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Why Japan Arrests Foreigners

Paolo fromTOKYO · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Law, policing & justiceSocial issues & culture

What it is

Paolo fromTOKYO explains why foreign tourists get arrested in Japan, covering strict laws and the justice system's very high conviction rate.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters mostly use it as a lead-in to recommending interviews with Japanese lawyers about detention and the justice system, and one says they learned from it.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “A youtuber interviewed a trial lawyer [1] last year and I thought it was really good.”

    Interview with a trial lawyer on detention and the Japanese system

    olingern, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Japan’s 99% Conviction Rate [audio]”

  2. “Here is a short interview with a Japanese lawyer on how the law screws over foreigners”

    Japanese lawyer on how the law treats foreigners; hostage justice

    rramadass, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan”

  3. “I enjoyed learning from this video years ago”

    Introduces how people are treated when arrested in Japan

    nayuki, 2026-05 · Recommendation · in “Getting Arrested in Japan”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: japan, criminal justice, police, travel, conviction rate

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