Talk:List of major crimes in Japan

what qualifies as a "major crime"
I'm concerned that what qualifies as a "major crime" may be somewhat subjective. Perhaps "List of infamous crimes in Japan" would be more appropriate, as notoriety is easier to objectively ascertain. Deranged bulbasaur 08:31, 12 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree. It is completely unclear what "major" means.  If a bunch of Yakuza kill each other, that would seem to be "major", but just the major Yakuza crimes would be much longer than even the current list.  There is mention also of a family of four being killed in their homes, which doesn't seem as "major" as other crimes on the list.  As mentioned below, if "major" means attracted considerable media attention, this is problematic because not only does media attention sometime behave disproportionately to the magnitude of the crime, but some on the list are not even established crimes, such as the alleged murder by a nurse in a clinic or the suspected arson of a building.  For example, regarding media attention, the train rape mentioned below got seemingly scant attention in Japan.   I suggest the list criterion be established or it will remain an obvious deletion candidate.  --C S (talk) 23:11, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

List needs major work
The list is missing several high profile/infamous crimes in Japan. For instance, it doesnt seem to include the incident where 3 men abducted a girl and abused her for 40 days before murdering her. Nor does it include any mention of the infamous train rape in which 40+ passengers just sat idly by and let it happen. Question2 21:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I added the "Concrete-Encased High School Girl Murder Case".--ACSE (talk) 01:08, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

the information regarding joji obara is incorrect. He was in fact acquitted of the abduction and nurder of lucie Blackman, though he was convicted of several other crimes, as suggested.

Maybe somebody wants to add some of these cases here, or these, or these. (Lord Gøn (talk) 15:14, 6 August 2009 (UTC))

Name in Sasebo Slashing
The talk page of the article decided to remove all mentions of the girl's name, due to it being illegal to reveal the name of a criminal minor in Japan (even if formerly revealed), and out of respect for the girl's family. Should the same be done here, as well as, perhaps, mentioning that the girl is frequently referred to as Nevada-tan? Alanahikarichan (talk) 23:44, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

removed from another article, possibly worthwhile
This was from an article on pressures placed by parents, things like In the first six months of 2001, 532 murders were committed by juveniles can be useful if sourced. --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 14:08, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

stress related murders of the 90s and later
(1997) Kobe serial murder - a fourteen year old boy became a serial murderer. This spurred copycats over the next few years.

(1999) A Tokyo woman named Yamada Mitsuko, 35, killed the young daughter of a neighbor. The press was quick to label it the "entrance exam murder." They noted that Yamada and the victim's mother had tried to put their daughters in the same elite kindergarten. Only two-year-old Wakayama Haruna was admitted. Commentators concluded that Yamada's jealousy drove her to strangle the little girl in a toilet, stuff the body in a bag and bury it in the backyard of Yamada's parents' home in Shizuoka, 75 km (50 miles) southwest of Tokyo http://www.proquest.com/ Mutsuko, Murakami. "Mommy Dearest" Asiaweek 26 October 2007

(2000) A High school baseball player attacked four of his teammates with a metal bat, fracturing one’s skull. This was the result of being teased for his haircut. He then took the bat home and killed his mother to spare her his shame.

(2001) A second bat murder was committed to spare the mother the embarrassment of bad grades. In the first six months of 2001, 532 murders were committed by juveniles. The killings prompted Japanese television and magazines to warn people not to provoke teenagers on trains or subway carts.

WHAT
How could Hiroshi Miyamoto be dead,he is working on Sonic Generations!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.178.177.94 (talk) 21:41, 5 October 2011 (UTC)


 * lol 2A00:23C5:B5BA:F001:D55E:2C79:68D9:F5CB (talk) 04:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Kanto Massacre
Does the Kantō Massacre belong here? Similar question with Fukuda Village Incident. toobigtokale (talk) 01:16, 10 February 2024 (UTC)