The video discusses five laws in Japan that are considered shocking or unusual compared to other countries. These laws include:
1. The age of consent in Japan is 13 years old, which is one of the lowest in the world.
2. Marrying one's first cousin is legal in Japan, although it is banned in many other countries.
3. Japan has a unique defamation law that allows individuals to sue for damages if their "honor" or public image is damaged, even if the statements made about them are true.
4. Hunting and eating whale, dolphins, seal, and sea lion is legal in Japan, although it is heavily regulated and not commonly practiced.
5. Japan has more lenient laws regarding cigarettes, allowing them to be purchased from vending machines and smoked in certain public places, such as hotel rooms and some restaurants and bars.
These laws highlight the cultural and societal differences between Japan and other countries, and demonstrate that what is considered acceptable or normal in one country may not be in another.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The legal age of consent in Japan is 13 years old, which is one of the lowest in the world.
2. The age of consent in Japan has been 13 years old since 1907.
3. Most prefectures in Japan have statues and local ordinances that raise the effective age of consent to between 16 and 18 years old.
4. In Japan, it is legal to marry your first cousin.
5. Japan's law allowing marriage to first cousins dates back to the Meiji period in 1898.
6. In Japan, you can sue someone for defamation if they damage your honor or public image, even if the statements are true.
7. The three main criteria for defamation in Japan are: the statement is shared with the general public, it reveals specific facts, and it damages one's honor.
8. In Japan, it is legal to hunt and eat whales, dolphins, seals, and sea lions.
9. In Japan, it is legal to eat shark meat, which is considered a delicacy.
10. In Japan, you can still buy cigarettes from vending machines if you have a Taspo photo ID card.
11. In Japan, smoking is still allowed in hotel rooms, cigar bars, and some small restaurants and bars that were open before April 2020.
12. Japan has prohibited most indoor smoking since 2020.