I heard a bump but didn't care". She also had a habit of playing Eminem really loud at 3am while showering, never answering her door when I went to complain because I couldn't sleep. She'd turn off her lights and music then pretend she wasn't there. Absolute whack job, so glad shes gone now.

[@nunyabiznes33]

These days, she'd probably get shamed online.

[@maclura]

i had a neighbor like that, but he was into alternative medicine and after he got covid he didn't make it.

[@TheOGDominic]

@@maclura damn lmao

[@aizo85]

@@TheOGDominic "damn lmao" 🗿

[@ascendedbox612]

@@TheOGDominic snap back to reality

[@TheChrosst]

"People bullied me" yeah no shit, when you are a menance to society people tend to get a little upset. She needed help but also needed to be put somewhere away from others.

[@HealingIsOk]

She most likely meant before her actions. She likely has a mental illness, and parts of that is caused by mistreatment from others.

[@keriXianne]

She had to take care of her family yet she had all this time to annoy her neighbors.

[@melisa9805]

Lmao that's what I was thinking🤔 seriously I could never handle a neighbor😭 like her I mean a nightmare neighbor like her I think I would end up losing my mind and end up killing her😬 like my anger issues could never💀

[@ducati3241]

@@melisa9805 😂😂😂😂

[@Villosa64]

what's more fucking baffling is how she is able to take care of her family constantly and blast music everywhere, like where did she get the money from

[@path1024]

I think it's clear there was more to the story. People don't often behave like this for no reason. I believe they framed her for things and harassed her as well, but of course they were the only ones smart enough to get video that tells one side of the story.

[@johnjohan7907]

@@melisa9805 get checked

[@doctorakiba]

Her personal tragedy does not justify the noise abuse. No one inflicted that medical issue on her family. She has no right to take it out on her neighbors this badly even if she feels slighted by the lamp. If she had a proper reason for being against a lamp, she should have asked assistance from local authorities instead of taking matters into her own hands. Even worse is the fact that her actions also affected her extended family due to the notoreity she earned. All that said, information on her family being sick is circumstantial. Its a cute narrative twist to pull viewer symphathy and engagement, but plenty of things don't add up.

[@ascendedbox612]

what doesnt add up? i just want to know more

[@Kris-wo4pj]

Strong lights can cause people with certain illnesses to get extremely dizzy and faint. It's pretty common. It adds up just fine. It's a degenerative illness that effects the muscles. Those are extremely common. I get ya don't like a Karen not just being a Karen but get over youself.

[@AyushSingh-js3rf]

@@Kris-wo4pj I can second you I myself have muscular dystrophy and I don't plan to have kids ever cuz I don't wanna ruin their life or my wife's

[@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087]

@@Kris-wo4pj what doesn't add up is just because they have an illness it doesn't excuse their actions. No one is denying they have an illness they're saying it's not an excuse to be an asshole. Having a disease doesn't equal taking it out on others. If people do that then their disease isn't a shield from criticism, people need to be held accountable. Doing that still makes them an asshole even if you feel bad about their situation and it doesn't get them out of consequences or any legal trouble.

[@ryuli9723]

How about the alleged frame ups with graffiti and broken gates?

[@PurpleTurtle-t4q]

the story of her family is heartbreaking, and I understand if she needs to vent after going through all that, but that doesn't excuse her behavior, if she lived with her sick husband, how did they even sleep with all the noise that she was making too?

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠 I WILL NEVER GO TO JAPAN! 😠 😠THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@KAlberich]

@@indiasuperclean6969 your point being?

[@josheboythespeedrunner8491]

@@indiasuperclean6969 yeah that clean air with all those cars and traffic jams must be nice

[@Adolfo_R_Hikelar]

@@indiasuperclean6969 ya is this a joke or not because if this a joke I wouldn't mind and if this ain't a joke then i would hate india more

[@WeirdShower]

@@indiasuperclean6969 “free punjabi hello your computer has virus” - 👳🏽‍♂️

[@danielpenalvapanighel7475]

I know that the suffering she was going through was great, but I am not capable of feeling sorry for her after causing so many problems for an entire neighborhood for so long, she stopped being innocent when she caused problems for innocent people.

[@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307]

So....she was supposed to just suffer in silence. In a country where then take mental health less seriously then in The USA?

[@Maritimesgestein]

@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Yeah because that means less people suffer.

[@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307]

@@Maritimesgestein Do you realise how cruel that sounds. Why should she choose to suffer when she has NO idea if anyone else suffers something similar to her

[@Michael-bn1oi]

​@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 her suffering does *not* give her the right no make anyone else suffer. It is a tragedy she suffers so greatly, but it is *not her neighbor's problem*

[@Michael-bn1oi]

​@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 first message didn't tag you for some reason

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Bro she was blasting Nine Inch Nails and Metallica 😭

[@SeymoreSparda]

When you got no other medium or way to share your fire mixtape with the world, other than, ya know, blasting it directly onto your neighbourhood. Say what you will about Hirohiko Araki...Westaboo?...Creatively-bankrupt when it comes to naming villains' names? Rest assured, whatever entity that is governing the universe has that shit taken care of already for him, unlike this poor woman.

[@SeymoreSparda]

Bruh...imagine if she got Skinny Puppy, Ministry and Godlesh on that shit! Or the other 3 bands in Thrash's Big Four pantheon! Or some deep cut shit!🤣🤣🤣

[@rileymichael2694]

based grandma

[@moinmahmud6265]

@@SeymoreSparda skinny puppy, Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer went to one of those concerts

[@RealTragoe2]

The amount of effort you've put into this video is incredible! I appreciate all the research you've done for it.

[@Japanalysis]

Thank you very much!

[@Chris14141]

It's funny cuz here in the USA you don't get any sort of recognition for being Japanese level quiet but over in Japan you get super famous for being American level rude.

[@dsandoval9396]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice.

[@LootandScoot]

As soon as I saw this video, I knew it was going to have a Yank like you in the comments belittling his own country for some dumb reason. A lot of you Americans need to venture out past the computer desk and learn you aren't the only place in the world with rude, selfish, loud knob heads, and it's quite common everywhere you go. I get that the pommies try to convince you guys that it's just America and that they're all perfect, but no, everywhere has pricks and in great numbers, not just America. This whole "America is bad" thing has Yanks like you constantly complaining about their country, which is the stupidest thing ever. It stinks for everyone right now, not just Americans. It's time to buck up, mate, because the grass isn't greener anywhere else you go.

[@TheWalf999]

Omg lol true

[@NightDawnDusk]

In general if you're quiet you wouldn't get any recognition

[@KaotikBOOO]

Japaneses aren't that quiet, especially young people, I don't recommend living near them But yeah American are even noisier so I guess on an American scale they're pretty quiet

[@grumpysloth7928]

She is no victim. She terrorizes those around her and is bullied in return. Zero sympathy. My mother is exactly like this. She was always starting fights with those around her.

[@chinBTT]

the point is to figure who started it. she might not be in the right but the neighbor is clearly a liar too. nobody cares or needs your sympathy.

[@annamossity8879]

Is your mother mentally ill? There might be help for that

[@grumpysloth7928]

I assure you after 45 years there is no helping her.@@annamossity8879

[@taylorpeay8991]

uhm you can have sympathy for her family literally slowly dying a terrible death. freak.

[@grumpysloth7928]

Please this behavior is unhinged there is no excuse for it. I have dealt with people like her and all they do is start fights and lie. Now please piss off with your outrage.@@taylorpeay8991

[@Yoshifurmi]

I honestly want to thank you since you sometimes explain stuff that were in Gintama which I could not understand but I shrugged it off as an insider joke or something. I love Gintama

[@mfreak1126]

Her sister's grandchild wasn't bullied. Her sister only said that she was afraid of the possibility that people around her would know she's Miyoko's sister and that her grandchild would be bullied because of that.

[@mfreak1126]

@@Geekaloompa Reading my comment made you think like that? Interesting...

[@hegbol8384]

@@GeekaloompaBeing mentally Ill is bad and unwanted. It’s not right to bully someone who has one, but be real with yourself.

[@Geekaloompa]

@@hegbol8384 You should take the time to stop and read my comment carefully again as you seem to have misunderstood what I typed. I said that Japan's mindset is toxic because they believe that mental illness is bad and unwanted. That does not mean I also believe that so stop assuming the worst ffs.

[@vichentez]

@@hegbol8384 Honestly I thought the EXACT same thing. Although I agree it shouldn’t be shameful, it doesn’t mean people want mental illness… It IS bad and unwanted.

[@hegbol8384]

@@Geekaloompa Every place on Earth must be toxic then lol. Disabilities aren’t desirable to any sane person. Are you starting to get it through your head?

[@onegrapefruitlover]

My money is on the cause being unresolved mental health issues, particularly with that family situation. Either outright lack of emotional regulation (like the dementia scenario that others pointed out) or a ton of painful and stressful situations that she wasn’t capable of handling on her own and therefore expressed through those obnoxious behaviors. It’s easy to imagine things unraveling badly after that. “It wasn’t just music, they were my cries” Psychological treatment would have helped her to manage and express her emotions in ways that didn’t get her in jail and bullied by people.

[@annehannapink1691]

My student's neighbour threw urine and s*it in plastic bags into their compound... Her family decided to move away to avoid such a terrible neighbour...

[@jimdavis8391]

No sh1t Sherlock.

[@TigerBeam-hz7hw]

New subscriber here. Thanks for these videos. Keep on making them!

[@potato-sweet]

this was some insane research, it's so cool! 10/10 honestly this was so interesting to learn about something i've never considered. plus, i needed to watch something while i had dinner and this was perfect!

[@Japanalysis]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@kerryvanskonsol792]

@@Japanalysis definitions of Japanese Karen

[@thedwightguy]

As much as we're all being TOLD to have empathy with those who have struggles, the flip side is that doesn't give those same people the "Right" to make others lives miserable acting out.

[@maddieb.4282]

But there are laws against “acting out” and you get punished. Nobody is forcing you to have empathy and complaining about other people having and promoting empathy is kinda nasty behavior

[@jabloko992]

@@maddieb.4282 You know what else is nasty behaviour? Keeping your whole neighbourhood up for 2 years straight. I would say that's a lot more 'nasty' than calling names. Having empathy for antisocial lunatics like this woman is counter-productive and stupid. Try living next to her and then tell me that 'oh she just needed help'. They should have locked her up until she stopped being a nuisance. Should she have received medicine and care while she was in? Absolutely. Should have have locked her in an asylum instead of a prison? Probably. But nasty behaviour must be discontinued. Apparently, the laws against 'acting out' allowed her to terrorise her neighbours non-stop for years without reprecussions until she was finally locked up. These people deserve more severe punishments, not more empathy. They get enough empathy, apparently, when they are given 2 years to stop the bullshit. That's plenty of empathy for a loon bag like this. I too have and had mental health issues, guess what, I got 0 fucking empathy for it, from anywhere, nothing I ever did or didn't do was excused and I just had to cope and control myself. People's asses are always bleeding over POOR MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE, until it's their turn to deal with them. I can guarantee you, you would not be promoting any kind of empathy for this woman if you too lived next to her. It's very easy to be 'empathetic' in a meaningless youtube comment.

[@chasepalumbo2929]

1000000%

[@tanepukenga1421]

It took 9 YEARS for this woman to be jailed for long enough the lesson finally sunk in. AND she stopped straight after, kinda showing her hand that it wasn't a mental issue, just someone CHOOSING to be an A-hole until it became too costly. She pretty much proved she didn't need empathy, she needed a clip round the ear @@maddieb.4282

[@ACDBunnie]

Okay, I made a comment about having empathy, but I didn't write that people don't have the right to bother the community because I shouldn't have to say that. So please don't assume that everyone with empathy thinks it's okay to be a bother. It goes without saying.

[@anniedaynoww]

Sounds like she was dealing with a lot but I don't see how that leads into a neighborhood harassment campaign

[@HelloItsMikkan]

The whole family medical issue must have taken toll on her sanity. For a Person who is losing control, they would usually try to find control within other aspects of their life... For her it was probably her strict control over other people in the neighborhood.

[@spacecadetkaito]

Sometimes people reach their limit and it drives them to wild things. A lot of times these insane Karen videos have dark backstories, those over the top reactions arent the product of a healthy mind.

[@saumyavig8964]

@@HelloItsMikkan dosent justify or properly explain any of the shit that she did, i mean i have ocd and fear loosing control, but dont do this kinda shit, just wash my hands until they are rock solid lmao. Albeit, our situations are different and mine milder, it still dosent explain it cuz other people go through worse shit, dont turn out like this.

[@HelloItsMikkan]

@@saumyavig8964 it really depends on the person. Hell I have a neighbor who has 2 daughters who would act like they own the neighborhood and would insult anyone nearby. And OCD doesn't really factor in to that behavior. There is also a difference between OCD and being Controlling person. It's in the mindset and intent.

[@thedisconnect5769]

So im gonna be real real with you. I have a grandma that acted exactly like this lady to a tee. Like terrifyingly similar. Turned out to be depression anxiety and a bit of bi-polar disorder. She flew the coop completely.

[@TheDrexxus]

Ive heard of stories like this in the US, and it's always some person with extreme mental illness. They almost always end up institutionalized.

[@jazzfeline5970]

Most of them don't end up institutionalized in most parts of America, at least not anymore. The Reagan administration shut down most of the asylums in the 80s. It's why there's such a staggering number of deranged homeless people.

[@nehehehgraylois]

​@@jazzfeline5970 Mental institutions still exist though, just not the scary lobotomy kind. I blame our crackhead hobo problem on US cities being shitholes in general but I'm open to scrutiny here because "Loons on the loose" does sound like it has credence

[@RT-qd8yl]

We use them for manual labor here in ohio

[@nehehehgraylois]

@@RT-qd8yl erm based?

[@lolasdm6959]

@@nehehehgraylois Yeah wait your turn

[@foxdavani4091]

My mother was sick. A neighbor in his early 20s kept riding a noisy gas powered scooter around our street for hours a day. I asked him multiple times to stop because mom needed to sleep. Her life depended on her having the strength to fight against her own body and mind. He wouldn't listen. He even kicked me as he road by around probably 20 miles per hour more or less. The second time he came around, after days of his noise pollution not letting mom sleep, even though mom pretended she didn't care, I was beyond tired. I stepped out of the way as he started moving and since he was much slower his time for some reason, I was out of his line of travel and I kicked him hard right off his scooter. He tumbled and got up. The fight was one. But I didn't want to fight. So I baited him. I'm small. I don't fight. I ran with him on foot. Went to the community office and as I thought, he was so pissed that he chased me in and the security grabbed him. He got kicked out of the community within days. And I don't care what became of him. Fuck people who don't care when they are abusing others around them.

[@Lil-Britches]

FUCKING white people

[@dacoup5955]

Sounds like you're the prick here, its an open neighborhood you don't own it all and as long as he's not trying to do it deliberately in front of your house to cause problems then there really shouldn't be an issue, if it don't suit your mother and its really an issue find a place that will, do you know how many douchebags i have to deal with in my apartment complex that own v8's with loud exhausts that roll through every day intentionally reving their engines or noisy neighbors? ... Its annoying but thats part of living in the area i pay to live in and i understand people got things going on, not much i can do about it if its that big of a problem its on me to move, its not my neighborhood just like you don't own the whole block, its a kid trying to enjoy himself and you're out here acting a fool with a 20 year old, if its an issue call the police but the minute you went out and assaulted someone you crossed the line and i'd be willing to bet had the cops known about that you're ass would have caught a charge or worse since you don't fight gotten your shit kicked in by him or a member of his family ... there's always someone out here who thinks their problems have to affect everyone, i'm sorry to hear about your mother but if changes have to be made then make em but you can't expect everyone to just do what you ask because YOU got problems ...

[@Davis...]

That was probably the second best way to deal with him. I'll leave the first best way up to your imagination.

[@aeoligarlic4024]

Omg he could get ran over by a bus and i would still don't care for him. Good for you

[@warmuzi4240]

Oh so u a bitch gottu

[@Explosionman27]

I used to have a neighbor who had a snake that would get loose anytime he drank. He would go on weekend long binges and forget to lock the cage, causing the python to explore the inside of the walls and neighboring apartments. During these binges, he would have shouting matches with himself, yelling long, rambling arguments with his invisible step-mom for hours during which he'd punch and kick the walls. When he was finally evicted, he barricaded himself and the police had to get him out.

[@unicornsrice1667]

Sounds like he went through trauma from his step mom. Sad.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Pov: You live in Florida

[@icedtohfuu9555]

Maybe he needs psychiatric help? Getting aggressive, where it gets physical, as a result of your imagination is really concerning.

[@LittleKitty22]

Good grief! I hope they caught the snake. And I hope it hadn't been breeding...

[@VidiaReePhoenix]

Due to the way you worded the sentence, it sounded like you were saying the snake was drinking.

[@evanjsx]

God I never knew about the references to all the random news stories in Gintama Hearing about the actual events make the scenes even better

[@_previously]

Having a hard time doesn’t make it ok for you to make other’s lives more difficult. Having trauma doesn’t making it ok for you to traumatize others. I can sympathize with her hardships regarding her family as I also have sick family members right now as well but, I wouldn’t go out of my way to make someone else’s life hard, especially if I had to pay as much as she did for damages.

[@yesyes-om1po]

@@latifahlataya9777 it means she is fucked in the head, and obviously not mentally sound, she is self destructive and should be put in a mental ward.

[@sazanja]

Literally yes? I couldn't care less about the sob story of my insane intentionally very loud obnoxious neighbour

[@blurgle9185]

I don't think you understand whatsoever. It's not an excuse, but I doubt she has much primacy over her emotions and life when dealt with such a bad hand. I've seen enough of life to know it's all quite, if not wholly, deterministic, so for me to embrace your spiteful sentiment would be regressive. I feel utterly sorry for her. Her afflicted neighbours will be alright. She wont. Ever. But, keep hate-watching, folks. That's what you do best these days.

[@j3lly952]

Nobody is saying those things made her behaviour acceptable. Stress impairs rational thinking. The more you’re under, the worse it does. Rather than “going out of her way” to make things hard for her neighbours, it seems a lot more like she was simply crumbling under the immense stress she was constantly subject to. It’s also evident she lacked healthy coping strategies on top of having to face it all alone. Being able to sympathise with just one aspect of her predicament is not enough to say that her behaviour was out of proportion, considering various other contributing factors are capable of influencing the severity of her situation. In case it needs to be reiterated, acknowledging that there is a cause behind her behaviour and trying to understand it is in no way the same as excusing the harm she has caused.

[@iq-uw7py]

she did nothing serious too

[@Fanez17]

that was really sad she needed help i hope she's in a better place now in her life

[@jaylinliu3376]

I had a relative who had similar symptoms of banging/kicking doors, yelling at people, suspicious of strangers, banging pots and pans outside of her house, playing a speaker oustide of her house etc. She had a very serious mental illness and relapsed many times before she got better on community treatment order. When I saw this video, it immediately took me back. It's sad that in some parts of the developed world, people do not recognize this as a mental health issue and and instead persecute these people using the courts system. I sympathize with the neighbours who are subjected to this day and night. However, as a first world country, Japan needs a better mental health system to help these people who are seriously ill. People like her can get better with proper medication and counselling. My relative was proof of that.

[@maddieb.4282]

That was my immediate take. She was obviously mentally unwell and acting out. She really needed help.

[@KelrynGrey]

​@@maddieb.4282definitely. Mental illness in East Asia is wildly under addressed. That's probably 90% of the reason this all went on for so long. And just because she is visibly mentally ill doesn't mean she is incapable of being crafty to avoid consequences.

[@Kennyiaf]

May I ask do you know what disorder your relative has?

[@jabloko992]

Bro, if someone blasts music for 2 years straight their ass is getting persecuted. If you have a mental health problem, go seek help, that's what I did. I never got let off for anything I did or didn't do because of my mental health issues and I was NEVER this level of antisocial. It's not an excuse. The crazy lady who wakes up the whole neighborhood over a lamp gets locked up. I don't care where she gets locked up, I don't care what medicine she gets or doesn't get, stop disturbing the sleep of your entire neighborhood.

[@nabagaca]

@@jabloko992 Ideally both happens, she gets a forced stay at a psychiatric ward until she's no longer a threat to her community. You must recognise that there are some psychological disorders (e.g. Bipolar) where some people with the condition aren't mentally well enough to recognise that they need to seek help.

[@zixty_]

Amazing video!! so well researched. This is the third in a row from you ive watched so I must sub! Keep it up my friend. I really love how you present information. so professional

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

I understand why bizarre behavior interests people and becomes a spectacle, but my experience is that there is always a real human behind the character and a story that i prefer to see treated with respect instead of paraded around freakshow style. It's hard to say who started what or what the reality of these people's inner lives were, none of us were there or can psychically understand a stranger. But it is an interesting story and I appreciate you including detail and nuance so I can recognize what the memes are referencing.

[@Daiki0391]

I understand that… it happened to me a couple of times

[@xAznSkyxx]

Sounds like a SCP documentary

[@42Nightsyesterday]

Oh really? In your experience is that there is a human being behind the character? Here I was thinking it was a lizard. Thanks for that revolutionary idea

[@thepersonwhoasked..]

@@42Nightsyesterday what lizard?

[@redline1916]

@@thepersonwhoasked.. The woman.

[@xhana_]

I had a very similar neighbour for about 3 years, tho mine was an alcoholic. She'd do things like kick her door with her feet to the point you could see her appartment through the holes all over, or yell "you'll sleep when I decide you can" at any point of the night. The police were called countless times, they never , not even once, showed up. Turned out she was living there for 15 years and the police stopped telling her to stop a long time ago. For month after I left, every morning I'd wake up convinced I was in my old appartment for a few seconds. Everytime I said "I'm going home" I'd have the feeling that my home would be the old one, before realizing I moved and I was ok now. There is only one word to describe these 3 worst years of my life ; traumatic.

[@realshompa]

Do a story about Hana Kimura? Doing a staged skit on Big Brother Japan and getting harassed by the general public that thought it was real and driving her to take her own life. The pressure in Japanese culture, especially for girls, seems to be really thoughtful. I think about Japanese Idols that get hated for not bowing for a long time when greeting thousands of people or getting caught kissing a man and punished by the Idol management company for years. (and to be precise. I respect and admire Japanese culture and society. Pointing out some problems is just a way to make it even better)

[@patrickalloy7540]

it called 'terrace house' (more like dating program unlike big brother). the show itself known for unscripted show but people knew its not. real deal was no one knew the truth support her.

[@Lomhow]

I hate that you have to say that you don't hate Japan. Is it wrong to be critical of the things we like? I feel like Japanese and Japanophiles always take any criticism as "I HATE JAPAN" instead of listening.

[@Maialeen]

You really didn't need to add that last groveling sentence. Just state an issue you'd like to be covered and be done with it.

[@_toulouse]

@@Maialeen Unfortunately, there are often enough detractors to warrant that disclaimer. I’ve seen countless times where there’s a societal issue in Japan that’s easily felt by the community within it, but brain dead Japan-worshippers immediately talk about how you shouldn’t push “western ideals”.

[@Kozmokast]

@@Maialeen couldn’t say it better myself.

[@Cats-18]

This video was recommended by KZbin. Truly bilingual, no unpleasant acted-out or artificial voice and an interesting contents! Will be watching more of this channel.

[@kevtlee08]

If you’re blasting music that loud every night when people are trying to sleep, of course you’re going to get harassed by the neighbors.

[@mildanvongrius5530]

And here is the question of the day, who started first?

[@sneakyg491]

The woman clearly declined to enter the secte and she get bullied every day, I understand why she was like that.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

@@mildanvongrius5530 in Japan the police could act very fast so rather than doing bad things because other gave you same treatment you should rather report to police.

[@mildanvongrius5530]

@@lukaswilhelm9290 yes but, the fact that she kept doing it despite being arrested means that the police or the government isn't very strict with the situation. Unlike American or Chinese police whom either lock her a very long-term or remove her residence to keep the peace (if possible in your country), the japanese police which to me is uh kinda slow at everything, even solution.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

@@mildanvongrius5530 wait, they can do that? Remove you from your house because you're a jerk to your neighbor? Well in my country it's not the police who do that but the mob who would dare to burn your house.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

She's a definition of "when life give you lemon i will share the taste of sour to y'll".

[@sultan__8636]

hahahahah

[@ellorasg4525]

Pffffffft Bwakakakakakakaka

[@sultan__8636]

@@ellorasg4525 bawakaakakak

[@Saturnia2014]

"When life gives you lemons, squeeze it in people's eyes!"

[@worldofdaisy._]

Y'all

[@kapatidtomas]

She's like the only Japanese Karen that can compete with other Karens internationally

[@doyouknowkeplertwentytwob4032]

Ok, bud

[@ayelmao4258]

the Queen of all karen, not even USA karen cant beat her

[@trashpolinlin9055]

She's half karen half Chris chan

[@eddtard2686]

Dead word.

[@endlessnessdown5012]

Russian Karens are no match.

[@AtomicAus]

Mate I’ve had your vids on autoplay for the last hour or so. This stuff is so interesting. With the incredible language divide between Japanese and English, you’ve got access to such an amazing trove of media and popular culture that we’d never get to see. Even if I had the will to pick Japanese up again, I’d never have the time or energy to commit enough to vocab and kanji learning to ever see most of this stuff. Keep them coming man, these are great.

[@harryshobbies5516]

Im genuinely impressed by this guy's ability to read and understand Japanese. Love your content dude!

[@easy_eight2810]

What if he's Japanese?

[@eliothsumida612]

Prolly mixed and lived there or live there

[@42Nightsyesterday]

@@eliothsumida612 you know it’s possible for Japanese people to be fluent in English and Japanese without being mixed right?

[@FuyuNoAi]

Americans can't fathom the idea of a person speaking two or more languages. I'm pretty sure they don't even know their own language is called "english", they probably think it's called "american". Mutts.

[@anonymousnyancat3231]

@@42Nightsyesterday apparently people don't know bilingual+ people exist 🤷‍♀️

[@deathmorphosis]

The whole ordeal even has a specific name in Japanese, namely「奈良騒音傷害事件」or "The Nara Noise Injury Incident", loosely translated. The Wikipedia article for it is, even though the whole situation is tragic, highly amusing in the sense that it literally lists "weapons', namely a "boombox, carpet beater and a car horn". EDIT: Oh, he had actually put that info in the last seconds of the video, never mind.

[@navyntune8158]

it makes sense in context

[@TaiChiBeMe]

She said it herself. "I am a wolf. I fight my fight alone... I don't want to involve anyone else in this stupid quarrel... it's not some purposeless noise, it's my cries, my screams." I think, being picked on, her behavior was her only coping solution. Perhaps, it kept her sane.

[@lisajones6411]

I totally agree..

[@hoodedman6579]

Kept her sane? I feel like the actions themselves are evidence against that.

[@wilfredocaban3542]

Wolves fight in packs

[@MTC008]

in the philippines you can find a lot of people like her, and they are called as "marites"

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Wolves don’t fight alone that’s leopards and tigers wolves fight in a pack

[@sazziestar202]

The local officials are at fault as there was no real attempt at conflict resolution.. that lady needed help caring for her sick family members. It's extremely sad for both parties

[@sergpie]

We had an old lady that lived the next building down from ours back in Italy. She was a widow, and one of the few that wore all-black since her husband passed way back in the early 1980s. This woman terrified the kids in the neighborhood, as she’d constantly scream at us, would throw dirty mop water at us from her window, and one time took one of our soccer balls and cut it with a pair of scissors; she then yelled “I dare you to come get it” as she tormented us from her stoop. She was a local celebrity of sorts because of this, and several of the police in town grew up with her doing the same to them. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially if she’s also alone and embittered. She passed away way back in like 2001/2002. I’d never think this as a kid, but I really hope she’s found some solace, and met back with her husband. She likely missed him so much that it made her hate the world around her for it.

[@meeeeeeeeeeen_uhhhh]

I think what she meant was that the world is so cruel after her husband passed away she began to hate people around her,I guess

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@meeeeeeeeeeen_uhhhh I've never seen a Japanese Karen before

[@mirlamontano6640]

I think she was probably facing some kind of bad coping mechanism for her family tragedy. Probably needed some mental health help... but I don't think she was the victim on this honestly, it's not likely for this to be a set up of any kind 🤔 interesting video! thank you for making it :D

[@kerryvanskonsol792]

Basically Japanese Karen

[@chromicapop4595]

oh yeah that's obvious and she def acts like there's some wires crossed in her brain, I've seen people that over react to that degree before too. except the person in question was emotionally damaging me and eventually I had managed to let her go.

[@yukisuperstylish]

I saw the movie and it was full of emotions and drama. They twisted the events slightly but you can feel how all of them the neighbors and her were in a very different situations. It was a nice movie

[@nehehehgraylois]

Given the meme nature of the neighborhood war that's surprising to me

[@Dr-Weird]

I was looking for this comment thank you

[@fragrantbloom]

Could you tell me the name of the movie

[@JohnAbobo-mx3tn]

My neighbor cut the tree that my grandfather planted in our backyard saying that they needed firewood, and this backyard is included in their plot. We have the necessary documents to support, but we didn't have the chance to sue her for she met an accident in front of our house, she was run over by a car while buying something from the adjacent store. She died

[@vintagebrew1057]

What an evil woman. Your ancestors took their revenge on her!

[@Ry098]

i love this kind of informative videos about japanese society culture that us foreigners would have no idea about.

[@neku2741]

Those people are so patients, if this happens in my neighborhood she would've disappear one day and nobody would says anything

[@FOOJFOOJIYAMA]

So you live in a shithole? because people dissapearing is a big deal in progressive countries.

[@LH74]

Lmao. Same in my neighborhood 😂😂😂

[@022107]

That one Agatha Christie story where it turns out everyone had a hand in killing the victim.

[@vorpal22]

@@022107 LOL indeed! Murder on the Orient Express, I think?

[@darkcorestudies6038]

Story about neighbours from Russia. My neighbours from the upper floor often was screaming at each other, fighting and every night my family and I was hearing how mother beating her child for almost a hour. Almost all other neighbours called cops every night, but it didn’t helped. So, one day child screamed almost for half of night and then, at the morning there was medics under our apartment, and this night and a few next, there was no crying or screaming. Of course people started asking questions and found out, that her child in the hospital with broken rib cage. Long story short, next morning she was found with multiple broken bones and beaten to a pulp around trash cans. Child after this was finally taken away and Moyer is still here, but now she scared of everyone. Actually after everything that happened we found out, that her ex husband is a local police chef and it explained everything. He lost his job after this incident.

[@m1nor1ty30]

Wait does the ex husband beat her wife for abusing his child?

[@ganjalfcreamcorn8438]

3:19 lol good thing these statements were highlighted so we could all read them together

[@LittleMissDeath]

One of my childhood neighbors got worse and worse over time. I went to school with his son and his mom seems to think well of me, but he just sort of started acting... off. He was always pretty humorless and standoffish, but it got worse. He started making lots of noise which was the worst of it. We asked him multiple times to quiet down, especially in the mornings. He said no. Another neighbor, who battled cancer 4 fucking times including during the height of his bullshit, begged him to keep quiet in the mornings when she was sleeping. Again, he said no. Cops were called a few times. He and his wife started fighting. Pretty sure his oldest son threatened to beat his ass over it, as well. Eventually his wife threatened to leave if he didn't seek mental help. He got on medication, admitted to my mom that it helped and went back to his regular, grouchy, standoffish - BUT QUIET - self.

[@yourlocallesbian9928]

austim?

[@LittleMissDeath]

@@yourlocallesbian9928 Bipolar.

[@eval4010]

@@yourlocallesbian9928 let’s not harmfully misdiagnose people online when you don’t have any qualifications, education on the fact and assume just from this tiny bit of context. Autism first of all is not a disorder and medication isn’t even needed usually. Don’t just throw labels and misdiagnosis around like that

[@Andytlp]

@@yourlocallesbian9928 nah like most of the stories posted here its likely crazy mixed with more crazy. Past traumas surfacing later in life people going mad. Dementia. Schizo. psychosis or everything in between.

[@yourlocallesbian9928]

@@eval4010 got it.

[@SunsetEnvy]

I had a neighbor that tried to burn my chicken coop countless times. I always managed to stop her at the last second. She passed away like 8 years ago from heart issues.

[@abd12459]

Yeah I have one too who always lets his cats urinate in our front yard . Died with the same cause

[@djoverkin]

Yes, "heart issues"... Good man

[@l0remipsum991]

good riddance edit: nice username btw

[@dw.bei_]

@@djoverkin lets not do that now.

[@elliot_rat]

@@dw.bei_ no, let's 😈

[@PeeperSnail]

I cannot imagine that endless noise being good for her family, either. Miles more disruptive than just a single lamp, especially if what her family’s condition is affects their balance and gives them vertigo.

[@_vindicator_]

at the end of the day, everyone being antisocial can find an excuse for it. 'my mother was taking drugs' 'i had a shitty childhood', etc. but you are just taking it out on others, perpetuating the same thing that broke you. you become a photocopier for your own trauma. they need to put her into care or prison.

[@wtz_under]

agreed with what you said. but sometimes, even if we do have mental illnesses, we should still learn to respond to threats respectfully and accept out own faults. as for help, i hope this country could be more open on mental health in general.

[@mojabaka]

This is why Japan needs to make civil lawsuits viable. The fines are so low that most people getting sued never learn.

[@982-o4e]

it should be about working on systems to provide care for the mentally impaired, rather than just letting them roam, which causes trouble for others and themselves

[@bldontmatter5319]

@@982-o4e awww poor mentally ill people, terrorizing normal people. Awwwww I feel so bad for them and not for the victims of them

[@theunderstatement6842]

@@bldontmatter5319 i mean they can't help being mentally ill. it's not like a physical illness where you can tell you might need to see a doctor. if they were given better resources and the stigma around it was taken down, these things wouldn't happen, and lawsuits wouldn't need to be filed. i'm not saying the victims don't deserve to complain, just saying that both sides are struggling

[@bldontmatter5319]

@@theunderstatement6842 ONE SIDE IS STRUGGLING THANKS TO THESE PEOPLE. AND ONE SIDE IS JUST ILL. I don't CARE if they're mentally ill, they're ruining someone's life. They need to be put down. 99% of the world agrees once they actually start suffering thanks to these things

[@theunderstatement6842]

@@bldontmatter5319 both sides are struggling. they would be perfectly fine if they weren't struggling. mentally ill people are affecting people the way they are because of the lack of support we give them. putting them down is incredibly inhumane, they're people who need help. give them the counselling and medications they need, for however long it's needed, and the problem is immediately lessened.

[@qua9]

There are many people out there suffering tragedies. Few of them take that excuse to torture others.

[@knightforlorn6731]

@@borick8744 yeah I was gonna say.... more like *MOST*

[@caramel9154]

I wouldn't even say people use that an excuse. a lot of people probably grow up not knowing what they went through sucked, and take out their internalized anger on innocent people whether it be generational trauma or just being a git

[@user-saraswatidevi]

When I saw the title i thought this was gonna be about that lady who poisoned people

[@troublemakers9760]

me too !!

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Yes the curry woman!!

[@hithro5466]

I’d rather get poisoned than deal with this day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after for years.

[@Japanalysis]

I've considered doing a video on her, but I think there's already a few on YT right?

[@user-saraswatidevi]

@@Japanalysis yes but one with japanese sources would be great! I love your vids

[@TCMYSTIKAL2010]

I just came across your channel. Great videos. And Great research sir! I appreciate you.🎉

[@elisegeum1514]

Feels like her family stress got released outside. Things are never black and white. Hope you don't need to deal with noisy neighbors, it's so tiring. Great video.

[@stevphie]

Cults are sorta a thing here in Japan, they're different than just a "Religion". If you're somehow go to Japan and getting approached by a lady and they're starting to guide you to their place even for a fact they can't speak english even for a bit, I can safely say that's one of the scheme. Japanese people are not known to bluntly come to you which a foreigner in their country and start the conversation on their own, unless there are motives, whether those motives are good or bad, nobody knows

[@Kagami-yoru]

As a Japanese person, this is really weird and obnoxious- But funny- But the deeper it goes it’s a little heartbreaking in my opinion

[@GTExia]

1 year late and yeah. Really glad to see someone in Japan (or from Japanese descent) is really acknowledging that mental issues are something that need to be addressed.

[@leowakefield5942]

seeing the SGI logo show up here was like a jump scare to me omg at least it reminded me I need to renew my drivers license

[@cinaralin]

It feels a lot to me like she was in fact the victim of the story (not taking the tragedy with her family into account). Though I don't understand why she doesn't have any CCTV footage of people harassing her if that was the case. It also seem weird that this supposedly ordinary family put up with living next to all that noise for such a long time without giving up and moving. This story just doesn't add up. There must be details we are missing.

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

Who knows? But the source that she was the victim is only from 2 chan and the physical evidence is all against Miyoko. Also on the moving part keep in mind this is 2000s Japan and they were heading towards a recession and if even if there werent it takes great effort to move a family especially if the father work nearby.

[@MarshaIIs]

@@RedsHitpostMedia isn't the source that she was the victim physical as that is what he is reading and bought (and which took months to arrive)? I'm pretty sure that those were the physical, publicized testaments of the different involved parties - not theory crafting from 2chan

[@Kaimax61]

Moving in Japan? during recession? LMAO

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

@@MarshaIIs Its a testimony but she didnt present proof unlike the Satos and what Sato admits is that it was from a mob FOLLOWING her multiple outbursts. Otherwise its just "he said she said". Thats what led to the theory from 2chan saying she was the victim because she didnt join a church which has no source. Im very skeptical shes telling the truth also since she openly defied police orders multiple times

[@onemanonehive15]

@@RedsHitpostMedia and yet they could afford 90K USD on measures to avoid the noise

[@johnoconnell8609]

Thank you very much for this video. She is very obviously someone who needs help and genuine compassion. The neighbors, I hope are doing well. That Chun Li celebration was made me laugh.

[@fernandosobral3799]

Sure you think like this , why dont you try living as her neighbor? Or better go there and hug her , you are another person that victimize thugs and karens

[@andytantowibelzark]

man... watching this in the beginnig is like "hehe, funny angry woman meme" but after you elaborated her reasoning and background, when i watched her memes at the end of the video i can't help but felt sad for her. especially her quote about fighting alone and she never complains to her in laws I hope Miyoko really get a better life after all these

[@42Nightsyesterday]

I feel bad for mentally ill people but everyone has a certain amount of accountability at the end of the day

[@mammonthegreed]

She shouldn't do those type of things bothering the neighbors is not a very good idea , if this happened in my place she will be in prison right way without any circumstance warning , yes once someone report a very loud neighbors they will sent you to the prison for how many days/months or even a year though , I experience loud neighborhoods like everytime there is a event like birthday party for example of course there is karaoke but its so god damn loud they start like 9:00 am in the morning until 2:00 am in a early morning yes I had to suffer there "not so good" singing man , that was worse there is even a couple who fight a lot in night time sometimes in midnight they are so loud banging around and screaming around damn I couldn't sleep though I only had 4/5 hours of sleep they are still here to this day so yeah , even though so many people feel bad for her that is not justify for what she did to the neighborhood they had to suffer her annoying a$$ (Sorry if these is long and especially if there is a error of my grammar not my first language btw)

[@icedtohfuu9555]

@@mammonthegreed Most people her situation in Japan would just off themselves or act abnormally. As you can see, she's the latter.

[@mob6percent]

"My neighborhood is being mean to me" hmm, I wonder why.

[@kibaprisun]

I get that she was in pain for dealing with her family troubles but she ain’t have to inflict it onto her neighbors they could’ve been friends and helped her through difficult times but she chose to make it even more difficult for herself

[@maddieb.4282]

Somehow I don’t think she really chose to do this. I think she was a little mentally unwell and had a compulsion

[@katelynbrown98]

Especially for so long. She knew this was wrong. 😂🤦‍♀️

[@katelynbrown98]

​@@maddieb.4282Maybe so. 😢

[@kibaprisun]

@@maddieb.4282 now that’s understandable loss can trigger a few things in the brain but I honestly feel like she was more stubborn than anything else

[@kibaprisun]

@@katelynbrown98 exactly but like the other person said she might suffer from mental issues I suffer from a few mental health conditions myself and it’s a struggle but I would never push my struggles onto another person especially if they’ve done nothing to me but everyone is different

[@Samiumn]

This is the first video of yours i've seen and I admire the effort put in and amzing quality.

[@gdore15]

You got me at the Pekora part, I thought I clicked on one of her video, then I realized what you did. While I understand that something might have triggered her, she went too far, I would have stopped to interact with the other family and never go close to their house.

[@Jesusandbible]

I find playing white noise from speakers can block out a lot of sound, to refine this I think brown noise was my favourite sound blocker. This is used by jet pilots. But banging noises can get through it a bit.

[@mitchg7809]

Still not the worst neighbor in Japan. There was the lady who poisoned all of her neighbors in the 90’s at a block party. Four of them died & she was put to death.

[@HacksignKT]

name of her?

[@JustaMomnFamily]

You never know what somebody would do if a neighbor begins to harass them and how bad they would look in the end because I had a bunch of neighbors who ended up bullying me. Because one neighbor wanted me to be there only friend and didn't want me to be anybody else's friend decided to start a war with us without any of us realizing it. Where it made me end up staying in my home 24/7 and not wanting to go outside. So you never know the truth on why somebody is the way they are unless you ask them

[@mishiroro]

Two-Mix Just Communication? Taste. On a serious note I think all the trauma she dealt with in regards to her family probably caused her mental health to deteriorate. I'm curious what happened to her husband and son as well, especially when she spent time in jail, who was taking care of them?

[@Honeybarbecuepumpum]

What's wrong with two-mix?

[@raulrosas5068]

i got into Two-Mix after watching a few Gundam Wing episodes

[@Honeybarbecuepumpum]

@@raulrosas5068 same for me and as far as I'm concerned their music is lovely I went through quite a bit of their songs and I haven't found one that I didn't like to me they make great music

[@lucariothehorrorguy5641]

Ah.. Gundam Wing. While it's not my most favorite Gundam series. The opening is one of my favorites

[@Swizdom]

Being from Saskatchewan and not knowing you were Canadian the SGI picture got me 😂 I was so confused lmaooo

[@1ceBurger_]

We used to have this lovely little old lady as a neighbor who would gift us lemons from her tree as well as other baked goods, in return we would help her with larger tasks on her property. Eventually she moved away to the city to live with her family in her final years. It wasn't too long until we got a new neighbor and this guy was a piece of work. All he'd talk about is how big of a deal he was and how he had friends in high places and how he intends to "improve" our town. At the time I was working in the local shire and we were all to familiar with his constant letters of complaints about normal things we deal with in the town. It wasn't until he attempted to shut down our yearly festival that he really started to annoy people until almost the entire town's population hated him. Nowadays he keeps to himself in his house, most likely scared of the town he lives in.

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

Have you travelled here from the 15th century?

[@1ceBurger_]

@@Fsrjtyttzma yes, I'm from the year 1567, shit's whacked here.

[@lolasdm6959]

Wtf?

[@fadheelm]

One thing we can learn is that Japanese society tend to react quickly on things, and bullying culture is so deeply rooted. If you’re on the Japanese side of Tiktok, you’ll see how negative comments are thrown at each other

[@icedtohfuu9555]

Yup, they have the personality of when someone is feeling down and acting out, they would bring that person lower instead of helping them. That just keeps happening until something like the video happens.

[@fatcat1]

Yep, I've noticed that. They're really mean to each other in the comments of almost anything.

[@LittleKitty22]

I'm shocked! But not surprised really. The Japanese strive for perfection in everything, they don't have time for compassion. Very sad!

[@Wh1msicall]

I wouldn’t say ‘bullying’ is deep rooted; I’d more say it’s a sense of humour. Respect is one part of our culture, so when we’re online we’re all of ‘equal’ status, meaning joking (respectfully) and all other things are okay. Also, if you’re google translating it please be aware it may not be accurate! If I had to shorten it I’d say we’re more strict in the do’s and the don’ts. (Although, sometimes public emotional lash outs, like this one, do receive blatant shame)

[@ZariainYT]

Fact is that, there's indeed a video demo (Made by a Japanese KZbinr) of Japanese insulting each other in a sarcastic way just because of different hometowns, showing such phenomenon happening in parts of Japan (I think it's Kyoto if I'm right)

[@jamesl9371]

A lot of people suffer terrible ordeals. It’s no excuse for harassing your neighbors

[@maddieb.4282]

Literally nobody is excusing her. Just understanding her history isn’t excusing it. You are literally complaining about OTHER people having empathy and that is so low

[@IgorNV]

​@@maddieb.4282 "You are literally complaining about OTHER people having empathy" No they aren't lmao Plus, what about empathy towards the neighbors who had to deal with her? And why are you commenting so much defending her? If I was part of her neighborhood, I would've been tempted to shove a rusty pipe down her throat by week 2.

[@wst844]

@@maddieb.4282 The OP seems to be just making a statement, without specific reference to anybody. And none of his comment seems like a complaint of other commenters to me. But you decided to come out of the back swinging against such an innocuous comment by calling him "so LOW"

[@EricDMMiller]

​@@maddieb.4282shut up.

[@veginito]

​@@wst844 Yeah he's using his empathy

[@cathydowns5442]

Sehr interessante Story und wahnsinnig gut präsentiert. Meine Hochachtung!