I saw another report that said elderly women are going to prison so that they can be taken care of whereas if they were alone they would be struggling.
Japanese prisoners are usually not allowed to communicate with each other and haven’t been reformed since 1940 and is based on Prussian prison system in any major way and many has died due torture interrogation with leather strap that suffocate u
I believed retirement as well as old age homes do not exist in Japan mainly due to the fact that the elderly are often respected and take care of by their children.
@@GaryAa56 Well if they have children. Or children who don't overwork themselves and have time for actually caring for them. There are so many lonely deaths happening in Japan.
I saw news story on English Japanese tv station on homelessness of elderly. One old woman was living in a car. Prison seems a lot more comfortable. I wonder what Japanese male prisons are like.
Although, it's reported some Scandinavian countries have prison life equate to society. I think there's a photo floating somewhere of two inmates playing on a gaming console and a watch guard is watching them (or playing alongside, don't remember, hence why I said the photo's floating somewhere).
@@antro788that’s an issue Japan could fix if it wanted to; better senior services/resources on the outside that isn’t dependent on them having kids and a better mental health system would do a lot of heavy lifting here.
It also depends on the mentality of the ones in prison also… not all criminals are just looking for a safe place to live…❤ some are just looking for a new place keep being a criminal… this is a beautiful standard for the women who would otherwise be neglected…❤❤❤❤
It’s all about how you set your mind right before facing the reality. There are plenty of places in Japan where you can go and do meditation, find jobs, do volunteer work or work in the farm.
@@ClaroKirariIt’s assumed that such people have held a stable career leading into their old age, but what was stated was that actually obtaining a new job after a certain age is so hard that it’s almost impossible, especially with a gap in/lack of experience.
The media representations are a sham, I assure you. What they show people on the guided tours usually has little to do with the reality because they want and successfully manage to make Japanese society think prisoners have it better than outside the prison so they won't listen to any of the prisoner protests. The reality of most prisons in Japan is that prisoners are subjected to discrimination from power tripping guards and they are worked to the point of exhaustion in slave labour programmes.
What stuck out to me is that, despite many of the prison inmates being imprisoned for drug related crimes and theft, there doesn't seem to be much psychological help in this prison. Especially cleptomaniacs have a good chance at learning how to manage their condition with the help of a qualified therapists, breaking the cycle of theft and prison time. Same with drug addiction, it's often hard to break out of them all by yourself but you have a good chance with the help of doctors and proper medication.
The men’s prisons are incredibly harsh. They are not allowed to speak most of the time, particularly at meals. And solitary confinement is a common punishment, even for minor offenses. I wonder how representative this prison is. It almost comes off as propaganda, frankly. …
Over 55 years ago, my friend had to stab her boyfriend in self-defense. While in jail, she received Beautician training and obtained a license. After her release, she married, and nobody felt ashamed of her. Her husband and family built a new house and beauty salon for her. They are living a happy, compassionate, and loving life. You criticized MEN'S JAIL. YES. They need to reform criminals into good citizens. ❓❓ I disagree with your opinion. Please see the RUclips video below: "We Went to Prison! What Breakfast in Japanese Prison is Like." 💦💦 ruclips.net/video/Va5SrNsFbxc/видео.html
They are not there to speak or chat with other prisoners that’s why in prison room they are alone . Besides here in Japan people are no time talking even my neighborhoods, I don’t know them 😂 In my worked place when started no one allowed to talk too .
the Locked up Abroad episode featuring a white woman who got jailed in japan described very harsh conditions for female prisoners including bathing with 2 buckets of cold water only, and abusive guards. This seems to be some rural prison that has a lot of grannies
Single widows are reoffending because the pensions they get are insufficient and due to loneliness. One way to fix this would be communal housing efforts.
I watched another documentary about Japanese prisons where they confirmed by people who used to be in prison that whenever media came the quality of food was much nicer and that no media filming ever actually truly represented how awful the food was.
@bryana50cents16 no. It exist. I watch it right here on RUclips. I don't recall if it was on CNA insider or NHK I think. Not hard to find with a quick and easy RUclips search.
WRONG , MY FRIEND BEEN PRISONED BECAUSE SHE WAS OVERSTAYER, OR NO VISA BUT RUNNING A NIGHT CLUB , INVADING TAXES TOO , SHE TOLD ME THE FOOD ARE QUITE GOOD , SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE DEPORTED 😂 IF YOU ARE LIVING HERE IN JAPAN MOSTLY OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED IMPRISONMENTS ARE DOING AGAIN AND AGAIN A PITY CRIME JUST TO BE BACK INSIDE THE PRISON THAN LIVING OUTSIDE .SO I WAS TELLING YOU , YOU ARE FOUND OUT WRONG OF NEWS .
Pyciatric /mental health support is terrible in Japan as is social housing. Many elderly and vulnerable folk fall through the cracks as an unfortunate result.....😢
People who have the impulse to steal even after being in prison suffer from a certain type of psychosocial disorder and the Japanese way of just “apologizing and feeling bad for inconvenience” will probably not help so much.. at least when I took a psychology class about this disorder it makes me think they need more intervention with psychologists and therapy.
In other videos I've seen, they make it clear that many of these re-offenders are actually doing it on purpose to be in the prisons for the healthy environment. I've seen that pensions are not enough to support the elderly and many die alone in terrible environments, with their bodies not being found for days/weeks/months. I've also seen that people with terminal diseases will seek out prison to get their health needs met
It should be more common for male prison guards of women prisoners to wear those cameras. He's not careful because it's the respectful thing to do. He admits that his caution comes from a fear of getting in trouble. When these guards have no consequences, women prisoners are unsafe. Cameras are a must.
I've read reports saying that some of the elderly commit shoplifting to be convicted because they get a sense of community in jail or community service that they do not have because their adult children are too busy. Myself growing up in Japan, understand that we're not supposed to be a burden upon others and because of this the elderly find that one of the ways that they can find a sense of community is to go to jail. I wonder why in Japan, they aren't creating senior centers where the seniors can gather together and have a sense of community and support each other.
Here in Quebec ( Canada), its pretty bad. There are rodents in our jails, no psychological help, violence, a lack of opportunities to improve your situation, a lack of access to healthcare in general, and the food is not nutritious at all. Most inmates get overweight and diabetes in jail, and their teeth are not cared for. I used to make jokes about spending my old days in jail, so I could afford a roof over my head. But I saw several documentaries about it and I changed my mind. Its quite terrible. Japan is more humane, in that way. But offenders who have killed are not in those prisons!!
I know of young women in the U.K. who will re-offend because prison is the nearest thing they have to family. I wish that there were communities they could go to live & work in. A lot of people cannot manage to set up up a good life for themselves but could have a better life if they had the chance to live as part of a community.
Compares to other countries prisons, this is a freaking resort! I really pity those elderly women who rather go to jail and make friends with other inmates as they just lonely outside the prison, how messed up this is that one rather go to prison just to make friends…
I don't know how I got to this video, but it was fascinating. Amazing to see the prison cells open to a lone Japanese woman kneeling on tatami mats, as opposed to standing with her hands behind her back, backwards facing the guards. And male screws wearing body cameras, wow.
It’s a shame to say this, but your Prison System is better than some Nursing Homes. Some of the women have been institutionalized to the point that they realize that it’s better to live out their days in Prison rather than trying to struggle on a Pensioner’s Check. Society must change to be more accommodating to it’s Citizens like they are to any Corporate Interests.
The elderly woman who can't control herself and feels she has to steal is most probably sick (kleptomania), I can only guess but I'm pretty sure she shouldn't be in prison, she should be receiving some form of treatment
The prison system isn't whats broken. It's doing what its meant to do, as it does in most countries. In fact ours in one of the most lenient unless you look at nordic countries which are homogonous and tiny. The fact that you made that statement though shows whats really to blame, the US education system which leaves most folks dumber than rocks, as well as society which lets anything goes.
@@newworldman2112 you are gravely misinformed. The USA incarcerates more people than any other country. A substantial number of people in prison are actually innocent, but didn't have the money for a good enough lawyer. The prison system in the USA punishes, but has very little rehabilitation. It's actually big business, as those who run the prisons make huge profits at the expense of the taxpayer. When the inmates get out of prison, they are unable to get a job or an apartment needed to start a new life. The prisons in the USA are also disproportionately incarcerating people of color. The problems are huge. Try to educate yourself...shame on you, young man! Find out what is really going on...of course there is sadly nothing to be done about your cold heart.
It literally says in the video the majority of the prisoners there are in for theft or drugs. In the USA, people are in for violent crime like armed robbery, burglary, assault, SA, homicide, etc. lol. Its not the system, its THE PEOPLE. Japan is a largely peaceful country with a respectful civilized culture, USA is not.
@@bambismomkelly7423 the reason there are more incarcerated blacks people is due to lack of prenatal support mainly from the father. They also look up to gangs and what not.
When I see how old many of the prisoners are, and they have nothing when they leave prison, friends and family may be estranged or dead, I think living in the outside world must be very hard. Also, kleptomania is an illness. I wish there was some effective therapy for that.
I've seen a few documentaries on the prison in Fuchu. Many points are in common with this prison, including mandatory work, events, etc, but the discipline and soldier/robotic attitudes enforced there seemed harsher. I heard those robot like way of walking, etc, was reformed recently but I didn't see any documentary made since.
Japan and much of the world rather send 85 year old grannies to prison than fix the economy and corruption and provide her the help she deserves. I feel stupid for paying as well when I see the prices rising year over year now at rates of 10% or more each year. Treating her like a criminal while the capital holders roam free yet steal more than she ever could. Disgusting.
I wish you can share videos about both positive and negative reality in Japan as well, in balance and proportional perspective. Thank you for your hardwork, God bless Japan 🙏😊
I love your channel. I just found you and I'm binge watching all your videos. I can't wait to go to Japan. They're one of the only countries who does research studies for my rate Vasculitis called EGPA or Churg-strauss syndrome. I'm hoping to help form and be apart of future studies. We think there's a chance that many of us ate a result of our grandparents being exposed to toxic chemicals that caused this problem to pop up in their children and grandchildren during wars or used as an herbicide. We aren't 100% sure but there's patterns in who and where people are affected
@JapanMediaReview I will! I love your videos because I know that Japan has a bad habit of hiding their issues from the world out of fear we will look down on them. I know many Japanese people who moved here to the US because they felt the pressure to work instead of enjoying life wasn't healthy for them. My grandfather was a WWII medic and ended up losing his kidney to a Japanese bullet. But they didn't hate the Japanese soilders, they felt bad for them that they were so brainwashed that we were evil they would kill themselves out of feat rather than be taken prisoners. Everytime they took back a Japanese occupied island, nearly every family would commit suicide with their kids to the point they would tie the once they could save to trees until they realized they were trying to help them. Or the hundreds of children they found alone near their dead parents that they had to save and comfort. My grandfather went back to Japan after the war as he loved the culture and people.
The food might seem luxurious compared to the US; however, because this prison has more older women, their nutritional needs are different. Older women are at a higher risk of malnutrition, brittle bones,osteoporosis, gynaecological issues, and falls. If one of the women fell, it would require a hospital trip,potential surgery, and a 24-hour guard on the prisoner until she was discharged. Also, a very large bill for the person's treatment. It's a whole lot cheaper and far less trouble to provide good quality, health food in the first place.
Yeah. I went to Japan just before covid and was amazed. Everything gets done properly, first time, on time, and with a smile. I took a photo of a plastic bag caught in the reeds in Kamo River. Only rubbish I saw. BTW really good presentation.
Seems like a lot of mental health, drug addiction, and loneliness issues with this prison population. Sad to see these people imprisoned and not getting the help they need.
yeah, it’s all the people suggesting that this is a good thing or a positive model of corrections. They clearly know absolutely nothing about corrections and the needs of the population and what actually works and the fact that you can’t actually rehabilitate everybody that’s an extremely altruistic and naïve, ignorant viewpoint. but for those who can be rehabilitated and want that there needs to be those services and programs in place and they are severely lacking Japanese culture as a whole is extremely depressing. They are very repressed emotionally nonconfrontational very much like denial is the name of the game superficial image and basically saving faces always the name of the game in their culture and everything is stigmatized and this entire program was extremely depressing to watch. I mean these women are not happy. They’re doing what they need to do to survive. They’re very robotic and I’m probably detached from reality, you would have to be their surviving and that to them is preferable to whatever their circumstance was on the outside, but that doesn’t mean it’s good
As a woman myself I can totaly understand why some of the women try to get back into prison. Almost no men, only women around you, food, healthcare, easy work, haircuts all for free.
Very interesting. Living in South Africa you do not see this in local prisons. Our prisons are overpopulated and extremely corrupt. Do they consider psychologists for those that have kleptomania? Especially hypnotherapy can be beneficial to find the root cause of the impulse to steal. I fully understand why some women become re-offenders, prison being a save alternative to life.
In Japan, it looks like Prisons have become a retirement home for old female Japanese. It’s a little sad but in Japan, which is a wealthy nation, it is good that they can afford a well managed and well maintained prison. Well done Japan 🇯🇵
Interesting video, just a point, a woman in her late 50s is relatively young and would need very different care and health needs to a woman in her 80s. It seems better than UK prisons for women, cleaner, food looks better etc but wonder if its any different when cameras arent there?
Japanese laws are far more strict. Minor drug charges get passed over here for fines. In Japan they are immediately sent to jail without recourse. It's easier to wind up in jail for minor mishaps in Japanese culture because they are so orderly and strict. In The US the likelihood of going to jail is for something semi-serious (in most cases). Everyone in US knows selling drugs is illegal yet they CAN get away with it and not be go to jail, but rather pay fines (something the news fails to discuss). In Japan it's jail or die in the outside world because you no longer contribute. (Otherwise, why wouldn't people just go to their local centers and help?). People bitch about America all the time but fail to realize what they actually have and get away with on a regular basis because of leniency (and community entitlements due to government funding and programs).
this is so funny because im a brig marine in mcas iwakuni and i literally pressed on this because it looked interesting. employees from this prison actually come to our facility yearly to tour it and eat lunch with us LOL
They dont tho lmao, where is the educational programs? Where is the job skill training and transitional release assistance and readiness? Where is the psychiatric and mental health, treatment programs and therapy and medication? Oh that’s right they don’t have those in Japan because if you don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t exist. The Japanese culture is extremely dysfunctional in that way. It’s not good. It’s not healthy conditions. I promise you these people are not in a good state psychologically and they certainly weren’t to get themselves there and there is absolutely nothing in place to address that. and the male prisons in Japan are absolutely insane in a bad way and this is not a great documentary depiction it’s definitely very flawed and biased. It’s essentially propaganda and I’m telling you the United States does work to rehabilitate people. The tools are fucking there. The programs are there, but we can’t force their hand as human beings in this country that they don’t have in Japan.
For so many outside Japan, knowing how Japan is known for its politeness, its orderly society, the idea of a Japanese Prison, let alone a Women's prison, seems to be almost contradictory.
I heard some Japanese people without family or lonely they make crime to stay in jail because they can eat properly and Someone will care them. The jail in Japanese is quite different than other countries.
Very heart breaking to getti your later years and end up in peison. My Mother other live with my Sister then my Sister passed away my Mother came to live with me until she passed away. God bless these beautiful ladies❤
Many people in Japan are falsely convicted due to torture interrogation and prison cells are small cramped with a 99% conviction rate not everyone can be guilty
Actually council estates here are not bad either. Big Soviet Bloc brutalistic buildings but quite cosy. Under 200 bucks rent per month. The issue is that they're rather prone to noise.
For women living in a male-as-dominant society (across the Planet) - a prison like this or a monastery offers a safe refuge from the contempt, disdain, abuse & violation which women - particularly those beyond breeding age, usefulness , attractiveness (so important to the male perspective) - are subject to in daily life. 👉🏽Outside the prison, they probably have to live alone, isolated, looking for work they will not get because the employer wants younger, more attractive, more malleable employees - no criminal record! Resulting in loneliness, depression, desperation... Subconsciously or consciously repeat offending could be choosing safety, a refuge. 👉🏽 Maybe a communal enterprise / project with shared housing & employment - enabling these women to have companionship, routine, meaningful activity - managed along the lines of a monastery for nuns - maybe under the guidance of a monastery - that would be a work /act of charity & respect - and lessen repeat offending.
The problem I find with Japanese produced news programs is the sneaking feeling of that I am viewing little more than propaganda. Because, you cannot tell me this video is being totally truthful, when everthing in this video is spun in an unrealistic positive light. Prisons, even in Japan, have problems that need to be examined. But, like so many Japanese news programs the Japanese people seem deathfully afraid to let people, especially foreigners, see them in a not so pristine light.
I agree with you. There are some videos in this channel where the media has a more critical perspective, but yes in general mainstream Japanese media tend to be more reserved when criticizing domestic issues than, let’s say, American media
There was a tv series called 'Locked up abroad'. In one episode a woman told her experience of being in a japanese woman prison. From what I could recall, she stated they were very strict and everything was heavily controlled, including the amount of water used to wash your hair(one small bucket). Remember this video is just one prison in Japan and not all.
This video is not particularly unrealistic: there are several European prison systems which operate on a similar basis. I do admit that the Japanese are not good at exposing themselves to outside criticism.
They tap dance politely around the reality that many older women, especially widows, don't have enough to live on. They can't afford food plus rent plus utilities. In prison they are housed, fed and clothed and they aren't alone. Some of these women may have grown children who are "too busy" to help Mom or Grandma out.
Some people question the feasibility of prisons. They note that the total number of prisoners in the world has grown to eight million, while the number of crimes in many countries has almost not decreased. In addition, even though many prisoners are serving sentences for drug trafficking, the drug trade continues to flourish outside the prison.Experience shows that whatever people are, they can change. Only this requires a desire to change your attitude, motives and thinking, so that they are consistent not with the changing human values, but with the unchanging norms of our Creator. After all, who knows us better than he does? Moreover, doesn't God have the right to determine what is good for us and what is bad for us? So he inspired some 40 God-fearing men to write an amazing book known today as the Bible, a book that can rightly be called a guide to finding happiness and meaning in life (2 Timothy 3:16, 17 - All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.).
C'est une prison, rien ne dit que les autres sont identiques, d'autant que le système carcéral japonais est très dur. Les prisons pour hommes sont totalement différentes et beaucoup plus difficiles à vivre
I saw another report that said elderly women are going to prison so that they can be taken care of whereas if they were alone they would be struggling.
Japanese prisoners are usually not allowed to communicate with each other and haven’t been reformed since 1940 and is based on Prussian prison system in any major way and many has died due torture interrogation with leather strap that suffocate u
I believed retirement as well as old age homes do not exist in Japan mainly due to the fact that the elderly are often respected and take care of by their children.
@@GaryAa56 Well if they have children. Or children who don't overwork themselves and have time for actually caring for them. There are so many lonely deaths happening in Japan.
@@GaryAa56 if you don't have children?
That's sad
I never thought I'd live in a parallel universe where prison life is better than being in society. What a time to be alive...
i know right. i was thinking that this seem like a good way to retire. lmao
Actually, in Japanese society, the two are more similar than you can imagine.
I saw news story on English Japanese tv station on homelessness of elderly. One old woman was living in a car. Prison seems a lot more comfortable. I wonder what Japanese male prisons are like.
Like that in the US for many people - free health care, for one
Although, it's reported some Scandinavian countries have prison life equate to society. I think there's a photo floating somewhere of two inmates playing on a gaming console and a watch guard is watching them (or playing alongside, don't remember, hence why I said the photo's floating somewhere).
This was very interesting. I think the way the prisoners are treated with dignity and respect is beneficial for everyone.
A bad sign is the amount of repeat offenders and the shop owners are likely not benefiting
@@antro788that’s an issue Japan could fix if it wanted to; better senior services/resources on the outside that isn’t dependent on them having kids and a better mental health system would do a lot of heavy lifting here.
It also depends on the mentality of the ones in prison also… not all criminals are just looking for a safe place to live…❤ some are just looking for a new place keep being a criminal… this is a beautiful standard for the women who would otherwise be neglected…❤❤❤❤
Finding job at 50 is kinda imposible I think 😢 and living alone is depresing compared to this prison life
Naw, anyone can get a job in Japan. They have a labor shortage. (obviously, not a great job though all the times.)
@@HKim0072日本では70歳すぎて、役職を持ちながら生き生きと仕事してる人はたくさんいますよ
It’s all about how you set your mind right before facing the reality. There are plenty of places in Japan where you can go and do meditation, find jobs, do volunteer work or work in the farm.
@@ClaroKirariIt’s assumed that such people have held a stable career leading into their old age, but what was stated was that actually obtaining a new job after a certain age is so hard that it’s almost impossible, especially with a gap in/lack of experience.
@@ClaroKirarihaving a job for years and finding a new job at 50-70 are completely different worlds
Life in a Japanese Womens Prison looks better than most of the living conditions in rural USA.
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The media representations are a sham, I assure you. What they show people on the guided tours usually has little to do with the reality because they want and successfully manage to make Japanese society think prisoners have it better than outside the prison so they won't listen to any of the prisoner protests. The reality of most prisons in Japan is that prisoners are subjected to discrimination from power tripping guards and they are worked to the point of exhaustion in slave labour programmes.
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that would apply to most rural areas in the world
The always blindly comparing Japan to other countries, especially the U.S. is really wrong and dumb
What stuck out to me is that, despite many of the prison inmates being imprisoned for drug related crimes and theft, there doesn't seem to be much psychological help in this prison. Especially cleptomaniacs have a good chance at learning how to manage their condition with the help of a qualified therapists, breaking the cycle of theft and prison time. Same with drug addiction, it's often hard to break out of them all by yourself but you have a good chance with the help of doctors and proper medication.
Mental health is a huge stigma in Japan and not recognised by many
this is japan, we don't do psychological therapy here
They tried but the text books always went missing.
The men’s prisons are incredibly harsh. They are not allowed to speak most of the time, particularly at meals. And solitary confinement is a common punishment, even for minor offenses.
I wonder how representative this prison is. It almost comes off as propaganda, frankly. …
I tend to agree with you. If something sounds to good to be true, it usually is.
Over 55 years ago, my friend had to stab her boyfriend in self-defense. While in jail, she received Beautician training and obtained a license. After her release, she married, and nobody felt ashamed of her. Her husband and family built a new house and beauty salon for her. They are living a happy, compassionate, and loving life. You criticized MEN'S JAIL. YES. They need to reform criminals into good citizens. ❓❓ I disagree with your opinion. Please see the RUclips video below: "We Went to Prison! What Breakfast in Japanese Prison is Like." 💦💦
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They are not there to speak or chat with other prisoners that’s why in prison room they are alone . Besides here in Japan people are no time talking even my neighborhoods, I don’t know them 😂 In my worked place when started no one allowed to talk too .
the Locked up Abroad episode featuring a white woman who got jailed in japan described very harsh conditions for female prisoners including bathing with 2 buckets of cold water only, and abusive guards. This seems to be some rural prison that has a lot of grannies
Single widows are reoffending because the pensions they get are insufficient and due to loneliness.
One way to fix this would be communal housing efforts.
I watched another documentary about Japanese prisons where they confirmed by people who used to be in prison that whenever media came the quality of food was much nicer and that no media filming ever actually truly represented how awful the food was.
Loud and wrong.
@bryana50cents16 no. It exist. I watch it right here on RUclips. I don't recall if it was on CNA insider or NHK I think. Not hard to find with a quick and easy RUclips search.
I went to jail in Japan and the food was actually pretty good ngl
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WRONG , MY FRIEND BEEN PRISONED BECAUSE SHE WAS OVERSTAYER, OR NO VISA BUT RUNNING A NIGHT CLUB , INVADING TAXES TOO , SHE TOLD ME THE FOOD ARE QUITE GOOD , SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE DEPORTED 😂 IF YOU ARE LIVING HERE IN JAPAN MOSTLY OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED IMPRISONMENTS ARE DOING AGAIN AND AGAIN A PITY CRIME JUST TO BE BACK INSIDE THE PRISON THAN LIVING OUTSIDE .SO I WAS TELLING YOU , YOU ARE FOUND OUT WRONG OF NEWS .
I just realized that the Japanese Prison checks the first 3 of Moslow's Hierarchy of needs 😂😂😂
Sounds like a civilised way to treat prisoners.
well yeah they are still Human
@@keencosmo5636even those who rape and kill children? you’re sick
@@keencosmo5636 If I break into your house and steal your stuff would you advocate for me??
@@PinkSoldier2009 stealing property or material things does not mean someone deserves to be dehumanized or abused...wtf???
Pyciatric /mental health support is terrible in Japan as is social housing. Many elderly and vulnerable folk fall through the cracks as an unfortunate result.....😢
People who have the impulse to steal even after being in prison suffer from a certain type of psychosocial disorder and the Japanese way of just “apologizing and feeling bad for inconvenience” will probably not help so much.. at least when I took a psychology class about this disorder it makes me think they need more intervention with psychologists and therapy.
In other videos I've seen, they make it clear that many of these re-offenders are actually doing it on purpose to be in the prisons for the healthy environment. I've seen that pensions are not enough to support the elderly and many die alone in terrible environments, with their bodies not being found for days/weeks/months. I've also seen that people with terminal diseases will seek out prison to get their health needs met
do you think this type of system would work in other countries?
It’s call kleptomania steal repeatedly psychological disorder or habit
As always interesting and well produced content.
It should be more common for male prison guards of women prisoners to wear those cameras.
He's not careful because it's the respectful thing to do. He admits that his caution comes from a fear of getting in trouble. When these guards have no consequences, women prisoners are unsafe.
Cameras are a must.
I've read reports saying that some of the elderly commit shoplifting to be convicted because they get a sense of community in jail or community service that they do not have because their adult children are too busy. Myself growing up in Japan, understand that we're not supposed to be a burden upon others and because of this the elderly find that one of the ways that they can find a sense of community is to go to jail.
I wonder why in Japan, they aren't creating senior centers where the seniors can gather together and have a sense of community and support each other.
Here in Quebec ( Canada), its pretty bad. There are rodents in our jails, no psychological help, violence, a lack of opportunities to improve your situation, a lack of access to healthcare in general, and the food is not nutritious at all. Most inmates get overweight and diabetes in jail, and their teeth are not cared for. I used to make jokes about spending my old days in jail, so I could afford a roof over my head. But I saw several documentaries about it and I changed my mind. Its quite terrible. Japan is more humane, in that way. But offenders who have killed are not in those prisons!!
Finally someone who is also in quebece
I know of young women in the U.K. who will re-offend because prison is the nearest thing they have to family. I wish that there were communities they could go to live & work in. A lot of people cannot manage to set up up a good life for themselves but could have a better life if they had the chance to live as part of a community.
Compares to other countries prisons, this is a freaking resort! I really pity those elderly women who rather go to jail and make friends with other inmates as they just lonely outside the prison, how messed up this is that one rather go to prison just to make friends…
Compared to men's prisons in Japan too.
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This is a luxury life when compared to a third world country or even who are doing labour jobs in Japan too
Also compared to an older woman trying to live on social security in the United States. There is no longer any compassion here.
@@kimberlywoodbury1739 Because the government interests on wars
I don't know how I got to this video, but it was fascinating. Amazing to see the prison cells open to a lone Japanese woman kneeling on tatami mats, as opposed to standing with her hands behind her back, backwards facing the guards. And male screws wearing body cameras, wow.
It’s a shame to say this, but your Prison System is better than some Nursing Homes. Some of the women have been institutionalized to the point that they realize that it’s better to live out their days in Prison rather than trying to struggle on a Pensioner’s Check. Society must change to be more accommodating to it’s Citizens like they are to any Corporate Interests.
The elderly woman who can't control herself and feels she has to steal is most probably sick (kleptomania), I can only guess but I'm pretty sure she shouldn't be in prison, she should be receiving some form of treatment
It's okay, lady. I can't write the kanji at the government offices, too. 日本語は本当に難しいです。漢字がたくさんあります！ がんばれましょう！
My thoughts (and my level of Kanji knowledge) exactly!
So much better than the prison system in the USA, which is badly broken.
The prison system isn't whats broken. It's doing what its meant to do, as it does in most countries. In fact ours in one of the most lenient unless you look at nordic countries which are homogonous and tiny. The fact that you made that statement though shows whats really to blame, the US education system which leaves most folks dumber than rocks, as well as society which lets anything goes.
@@newworldman2112 you are gravely misinformed. The USA incarcerates more people than any other country.
A substantial number of people in prison are actually innocent, but didn't have the money for a good enough lawyer.
The prison system in the USA punishes, but has very little rehabilitation. It's actually big business, as those who run the prisons make huge profits at the expense of the taxpayer.
When the inmates get out of prison, they are unable to get a job or an apartment needed to start a new life. The prisons in the USA are also disproportionately incarcerating people of color.
The problems are huge. Try to educate yourself...shame on you, young man! Find out what is really going on...of course there is sadly nothing to be done about your cold heart.
It literally says in the video the majority of the prisoners there are in for theft or drugs. In the USA, people are in for violent crime like armed robbery, burglary, assault, SA, homicide, etc. lol. Its not the system, its THE PEOPLE. Japan is a largely peaceful country with a respectful civilized culture, USA is not.
@@bambismomkelly7423 the reason there are more incarcerated blacks people is due to lack of prenatal support mainly from the father. They also look up to gangs and what not.
@@bambismomkelly7423I second that!
When I see how old many of the prisoners are, and they have nothing when they leave prison, friends and family may be estranged or dead, I think living in the outside world must be very hard. Also, kleptomania is an illness. I wish there was some effective therapy for that.
Male prisons in Japan are truly scary. Women are really privileged in this case.
These ladies are not exactly Yakuza. 🙂
I've seen a few documentaries on the prison in Fuchu. Many points are in common with this prison, including mandatory work, events, etc, but the discipline and soldier/robotic attitudes enforced there seemed harsher. I heard those robot like way of walking, etc, was reformed recently but I didn't see any documentary made since.
@@lobstermashall men are also not yakuza with a system with a 99% conviction rate not everyone can be guilty
That’s because males are inherently violent, whereas women aren’t.
@@casanimated1715the rates of violence is higher in male prison ! That do proven by studies! They can’t risk treating them this way
Japan and much of the world rather send 85 year old grannies to prison than fix the economy and corruption and provide her the help she deserves.
I feel stupid for paying as well when I see the prices rising year over year now at rates of 10% or more each year.
Treating her like a criminal while the capital holders roam free yet steal more than she ever could.
Disgusting.
I wish you can share videos about both positive and negative reality in Japan as well, in balance and proportional perspective. Thank you for your hardwork, God bless Japan 🙏😊
I love your channel. I just found you and I'm binge watching all your videos. I can't wait to go to Japan. They're one of the only countries who does research studies for my rate Vasculitis called EGPA or Churg-strauss syndrome. I'm hoping to help form and be apart of future studies. We think there's a chance that many of us ate a result of our grandparents being exposed to toxic chemicals that caused this problem to pop up in their children and grandchildren during wars or used as an herbicide. We aren't 100% sure but there's patterns in who and where people are affected
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@JapanMediaReview I will! I love your videos because I know that Japan has a bad habit of hiding their issues from the world out of fear we will look down on them. I know many Japanese people who moved here to the US because they felt the pressure to work instead of enjoying life wasn't healthy for them. My grandfather was a WWII medic and ended up losing his kidney to a Japanese bullet. But they didn't hate the Japanese soilders, they felt bad for them that they were so brainwashed that we were evil they would kill themselves out of feat rather than be taken prisoners. Everytime they took back a Japanese occupied island, nearly every family would commit suicide with their kids to the point they would tie the once they could save to trees until they realized they were trying to help them. Or the hundreds of children they found alone near their dead parents that they had to save and comfort. My grandfather went back to Japan after the war as he loved the culture and people.
As there is a lot of poverty among elderly people in Japan I guess some become criminals on purpose.
The food might seem luxurious compared to the US; however, because this prison has more older women, their nutritional needs are different.
Older women are at a higher risk of malnutrition, brittle bones,osteoporosis, gynaecological issues, and falls. If one of the women fell, it would require a hospital trip,potential surgery, and a 24-hour guard on the prisoner until she was discharged. Also, a very large bill for the person's treatment. It's a whole lot cheaper and far less trouble to provide good quality, health food in the first place.
This has more to do with Japanese society than Japanese prison
Yeah. I went to Japan just before covid and was amazed. Everything gets done properly, first time, on time, and with a smile. I took a photo of a plastic bag caught in the reeds in Kamo River. Only rubbish I saw. BTW really good presentation.
Thanks for this interesting show
Seems like a lot of mental health, drug addiction, and loneliness issues with this prison population. Sad to see these people imprisoned and not getting the help they need.
yeah, it’s all the people suggesting that this is a good thing or a positive model of corrections. They clearly know absolutely nothing about corrections and the needs of the population and what actually works and the fact that you can’t actually rehabilitate everybody that’s an extremely altruistic and naïve, ignorant viewpoint. but for those who can be rehabilitated and want that there needs to be those services and programs in place and they are severely lacking Japanese culture as a whole is extremely depressing. They are very repressed emotionally nonconfrontational very much like denial is the name of the game superficial image and basically saving faces always the name of the game in their culture and everything is stigmatized and this entire program was extremely depressing to watch. I mean these women are not happy. They’re doing what they need to do to survive. They’re very robotic and I’m probably detached from reality, you would have to be their surviving and that to them is preferable to whatever their circumstance was on the outside, but that doesn’t mean it’s good
You get arrested and get to wear all pink? I’m on.
What if pink not suit dark skin people
@@Rust-g7y none of my business
great feature. thanks.
As a woman myself I can totaly understand why some of the women try to get back into prison. Almost no men, only women around you, food, healthcare, easy work, haircuts all for free.
Sounds like you hate men.
Very interesting. Living in South Africa you do not see this in local prisons. Our prisons are overpopulated and extremely corrupt. Do they consider psychologists for those that have kleptomania? Especially hypnotherapy can be beneficial to find the root cause of the impulse to steal. I fully understand why some women become re-offenders, prison being a save alternative to life.
I think these older ladies just need the supportive housing and community they are getting in prison. They are probably very lonely on the outside
My first thought was that the older people might be going to prison on purpose because they are lonely or finding life too difficult outside.
Thanks for sharing ❤ some people said it’s better to be in jail than homeless
Giv mi ur number
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It's like a convent more than a prison, it seems. Japan has such a pretty culture in many ways.
I enjoyed this report
In Japan, it looks like Prisons have become a retirement home for old female Japanese.
It’s a little sad but in Japan, which is a wealthy nation, it is good that they can afford a well managed and well maintained prison.
Well done Japan 🇯🇵
Interesting video, just a point, a woman in her late 50s is relatively young and would need very different care and health needs to a woman in her 80s.
It seems better than UK prisons for women, cleaner, food looks better etc but wonder if its any different when cameras arent there?
I wish America would treat prisoners like this, to reform instead of punish prisoners who did minor crimes.
How about America caring for its non-criminal citizens like this, first?
Japanese laws are far more strict. Minor drug charges get passed over here for fines. In Japan they are immediately sent to jail without recourse.
It's easier to wind up in jail for minor mishaps in Japanese culture because they are so orderly and strict.
In The US the likelihood of going to jail is for something semi-serious (in most cases).
Everyone in US knows selling drugs is illegal yet they CAN get away with it and not be go to jail, but rather pay fines (something the news fails to discuss).
In Japan it's jail or die in the outside world because you no longer contribute. (Otherwise, why wouldn't people just go to their local centers and help?).
People bitch about America all the time but fail to realize what they actually have and get away with on a regular basis because of leniency (and community entitlements due to government funding and programs).
How about America actually imprisoning migrants first?
this is so funny because im a brig marine in mcas iwakuni and i literally pressed on this because it looked interesting. employees from this prison actually come to our facility yearly to tour it and eat lunch with us LOL
How about that! A prison where they actually help rehabilitate inmates. Many things seem to work better in Japan than here in America.
And better then canada aswell honestly im just impressed
Both our countries are in sad shape
They dont tho lmao, where is the educational programs? Where is the job skill training and transitional release assistance and readiness? Where is the psychiatric and mental health, treatment programs and therapy and medication? Oh that’s right they don’t have those in Japan because if you don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t exist. The Japanese culture is extremely dysfunctional in that way. It’s not good. It’s not healthy conditions. I promise you these people are not in a good state psychologically and they certainly weren’t to get themselves there and there is absolutely nothing in place to address that. and the male prisons in Japan are absolutely insane in a bad way and this is not a great documentary depiction it’s definitely very flawed and biased. It’s essentially propaganda and I’m telling you the United States does work to rehabilitate people. The tools are fucking there. The programs are there, but we can’t force their hand as human beings in this country that they don’t have in Japan.
The prison system in Norway is similar. Even people who commuted heinous crimes get humane treatment there.
If i get arested in Japan i don't want to be releasd.
Just send me there. No need to arrest
Do they get some training in prison?
What a great prison!!
Japan always does everything top notch🏆💥
Life in their prisons is FAR nicer than our nursing homes, or the streets...I PROMISE! I'm jealous!
Oh you’re so right on that.
Superb sa cleanliness and ordinance ang jailhouse
I would think that some older woman would love this over some choices. In fact, I want to be a guest at a Japanese woman’s prison too!
They live a better life than me and I work two jobs as a single parent of two little children.
keep going!
Wow.gud reporting
Very interesting; very different from the US for sure!
Way better than An American prison
This is lighter version of Orange is the New Black.
Pink Is The New Orange
For so many outside Japan, knowing how Japan is known for its politeness, its orderly society, the idea of a Japanese Prison, let alone a Women's prison, seems to be almost contradictory.
5:15
Wow.
Interestiro.
I heard some Japanese people without family or lonely they make crime to stay in jail because they can eat properly and Someone will care them. The jail in Japanese is quite different than other countries.
I wish that prisons in The UK were like this, instead of just being overcrowded!
well, japanese prisons are lacking two key elements contributing to the overcrowding. ☪⚫
@@ShortFuseFightingfar right thugs 🎉
Too bad American prisons and inmates aren’t as civilized.
*American society
@@woljay9362 Indeed. America is all gas and no brakes. That's a good idea if you're a drag racer but it is not a basis upon which to form a nation.
maybe because the inmates are used for slave labor and private prisons are used to make money for contractors instead of correction but hey idk
Very heart breaking to getti your later years and end up in peison. My Mother other live with my Sister then my Sister passed away my Mother came to live with me until she passed away. God bless these beautiful ladies❤
If your homeless this is a great alternative to being on the streets
Many people in Japan are falsely convicted due to torture interrogation and prison cells are small cramped with a 99% conviction rate not everyone can be guilty
Prison a living hell ❌
Prison a living heaven ✅
The meal in the hall didn't look like the one presented on TV.
humanity serve here❤
Actually council estates here are not bad either. Big Soviet Bloc brutalistic buildings but quite cosy. Under 200 bucks rent per month. The issue is that they're rather prone to noise.
It looks much nicer than old folks homes here in the USA.
Less population, more money is the key
For women living in a male-as-dominant society (across the Planet) - a prison like this or a monastery offers a safe refuge from the contempt, disdain, abuse & violation which women - particularly those beyond breeding age, usefulness , attractiveness (so important to the male perspective) - are subject to in daily life.
👉🏽Outside the prison, they probably have to live alone, isolated, looking for work they will not get because the employer wants younger, more attractive, more malleable employees - no criminal record! Resulting in loneliness, depression, desperation...
Subconsciously or consciously repeat offending could be choosing safety, a refuge.
👉🏽 Maybe a communal enterprise / project with shared housing & employment - enabling these women to have companionship, routine, meaningful activity - managed along the lines of a monastery for nuns - maybe under the guidance of a monastery - that would be a work /act of charity & respect - and lessen repeat offending.
The only torture here is getting paid 20$ a month for working everyday... Lol
Wow - they actually taste all the food? Guaranteed nutritious and well-balanced?
3:06 This female prison guard with long hair and a mask on is cute, I think. 😅😊
The problem I find with Japanese produced news programs is the sneaking feeling of that I am viewing little more than propaganda.
Because, you cannot tell me this video is being totally truthful, when everthing in this video is spun in an unrealistic positive light.
Prisons, even in Japan, have problems that need to be examined.
But, like so many Japanese news programs the Japanese people seem deathfully afraid to let people, especially foreigners, see them in a not so pristine light.
I agree with you. There are some videos in this channel where the media has a more critical perspective, but yes in general mainstream Japanese media tend to be more reserved when criticizing domestic issues than, let’s say, American media
well, this is about women's prisons. What you're imagining is a men's prison.
This is a small crimes prison I think? The old lady interviewed is arrested for stealing.
There was a tv series called 'Locked up abroad'. In one episode a woman told her experience of being in a japanese woman prison. From what I could recall, she stated they were very strict and everything was heavily controlled, including the amount of water used to wash your hair(one small bucket).
Remember this video is just one prison in Japan and not all.
This video is not particularly unrealistic: there are several European prison systems which operate on a similar basis. I do admit that the Japanese are not good at exposing themselves to outside criticism.
Geez, release the 94 year old woman or at least allow her to go outside on the weekends.
(might turn into Brooks from Shawshank if released.)
The fact the average age is 50 just shows they are there because they have no where else to go. Id happily live there rather then be homeless
They tap dance politely around the reality that many older women, especially widows, don't have enough to live on. They can't afford food plus rent plus utilities. In prison they are housed, fed and clothed and they aren't alone. Some of these women may have grown children who are "too busy" to help Mom or Grandma out.
It's a free old people's home
Free the Klepto queens
😂❤
OMG they missed prison food
How human and kind.
as an american this is so depressing
80 something years old and stealing groceries? No punishment!
okay, so when I get really old and can't care for myself, I'll take a trip to japan and steal some sushi
I would re-offend. 🤣
this is a depressingly stark difference from the US
This is a 1st class prison only in japan
it's disappointing to learn that japan's judicial system punishes drug-related offences in this way...
what do you mean? you prefer that they live in bad conditions?
It's disappointing to learn you didn't watch the video at all
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ladies and gents thats where ur taxes go
C'est une prison, rien ne dit que les autres sont identiques, d'autant que le système carcéral japonais est très dur. Les prisons pour hommes sont totalement différentes et beaucoup plus difficiles à vivre