Control yourself, man!November 30th, 2005 by Adamu |
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Pop quiz: You’re a man sitting on the train in suburban Japan, minding your own business. The attractive lady sitting next to you nods off and unknowingly rests her head on your shoulder. You:
a) Pretend like nothing is happening
b) Wake her up—she’s distracting you from your Yukan Fuji!!
c) Silently appreciate how safe Japan is since this kind of thing happens all the time
d) Seize the moment—cop a feel!
If you chose d) then you might one day end up in jail like the not-too-bright fellow featured in this report from Nikkan Sports:
JR [West] Employee Fondles [Woman] on Fukuchiyama LineThe Takarazuka Precinct of Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested JR West employee Takao Ohashi (39) on November 29 for a red-handed violation of the Prefectural Nuisance Prevention Ordinance for touching a woman’s breast while riding on the JR Fukuchiyama Line.
According to police investigations, Ohashi works for JR West’s Osaka Construction Office’s Keiji (Kyoto-Shiga) Office. The man, who had the day off, is suspected of touching the breasts of a woman who sat next to him on the express train while it was traveling from Kawanishi-Ikeda Station to Takarazuka Station at 12:15pm.
The woman raised her voice, upon which another rider who noticed took Ohashi off the train at Takarazuka Station and reported him to the Precinct via a station employee. Ohashi has reportedly told police, “The napping woman’s head cuddled up on my shoulder, so I couldn’t help but touch [her breasts].”
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February 3rd, 2006 at 4:05 pm
[...] I’ve been accused of being both a Japan apologist and a Japan basher. I admit to both readily. I love Japan, but it is screwed up. I have been somewhat hard on Japan, you might say, by translating reports of some fairly depraved activities. [...]