This stuff is ILLEGAL in Japan but OK in America!
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There are a lot of harmless things Americans use everyday that are highly illegal in Japan! So what are these things and why are they considered to be so dangerous here?
Let's take a look at some of the things that will get you in a lot of trouble in Japan that Americans use everyday! Some of them are definitely weird, but they'll still get you in jail or fined!
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What are some things that are okay in your country but illegal in Japan??
The unchecked use of firearms. It's not even about outlawing them altogether. The problem is that in the U.S., it's so easy to get them. Other countries have high rates of firearms ownership. But they make sure that the owners are mentally fit to own them. Plus other countries make owners secure them properly. 100's of thousands of firearms get stolen from homes and vehicles every year, because they don't have to be locked away. This is how criminals get guns.
In america, you are in reality Guilty until proven innocent as well. That is a lie that america loves to pretend. You get thrown in jail and cannot get out unless you can pay. This is just the beginning. So stop believing that lie.
You should do one for Canada
@@fosterfuchs your statement is so dumb it can only be the result of emotional thinking. there arent people and criminals. people become criminals. criminals get guns the same way anyone else does, they just buy them. sometimes a regular person already owns guns and then becomes a criminal later on. "unchecked" use of firearms? who does the checking? its a conflict of interest for any government to do it, because a disarmed populace is a population of slaves. if you think the government deserves the right to tell you what you can and cannot own, or what you can or cannot put into your body, then you are a weak slave, and you have broken the first commandment as the state is your god.
You are being disproven by every western industrialized country in the world. They don't ban gun ownership. However, they require that gun owners act responsibly. To start with, by locking them away when they're not in use. Ask any police officer in the United States how many reports they take of home burglaries or car break-ins, that includes a stolen firearm. I did not mention banning firearms, yet that's included in your response.
I like to think that Japan has a seperate court system that solely deals with Pokemon related issues.
They do have a government agency that is designed to help Japanese people who have travelled to Paris and are disappointed with it not living up to their expectations.
I imagine prof oak being the judge and a jacked pikachu being the officer that takes you away
@@cleverman383 tell us more!..i am interested, deeply lol
nah, pretty sure it is just a contract and agreement when you are entering an official competition (fair competition), which is always there even when in other countries... it is just that people with power dont enforce it.
And Mario (Kart)
So I’d just be arrested once I got off the plane… I take several controlled substances in order to function, thanks to autoimmune disease and a degenerative neurological disorder. I carry a Swiss Army knife that I use to deal with camera equipment malfunctions. I’ve done a lot of home brewing as well. At least I don’t sell illegally modified Pokémon.
There is a form you get signed by an MD and approved you can take your medicine to Japan. But it has to be an MD ask the japanese embassy in your country
Hi David, I sympathize. I too need controlled substances to function due to an autoimmune neurological disorder (RSD/CRPS in my case). I travel to Japan when my health permits me to. So I can offer advice:
To avoid trouble you need to be organised ahead of time. Contact the Japanese embassy in your country, read up on current WHO guidelines, and get paperwork from your doctor and pharmacist.
I carry the following documents with my medicines:
• Narcotic Control Board permit to import medicines. The Japanese embassy in your country can advise you about the procedure to obtain this. It will take several weeks to process the paperwork, so plan well ahead of time.
• An original, signed letter from my doctor that lists my medications, the dosage, and my medical condition that the medicines are treating. I ask my doctor to print and sign two copies: one to send to the Narcotic Control Board and one to carry with me. If your doctor can print the letter onto letterhead and/or stamp it with a name-and-address stamp that's a bonus.
• Photocopies of my prescriptions. I ask my pharmacist to make two photocopies of each of my scripts. I ask them to stamp each photocopy with the pharmacy's name-and-address stamp, then sign or initial the stamp.
(SIDEBAR: Japanese bureaucrats are obsessed with stamps, which are a big deal in Japan. Even in the middle of covid lockdowns some people commuted to the office just to stamp documents! An example of why Japan is sometimes described as the most old-fashioned technologically-advanced country on earth.)
I carry all these documents with my medicines, in my carry-on bag.
The last time I checked, WHO guidelines recommended keeping your medicine-related documents in your bag and only presenting them in the event that officials ask you to; no need to present them unless asked.
Nowadays, customs and immigration priorities are focused on covid compliance, and the process for that is automated, so hopefully that lessens the likelihood of hassles at the airport. If you run into hassles later on it will be good to have the paperwork showing you went the extra mile to cross all the t's and dot the i's before you came to Japan.
I hope this advice is helpful. Good luck in your travels. がんばって！
Swiss Army knives are legal
You should just stay in your country with all of that lol
@@bluekinopio9390 oh look, an ableist! How original 😂
In Latvia, there is a time of year when everyone gets an urge to grab a knife and disappear into the woods. It's called "mushroom season". You could be carrying an machete in public, as long as you have a basket full of chanterelles and ceps in your other hand, people will come up to chat with you, trying to find out where are the best mushroom-picking spots.
I love mushrooms, that sounds cool.
True. In Central/Middle Europe, you can have any knife with you, not only nobody cares, but also nobody gets killed :D
Anglo-saxon term "knife crime" is laughable to us. If the guy in question wouldn't have knife, he would have anything else. At the end, Anglo-saxons will make trees forbidden, because, you know, wooden clubs. And to be fair, Verbottenland aka Germany is also crazy with this. In Germany, even lock on pocket knife is illegal. How the fuck safety device should be illegal?
@@tulenik71 I don't know what you mean with lock on, but pocket knifes are definitely not illegal in Germany
In Germany nobody would give away their secret mushroom spots... under no circumstances... ;) Always a good idea to clean them at home and not to leave any traces ;)
Do you live by Dr. Doom?😃
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*shocks everyone by reminiscing about galoob's Game Genie*
Sounds about right
Or the nice neighbor next door who's always ready to give good advice when you need it.
Guilty until proven innocent that’s harsh and cruel.
That's why the defense lawyers are the heroes in Ace Attorney
i would rather have this system considering that it will be more likely that the country would have a lower crime rate with this system implied
@@asutora.5363 Not really, you end up with a country where innocent people end up in prison, and 1 innocent in prison is worst than 1.000.000 criminals on the streets
@@diablo.the.cheater yeah sure let businesses go bankrupt due to scams and piracy and have a gang rob a house and commit genocide with the criminals marked innocent. sure.
there's always room for negotiation, no?
@@asutora.5363 No you don't, japan has a massive problem with false accusations and imprisonment.
thanks for helping us not get arrested!
When I studied abroad in Japan, they gave us a student orientation which ended up being an entire day of them telling us not to do drugs in 6 different ways.
Holy s-it!
There’s no death penalty for drugs in Japan.
@@HigesoriHanzo you're right, I looked it up after your comment. My memory failed me. Sorry for the misinformation!
Thats enough to make you want to do drugs
@@onlyFans-AFU Is there anything that's legal in both Japan and United States?
I try to avoid taking any medicine with me crossing the border for this exact reason - its really difficult to track and understand all the regulations.
This is a smart way to be. TBH most meds are BS anyway.
Some of us people with disabling illness actually NEED medications so we can physically function well enough to travel. Surely we have as much right to travel, live life and visit loved ones as healthy people do?
@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 Some of us people with disabling illness actually NEED medications so we can physically function well enough to travel. Surely we have as much right to travel, live life and visit loved ones as healthy people do?
@jillianoldfield2300 Jillian.
1. Don't double post. You can delete the extra post.
2. I am sorry that you have whatever it is you have but...
3. You are not entitled to tell other nations how things should be run just because your country accepts certain things.
It definitely sucks but don't think anybody owes you anything in life. Because no one does. The world is an effed up place and some people would love to bitch about travels plans falling through.
Something about rights: there is no such thing. Anybody can have them taken at any moment for any reason. It is not fair but that's the way it is.
Best of luck to you. Hopefully you can get something that is allowed and visit Japan. It is a beautiful country.
@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 No one was saying any of those things. They took offence because you said it's bullshit, which meds aren't.
Don't forget defamation laws in Japan also include things that are true and is punishable both criminally with jail or civilly with fines or other punishments. Its more accurate to call it an "Insult law". If you say something about someone, even if 100% true, and it hurts their reputation they can sue you and win. Even for things said online you can be jailed up to a year and fined 300,000 yen (about $2,200). I remember hearing about a rapist who sued his victim for telling other about his crimes and he won, although I can't find a source for it now.
For Japan's alcohol law not going after drinks under 1%, this is likely because some fruit juices naturally carry a little alcohol although generally under 1%.
Imagine waking up and turning on the juicer but your grapes are a day too old so the FBI kicks your door down and flashbangs you lol
Kombucha also has a negligible amount of alcohol as well and can very easily be made at home
All pop is around 0.5%
@@climbingcasually where'd you get that idea?
Basically anything fermented or able to ferment, which it's alreadly doing, carries small amounts of alcohol, even bread
The selling illegal pokemon one is wild to me. I play competitive and one of the biggest issues people have is the time it takes to obtain "perfect" pokemon so hacking is rampant (or at least was very rampant before gen 8). At this point, even the judges dont care as long as pokemon themselves are theoretically possible to obtain. The fact that its illegal in Japan is wild
Nintendo is a literal tyrant that has forced laws into existence in the same manner like Disney.
Nobody really sells them though. People hack their own using freeware
In the usa, it is a very grey area because some stuff is illegal and some stuff is not at all. Nintendo is slowly winning modding and other stuff for some reason now
To my knowledge, the law specifically bans the distribution of tools to modify save data, distribution of tools to modify game consoles, distribution of game keys without a license from the software/console maker, and services where you do these acts for others (which selling hacked pokemon comes under)
I believe that modding/hacking a console is also just banned in general there too under another law, because I've heard that for a long time before this law was passed.
@@okamikitsunegaming No, no they aren't. Modding and rom hacking are still as popular in the US and community as its always been.
As someone dependant on certain medicines, this scares the shit out of me. How was that ADHD case resolved?
Dunno, but probably not well. Japan is extremely harsh against foreigners in the legal system. If you're going, make sure you know EXACTLY what you're doing. You will, 100% not be treated fairly. So make sure to educate yourself.
Probably locked in a cell with no meds.
She's probably dead. Call me crazy but Japan is more extreme in its prohibition than America, and America, drug possession was so taboo that weed possession justified killings by police. Japan being the more extreme of the two....yeah, I'm pretty sure they killed her by now.
I looked it up and she was released after 18 days, I believe and is allowed to return to the country as long as she doesn’t have Adderall.
@@mysticlynx Damn thanks for the heads up, 3 weeks prison is still harsh for someone needing meds...
Japan copyright law is like saying if you buy a car and you want to install new leather seats you will go to jail. If you buy a property it is up to you what you want to do with the property not the person/organization to tell you what to to with your property that you bought from them.
I get what you want to say, but it needs some clearing up
Your analogy with a car misses a crucial point... ownership of a car and "owning" software aren't the same, legal-wise. It might sound messed-up. but you don't really "own" any piece of software you have - what you have is a license to use it, as the end-user. Not only in Japan, this is how it's done by most software makers... but, frankly, the law is only really concerned with what you are doing with software to *make profit.* So your analogy is wrong on another point, installing new leather seats in your car isn't illegal.
If you are coming to Japan and have meds, you'd better have a Yakkan Shoumei Certificate (since renamed)...and it needs to be fully filled-out by an MD. NOTE: In the US physicians have either an MD or DO degree and a medical license...but, the DO degree is NOT recognized in Japan.
BTW, this comment is not to discredit the legitimacy of Osteopaths as Physicians and Surgeons; it is just to say that they are not recognized as Physicians in Japan.
@@ShikataGaNai100 Well, osteopaths are physicians and surgeons with regards to orthodox medicine. Their 'osteopathic' part, for whoever supports it, is quackery.
@@RealPi I have no comment on that...just saying that they are not licensed as physicians in Japan...or, for that matter, in the UK.
That's good information as someone else who also has ADHD. Unfortunately I just can't accept it on principle.
@@dissident1337 it's okay. It wasn't a question for you to rule on anyway.
Ah, the anti-homebrew law. It’s really unfortunate, not just because it deprives people or the fun and satisfaction of making their own beer, but because it has also slowed down the growth of the craft beer scene here. There just aren’t enough people around with brewing experience, which makes it a bit hard to start up a brewery. And how are you supposed to hone your skills before taking the plunge and investing in a proper, licensed operation? It’s frustrating. Well, one thing to keep in mind is that no one is going to notice if you brew on a small enough scale. Interestingly, ‘ume-shu’ jars are often used in the process. Or so I’ve heard… 😅
Bummer. Homebrew always seemed like a fun hobby for someone with enough space (my studio apartment is definitely not big enough, haha)
@@DDRWakaLaka I brewed my first beer in college in a small studio apartment! Don't give up on your dreams 😂
In Japan it's only illegal to sell homebrew. Drink it to your heart's content but try not to share. If you want to be proper beermaker, be an apprentice.
Do they know how to make a proper still?
@@DDRWakaLaka there's a whole channel called "the apartment brewer"
I had a medication on their list and emailed them about it. Thankfully they said I'm good to bring if it's 30 days or less of a supply. I'm keeping that email too and printing it out as apart of my travel info incase I get stopped.
Hi! Can you tell me which list is? Because I take alprazolam and I will go to Japan in December just two weeks, so I’ll bring 30 days or less supply. Or can you tell me who did you talk about that? Thanks
This is good to know! Thank you for this excellt episode. This is one of the best CZcams channels! ☮️💟
I had a long conversation with the police one night when they found a paper cutter in my backpack. It was a simple paper cutter sold at the 100 en shop, but I had to justfy why I was carrying it. Luckily it wasn't hard to justify because I was a student at a manga school and it was just one part of a full bag of supplies I was carrying for making manga. The cutter is used to cut out screen tone that is used to create shades of gray and various effects.
The police were very understanding and nice, but it was funny how I had to spend about 40 minutes in a police office explaining how manga is made..
Wow, you still make manga using that technique? I thought everyone went digital by now, it's neat you're doing it the traditional way.
Discrimination towards tourists and artists, that is bullshit
they really need to get rid of the sword/knife law
it's honestly fucking ridiculous
@@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo There's no such thing as artist discrimination. Get real.
They probably already knew how manga was made; they wanted to know if YOU knew how it was made.
I am a 60+ year old woman and I never go anywhere without a pocket knife.
Except when I go to Japan.
If you're in the US, you should probably carry a 9mm automatic firearm.
@@garryferrington811 why? No need for it
@@goku2639 There is always a need for a gun to protect yourself. Read the Constitution.
@@eri_noemi1462 America is so ghetto lol
@@eri_noemi1462 If you need to protect yourself with a firearm, you live in the wrong country
I always thought japanese drug laws were weird because there are over the counter benzodiazepines which are some of the most dangerous drugs to be addicted to.
Are there really? I’m just curious where you’ve gotten this information? I have never once seen benzodiazepines available over the counter in Japan personally.
@@misstekhead Yep there are quite a few of them. Rilmazafone and flutazolam are the two I know off hand. None of them are extremely strong. But it's wild seeing them OTC at all. People have even had some success in importing them to other countries. Kind of wild.
@@duncang8960 Benzos the shit that makes you feel like your drunk
pretty funny took it once,thats the uk,cant remember how my friend got it like a decade ago,was 15
@@duncang8960 Cant even smoke weed or get weed in japan,
f u c k
that
atleast i can still still grow seed and buy it in the uk
@@duncang8960 Japan is fucking alien extra terrestial,different place
cool architecture would hate to be there unless im in the mountains or something in one of them abanddoned places to do it up
I learned the umeshu thing a while back, and make mine every year. It's very fun and my friends have told me I should sell it if it was possible (I'm not going through all the legal hassle of doing that though hahaha). The story I heard about it was that the law tried to crack down on umeshu and other infused liquors, but so many older people who made umeshu for decades raised a big stink about it that they caved in and made an exception. Don't know how much truth there is to that story but knowing older Japanese people... I wouldn't doubt it.
Regarding cheating software or modifying bootlegs in games, it is technically illegal to offer this as a service, but its only ever really enforced if you are an individual. If a company did it, they generally figure out loopholes.
AKA: Here's a few thousand for this politician, and a few for that one, oh, and that one over there...etc.
In the US the only time it really becomes illegal is if it includes game roms
@@gokublack8342any proprietary code is the only thing that matters generally. The DMCA anti-circumvention clause can also make it illegal in some cases, but if you don't advertise the service as allowing for pirating software you should be fine.
With those knife laws I always wonder how people get knifes they bought in the shop back to their home.
Well, you're OK if they're in a box or whatnot, apparently, seems you just can't have em on your person directly.
Knife law covers pocket knifes and kitchen knifes transported in package for good reason. Don't be dumb.
You can possess a knife for "justifiable reasons". Transporting home immediately after purchase is clearly justifiable; although in that case it should be in its original packaging to prove you're not carrying it for some other purpose. What isn't considered a valid reason is carrying it around just because it _might_ become useful for doing some uncertain task at some unknown point in time. It's the same with similar laws in the UK and Australia.
@@victoriazero8869 That wasn't a dumb question at all. Japan clearly has unusually strict knife laws and she didn't clarify this so it was a reasonable thing to ask. Don't be a jerk.
@@Anonymous551656 You are right that several countries have laws that say you can carry them for "justifiable reasons". But when these laws don't clearly outline what reasons are justifiable (and with what limits), they are terrible, because they basically mean that whether you are arrested or not is dependent on the judgement aka whim (and biases) of the individual police officer. This is completely unfair and leads to people being treated completely differntly (as in charged with a crime or not) for exactly the same action.
Also, the 1% limit is probably for things like yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi and other things that use fermentation as a preservative.
US is big on anti-piracy, so straight up copies or ripoffs are likely to get you in trouble. Modifications usually are considered ok since they require you to buy an original copy of the game. Still, there’s some cases where it can get you in trouble. A lot of companies may issue C&D orders. It’s up to individuals to decide whether or not to follow them, but they can usually make your life hell by holding you up in court for years.
Usually the people that make the cracks they go after not really the pirate,
dunno if i made a game you could pirate it and buy do what you want just play it lul
the world would be a better place
music is free aswell
music cant be a job its a hobby
anyone who thinks you should pay twice or three times for the same product like 10 years after release
BUT THE COMPANY THEY NEED TO MAKE MONEY
"what"
fucking 10 years later lul
ok sure
luffy it all luffy everthing yo ho filddle de dee
Lame they can't issue cd order dude when you buy a game it's your not there anymore and they can't know what you do with it unless they spy on you witch the law say they can't do back you sell a game or r console from siby or nundino that you payed for and they can't stop g you iv down it before us law say you own what you buy
Amazon should be getting in a lot of trouble considering the amount of knock-offs the third party vendors sell through Amazon.
I love how much research you did for this episode. You seem very well read on this topic
These are all good things to know before visiting Japan! Thanks for the new video
I have a batch of umeshu going now since last summer! I'm looking forward to trying it when it is ready 🤤
Thanks for the useful info!
Oh wow I have ADHD too and on medication! Now I’m not so sure about visiting Japan now…. 😢
You just have to declare it in customs and get a permit for it. Not that difficult and maybe something you should read up on before bringing amphetamine into another country. That is a crime in way more countries than Japan.
@@joakim6537 Oh thanks for the info! I wonder why the teacher didn’t end up declaring it despite that fact she was working there.
@@kitespongan It was mailed to her in a Tylenol bottle. That's actually is illegal in US as well.
@@ryokaix Good to know. Feeling more relief now ha! ✌️
@@ryokaix that actually makes sense. you should always keep prescription medications in the original bottle with the pharmacy information and the prescribing doctor's name. Even if you are just traveling within the USA. I know people like to use those little pill sorter things with the days of the week but never do that when travelling.
Very informative. I had no idea those things were illegal in Japan. I’ll definitely keep that in mind. Especially when it comes to the prescription medication.
Thank you for wonderful information
It's funny how since being a viewer of your channel I knew you were from Kyoto. Recently I watched "the makanai, cooking for the maiko house". And after hearing Ookini (having watched anime and never hearing it before) I got curious and learned that it's a unique dialect of Japanese. I had no idea that Japanese had dialects so I found that very fascinating. I wonder what other dialects and region based differences there are.
The video game one surprised me the most! I've used a game genie type of device here in Canada before with no problems
I'm so glad that Japan is keeping us safe by sending dangerous criminals to jail who...
* checks notes *
...give people more powerful pikachus in the game they have already bought and paid for. 🤨
of course a white person had to comment something stupid like this.
As she said it's anti competition law, kind of like performance enhancing drugs in sports are considered cheating and sports are just games gone serious. Who can kick the ball into the net the best gets millions of dollars as the world watches in awe?
Then on the lowe level, sometimes its not the consumption but the distribution that goes punished.
But in regards to your game. In most cases, you don't.actually own them.
Think of it like a theme park. You spend a lot of money to enjoy the experiences and features but under their rules. Some don't allow you to carry your own food in. Pretty.sure ALL son't allow you to modify their rides.
In the software world, many companies, just like theme parks, sell a ticket (license) to enjoy or benefit from their features as they provide them to you. Under their rules (software license agreement, terms of use) The actual assets are only provided so you can use them.
And is why cloud gaming is a talking point for devs. This allows studios to never provide their assets, the gamer only receives video. Thus can't modify the assets.
Some companies or individuals provide open source allowing or encouraging you to modify. Some do not.
ID softwares DOOM 93 is a prime example of why you should go open source and allow modding.
But being closed like Nintendo has benefits too, eg most even playing field, everyone gets the same experience using their hardware and software together.
You can go online and ruin other people's experiences and waste their time. Some Dark Souls players have ruined so many players' experiences they honestly deserve a little jail time.
@@MxIrony You're been charged with griefing, spamming, trolling, spawn camping, and hunting weak players in PvP. I hereby sentence you to 60 years in solitary confinement.
Good. Now quit being lazy and play the game like you're supposed to
That was very interesting. Thank you.
Thank you. I think you just solved a mystery I had. Finishing up a trip to Finland I was returning home to the US. At the airport they noted my pocket knife tool and put it in a box so it would be checked luggage. I had an 8 hour layover in Tokyo and I think I might have been in trouble if I had been wearing it as was my custom at that time.
In the U.S. the alcohol thing also applies if you're actively trying to sell it. But there's a lot more leeway for personal consumption or only offering it at a single restaurant. (Can't be sold anywhere else though.) In that regard it's mainly a tax thing here too. It's why moonshine operations still get searched for and busted even though the majority of prohibition era laws are long gone. Permits and such can be costly, so they keep small time operators or upstarts out of the game.
The US deregulated the beer brewing and wine making laws in the late 70s allowing home making and small batch companies to flourish. Hard liquor. like moonshie. still needs to be made by a certified person and tax stamped.
Yeah lots of regulations especially if your establishment is in or near a residential and or school zone.
I also I had a Game Genie my parents got me from Fedco. Any Californians remember Fedco (Pre Price Club/ Costco)?
Thank you for this. At least I don't have to worry about any of this. Greetings from Canada.
The unfair competition prevention act seems to apply pretty broadly, because I personally got slapped with that one for attempting to sell hand-made Pokémon toys. It genuinely caught me by surprise, because I'd been doing the same thing in Europe alongside many fellow creators for years without issue.
It would suck having ADHD/ADD in Japan rip
Oh no, I'm looking into visiting Japan this December; I take medication for anxiety and a narcotic analgesic for chronic pain. I'm going to check the website right now. If I am taking an Rx that's not allowed in Japan, you can bet I'll either switch to one that's approved or stop taking them until I'm back home. I'll give my body time to adjust of course; that's how badly I want to visit.
Contact your local Japanese consulate for more detailed info. Best of travels to you.
Hi Janice, I sympathize with your situation as I also take narcotic analgesics for intractable pain (RSD/CRPS). I travel to Japan when my health permits me to. So I can offer advice:
You need to be organised ahead of time. Contact the Japanese embassy in your country, read up on current WHO guidelines, and get paperwork from your doctor and pharmacist.
I carry the following documents with my medicines:
• Japanese permit to import medicines. The Japanese embassy in your country can advise you about the procedure to obtain this. It will take several weeks to process the paperwork, so plan well ahead of time.
• An original, signed letter from my doctor that lists my medications, the dosage, and my medical condition that the medicines are treating. I ask my doctor to print and sign two copies: one to send to the Narcotic Control Board and one to carry with me. If your doctor can print the letter onto letterhead and/or stamp it with a name-and-address stamp that's a bonus.
• Photocopies of my prescriptions. I ask my pharmacist to make two photocopies of each of my scripts. I ask them to stamp each photocopy with the pharmacy's name-and-address stamp, then sign or initial the stamp.
(SIDEBAR: Japanese bureaucrats are obsessed with stamps, which are a big deal in Japan. Even in the middle of covid lockdowns some people commuted to the office just to stamp documents! An example of why Japan is sometimes described as the most old-fashioned technologically-advanced country on earth.)
I carry all these documents with my medicines, in my carry-on bag.
The last time I checked, WHO guidelines recommended keeping your medicine-related documents in your bag and only presenting them in the event that officials ask you to; no need to present them unless asked.
Nowadays, customs and immigration priorities are focused on covid compliance, and the process for that is automated, so hopefully that lessens the likelihood of hassles at the airport. Nevertheless it will be good to have the paperwork showing you went the extra mile to cross all the t's and dot the i's before you came to Japan.
I hope this advice is helpful. Good luck in your travels. がんばって！
Any time you travel outside your country you should check this.
It sucks what happened to that girl, but I don't understand how anyone can travel to another country and not check the laws in regards to drugs, weapons, food, and money.
@@khatdubell because sometimes when you take a drug all the time everyday to be able to function it becomes part of your life and you don’t think it’s illegal anywhere
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This was SUPER helpful! I will say that the Pokémon thing will get you arrested in the US too. The case you referred to was for a device that allowed you to modify your own purchased cartridge, so it fell under what we call fair use laws. However, if you are distributing the modified product or selling the modified product (not the modifier, the end result of the modifier) it is still copywrite infringement.
OMG! THANK you so much!!! I am going to hike in Japan this summer and I ALWAYS carry my pocket knife with me. Thanks to your video I might have avoided a lot of trouble.
Still, if you go camping, is it ok to bring a knife with you to cut your food? If not, how do people manage to cook on campsites without one?
ooh that game genie, i still have mine 😂 it's fun to mess around with but ultimately makes the games boring (unless you use the codes that make the games harder). never knew about the lawsuit though! very interesting.
I was once detained by police in Tokyo for just under an hour cause I was riding the bicycle of my Airbnb host without a license.
Tho they did apologize and gave me a bag with cute police stickers and keychain. Was a funny experience.
No idea what they were doing during that hour, mostly calling people for advice and finally deciding it's not worth it I imagine. 😅
I love you and mr. Eats. You're amazing.
as for that last bit that sounds more like a alcoholic infusion which wouldn't involve nay kind of fermenation at all... i mean if your just sticking things in alcohol then its basically more a infusion or preservation thingy... its a nice way to for instance get the most out vanilla stalks by mixing it with flavorless alcohol like vodka
I've lived in Tokyo for almost 17 years now and a lot of things in this video I completely did not know.
What an amazing informative video you've made. Especially compared to the thousands of "Japan" videos that are out there.
Very nice work!
Yeah... Painkillers in Japan are kind of weak...
Thanks for the link on the drug list. This is useful
It's interesting about liquor laws. In the US every state has differences between them, in my state we have a sin tax you pay extra for alcohol and tobacco products. We also have really weird liquor laws compared to other states due to our long history with the temperance movement. Used to be all liquor stores and bars were closed on Sundays, just recently it became legal for grocery stores to sell liquor.
This was so interesting!
WOW !! I guess I am not going to Japan. Putting a teacher in jail for medicine or an old man for a 3 inch pocket knife.
I mean the drugs, I guess I understand but the knives? What are you planning to stab someone?
@beansoup8171 It's called self defense. Also, you can use knives for cutting things.
@@beansoup8171 wrote, 'What are planning to stab someone?"
If I carry a pair of chopsticks does that mean I am planning on eating someone ? I don't know if you meant your comment to be real or you were being sarcastic ? I hope the later.
@@RIFADOR001 I use a knife 20-30 times a year....I would call that very common. I cut strings, I cut fishing line, I use a blade to scrape, ....I even carry a multi-tool, which has a knife blade on it, in my cars for emergency use.
@RIFADOR001 It kind of is. My mother carries a knife with her just to cut a steak in a restaurant because the knives there are crap. She also works a lot outside and that can require a knife. Plus, anyone that's ever opened anything can tell you sometimes you need a knife. It's also pretty good for self defense when the person happens to not have a gun.
I remember hearing about a locksmith from the US who got detained in Japan for an extended time because he had his lockpicking tools in his luggage.
Newsflash it is illegal to have them in most places in America as well unless that is your work. I am sure he was not coming to Japan to pick a lock for granny which begs the question why?
@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 Probably why people forget they have guns in their carry-ons (happened to one of my aunts). Yeah, you'd think they'd be super careful not to, but sometimes can slip the mind.
@@xnonsuchx XD not that many people "forget" they have guns.
@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 I'd call over 6500 in a year quite a lot.
@@xnonsuchx Yeah I have a history of bringing things I shouldn't, just out of habit. I usually bring a backpack with me for any longer trips, so I have had things confiscated/tossed out at places like the airport (my pepper gel was attached to my bag because it's just always there, never used and literally forgot it existed lol)... And some places that I simply don't expect to be so strict, such as a theme park called Great America that forced me to toss away my tiny portable folding chair and of all things, a non-sharp nail file (but they said my nail clipper which IS sharp was ok?), which was weird because I went with ALL of those things to Disney Epcot center with no issues at all, which you'd think Disney would be the most strict theme park, right? After all, Disney parks are where you're not allowed to even wear costumes (but I read it's because they don't want people thinking you work there). x.x
I was in Japan in 2018 with my medication. I had to take a few documents before I bring my narcotics to Japan. But if you get all documents (from your doctor and the health department), it’s no problem. My medication is illegal in Germany too, if you don’t have a prescription. You only have to inform yourself if you take any medication 🫣
On Tokyo Haneda Airport, the customs were very kind, control the medication (how much and the name) an wished me a nice trip. I come back in October to Japan (with medication) and I haven’t any fear to get arrested ❤️
Hi. You can enter in Japan with a certain quantity of special medication. In example. You can import less of 72 mg of Alprazolam.
Japan's legal system needs a serious change. Hostage Justice is insane.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN LOOK JAPAN IS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACE
@@akolangito6945 I can complain about injustice all I want. Japan is safe because its a homogeneous culture that values fitting in and respecting others, and because it has strong restrictions on weaponry. Not because they hold you hostage until you confess to a crime you didnt even commit with no legal recourse
@@greed0599 you sure about that last one? i think that very much effects it, may not effect it has much as the other ones, but does do alot to do so.
@@10tailedbijuu Yes, I'm positive about that.
@@akolangito6945 you are those weirdos that thinks Japan is 100% safe. lol
The first time my wife and I went to Japan we were quite afraid the authorities could take us to jail because of my wife medication, fortunately the pills she had were OK over there and we spent some wonderful time over there! Saludos desde México Mrs. Eats!!!
Hola. Qué medicamento era?
@@equake007 Pastillas anticonceptivas
You put so much hard work and effort into these wonderful informative and unique videos . Speaking of vending machine culture there was a Japanese serial killer who poisoned some drinks and I THINK left them out in public or somehow got them inside the vending machine before mass and cheap video surveillance. It was a very bad case I believe that killer was caught unlike the unforgettable Tylenol poisonings in the US circa 1980 a lot of people died and sadly that killer (s) is still at large . 😢
The law with the knives is identical here in Germany. We have a similar law to self made alcohol as well but it only applies to distilled products so making beer or wine is ok.
japan should not arrest people for having ADHD medicine this is discrimination against people who are disabled.
Guess I won't be visiting Japan.
As an American I've never heard the phrase Everyday Carry Items (EDC), nor have I ever felt the need to carry a pocket knife or swiss army knife.
Hi Mrs. Eats! I just discovered your channel a couple weeks ago and have been trying to watch all of your videos. They are amazing!! In this video, at 8:00, I recognize the actress from First Love. If you have watched First Love, could you maybe share your reaction or explain your thoughts on the scene in Episode 2 where she is out to eat (at about 19:00-23:00). She's pounding beer there! I wonder what types of food they are eating besides the shrimp, and is that the normal way to eat the shrimp?
Very informative. I didn't realize even medications that are over the counter. Thanks for the video!
I was checking out the pocket knives at Daiso a while back... pretty sure they were longer than 6cm. Not good quality though... ;)
This video is very helpful. Thank you! Also, Mrs. Eats is smart, funny, and pretty!
When I lived in Kagawa, my good friend came over at like 3am with ingredients. We mixed them up and he had me place this in my closet then he disappeared. He came back a few months later and we enjoyed some ume chu that we apparently had made.
Keep in mind however, that the scheduling system is not perfect either, because it is often based on policy, rather than the actual results of what the drug does to people. The principle on the whole is a great idea, we're just not the best at executing that principle effectively.
Yeah exactly. Cannabis being schedule 1 is ridiculous, especially when there's far more actually dangerous drugs that are unscheduled (cough SSRIs cough)
That’s because of Big Pharma lobbyists!
Another thing that maybe should be mentioned is about edibles and other marijuana-related items. Some people take them for medical conditions but iirc you can actually be arrested for 5 years
Sega actually licensed the Game Genie for the US versions of the Mega Drive and Game Gear, on the condition that it wouldn't work with games that have a save feature.
Same/similar knife laws in UK too (limit app 7.5cm).
That's why Abe's assassin had to make his own shotgun to do the deed....Poor Abe, the finance world already has forgotten him....
Awesome video. Great things to know. 🫶🙏❤️🌹🙂
That first one is weird. The Japanese law says you can't have "phenyl-amino-propane, phenyl-methyl-amino-propane and each of their salts" (e.g. methamp and amp) but the third part of the law also says any substances that have either of these compounds are also not allowed. And they don't mention chirality at all.
The vicks vaporub methamphetamine is the enatiomer of regular meth and can't get you high at all. It also can't be converted back to regular meth. It's not really a drug at all, and can't be used to get high, but the way the law is written, I guess it is technically illegal. Imagine getting thrown in jail over some nasal spray!
Shows that even in "better educated" countries, the clueless can still make laws regarding things they know nothing about. I guess scare-mongering with chemical names probably worked on them more than anyone on an advisory board with a background in pharmacology or biochemistry.
There's a lot to like about Japan but the way they're laws and govt work can be pretty wackadoo
They wouldn't be the first government to ban something without understanding it. My favorite was back in the 90's when the cloned sheep hit the news. In my research for a high school paper, I came across an article about how the British Parliament passed a law banning human cloning. Except the law they passed didn't apply to the techniques developed by Campbell and Wilmut. Parliament banned a cloning technique that didn't exist and totally ignored the technique that was just validated!
Right, dumb!
Going to jail for modifying a save file for a video game is quite frankly ridiculous and a waste of resources.
There are also things that are only legal here in the US, but nowhere else in the world. One example is what is the enriching ingredients for white bread and rice.
I take ADHD medication. I went to the Japanese embassy and ask them if it was okay to bring the drug(concerta). They gave the okay. However, I went an extra step and made my prescription translated and certified in Japanese. I stayed 14 days, so I took exactly 14 with me. People needs to be aware that different countries have different laws. Many Americans get banned from entering Canada because they think it’s the same as America and bring illegal stuff with them.
I bet a lot get zinged for pepper spray, an American was bitching me out online for not carrying it as a woman, and didn't know that it's flat out illegal to carry.
@@Tardisntimbits That’s because it is inconceivable that someone IS NOT ALLOWED TO PROTECT THEIR OWN LIVES!!!!!
Trips rarely go as planned. If you need the medicine to function you may wish to bring a bit extra. Example airlines changes your flight due to weather, mechanical problems, overbooking, etc
Guess I can't go to Japan now. ADHD med is critical for my health. That sucks.
Don't give up hope! You can travel to Japan with restricted medicines, you just need to be well organised ahead of time and get the necessary permissions and documentation. Contact your local Japanese embassy/consulate for advice.
@@jillianoldfield2300 sometimes being organized like that is too much work for what it’s worth especially with adhd 😭
Japanese knife laws are similar to the law here in the UK - the only kind you're allowed to carry are folding pocket knives (pen knives) with a blade no longer than 75mm. Only knives with blades longer than 75mm and which are religious or traditional costume-specific can be carried. Where a knife is required for work purposes, they can be carried too.
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I thought UK law also specified that permissible pocket knives cannot have a mechanism that locks in the open position.
You should link the drug prohibition article in the description. It would be helpful.
Considering as how I only use my pocket knife and multipliers at work, I wouldn't need them if I ever went on vacation to Japan. But one thing confuses me. I see a lot of videos of people camping in Japan and using large blades to chop and split firewood. Blades 6 inches long or larger. How are those legal?
They have a lot precondition regarding it. If you're going camping your'e allowed to bring a hatchet and bigger knives. If your a farmer going to the field it's ok too. But, if you carry them in the city, it's a no no. Kitchen knives must be wrapped and seal bag. Construction worker must place it in their tool box when going off-site. They're more alarmed at foldable knives.
Well I guess I can't go to Japan, good to know.
5:18 now this i don't understand at all
Not American, but up until now I've seen hacking (console hacking, rom hacking/game modding, pokemon hacking) as something particularly fascinating that helped me learn the skills i needed to become who i am now! I mean, I wouldn't have become a computer engineering student if it weren't for me trying to mod Pokémon a few years ago!
That aside, my question is: you said it's illegal to make money out of modding/hacking a console/game for someone else. However, what happens if you do it yourself? Is it legal then? Can you do this for personal use?
While Umeshu is alcohol on it's own it is made by adding alcohol so technically it's just a mix of dfferent ingerdients, I am guessing it's also legal to make sangria or to cook wine.
Japanese yakuza: “What you In for ?”
20 year old shut in: i moded Pokémon…”
I think there was a guy in America that Nintendo did catch doing something like this and either went to prison or got fined on several counts for not only messing with different systems but, also selling those systems.
Some guy cracked the switch code and was selling switches with every single game made for like $500? I think each.some people got extremely lucky and got thousands. Of dollars of free games for dirt cheap.
@Azinye Fantasy It's not the modified console itself its the game roms that get you
Re: alcohol. In New Zealand it's legal to distill your own spirits without a license. You just can't offer them to anyone else. They're for your own sole consumption.
Home brew beer you can offer to your friends, but not home distilled spirits.
Things change in uk there was a time when every schoolboy had a penknife for sharpening pencils and further back pen nibs ( though the pen nib thing was a long time back before steel nibs came out which is where the name penknife came from ) I had one but almost never used it so left it at home after a while lol.
I got arrested for chewing gum from a police lady. She took me at the police department to have conversation with her translator. 2 hours later... she let me go, and gave me her phone numbers and email. I don't know if that is a serious thing in Japan but that was rare. I got lucky but why numbers and email?
Where you popping it? Or chewing too loud? It might have been considered as rude 'yankee' juvenile delinquent behavior.
The amphetamines one is crazy and the drug schedule is kinda not great it's a mixed bag, it's great because it lets us get meds we need but also things like weed are schedule 1 still where multiple scientific groups have noted it's mostly not addictive and relatively harmless.
@IcyTorment Which we're only finding out because of loosening laws on marijuana use. But even then, it's still not being shown to be anywhere near justified as Schedule I.
Each us state has different laws regarding home brewing. For example in California you can make up to 100 (single) or 200 (household with 2 adults) gallons in a year, over that you would have to get a liquor license. In South Carolina the limit is 100 gallons and you cannot make any strong beer or wine over 5% alcohol. Thanks for the warnings though, glad i didnt get caught with my hydrocodone that i use for constant pain.
In America we have a free market that covers "fair use" laws. As long as it's not reproduction of the game intended to make money with then you are legally allowed to use assets as long as there is enough of a difference in the original vs the used asset. The game genie isn't covered under this because code itself can not be copywritten in that type of manner. It would end up causing issues with commerce if someone was able to monopolize a line of coding.
Incorrect. It was illegally modifying game code, not just a lines or two. The method it used is the same as "backwards engineering" in the EULA. Hence breaking the EULA. This is why those exist. I believe this was before we had that in EULAs and part of why we ended up with eventually.
Oh man, I was just looking up about medication in regards to my own plans to travel to Japan in the future, yesterday. It's kind of devastating that the medication that works for my ADHD is prohibited in Japan. I guess there goes any plans of working in Japan right out of the window. :/
Don't give up! It is possible to come to Japan with restricted prescription medicines. And it is possible to take ADHD medicine while living in Japan. It takes a lot of organising, but it CAN be done.
To avoid trouble you need to be organised ahead of time. Contact the Japanese embassy in your country, read up on current WHO guidelines, and get paperwork from your doctor and pharmacist.
Once you are living in Japan you will need regular appointments with a specialist who is authorised to prescribe restricted medicines. You need to make sure you can organise this. It may depend on your employment status and health insurance.
I haven't lived in Japan but I travel occasionally to Japan when my health permits. When entering Japan I carry the following documents with my medicines:
• Japanese permit to import medicines. The Japanese embassy in your country can advise you about the procedure to obtain this. It will take many weeks to process the paperwork, so plan well ahead of time.
• An original, signed letter from my doctor that lists the medications, the dosage, and the medical condition that the medicines are treating. I ask my doctor to print and sign two originals: one to send to the Japanese authorities ahead of time and one to carry with me.
• Photocopies of my prescriptions. I ask my pharmacist to make two photocopies of each of my scripts. I ask them to stamp each photocopy with the pharmacy's name-and-address stamp, then sign or initial the stamp. (Stamps are a big deal in Japan. Even in the middle of covid lockdowns some people commuted to the office just to stamp documents.)
I carry all these documents with my medicines, in my carry-on bag. The last time I checked, WHO guidelines recommended keeping your medicine-related documents in your bag and only presenting them in the event that officials ask you to; no need to present them unless asked.
I hope this (incomplete) advice is helpful. Good luck in your travels and teaching career. がんばって！
@@jillianoldfield2300 thank you so much!! I really appreciate it :)
Oki great I was gonna say but someone beat to it with something way more informed than I would have ever done xD
I once had a bottle of apple juice turned spontanously into cider (forgot it in the sun for a few day), in japan I would have been in trouble (even if it tasted bad it was clearly above 1% alcohol).
Some of the same things apply here in Denmark as well. It is always a good idea to investigate laws before travelling 😎
Looove your blouse Mrs Eats 🤩 were did you find it 😊
Japanese officials: "Why are we having problems with hikikomori, self deletion and birth rates?"
Also Japanese officials: "LOCK THEM UP! LOCK THEM ALL UP!"
Urban country with a backwater government. That's how I like to describe the way Japan functions.
I'd probably be a hikikomori without adderall to help me focus at my job lol
@@cleverman383 I'd be hikikomori if I could afford it.
That and a crazy work culture.
The phrase "Gotta catch 'em all" didn't start with Pokémon.
Really interesting video... I just wanted to add a couple things:
1. It's pronounced, "amphetamEEn," like イ in Japanese.
2. In Chile, there is even less control over medications. There are only a few medications you need prescriptions to get. (Amphetamines would be one of those medications, as would opioids and benzodiazepines.) Almost all medications can just be bought by asking the pharmacist for some.
Omg! I just measured one of the small kitchen knives I always use. I took one with me to Japan, too, and the customs officer saw it, because he did a random luggage check and it fell out of the pocket where I put it when he opened the suitcase. The blade is 6.5 cm long!
There is an official cap on the amount of homebrew a person is allowed to make in the US (100 gallons per individual/200 gallons for a multiperson residence), so roughly 750 liters of beer a year
Honestly, pretty much #1 thing you should do before going to ANY country you're not from is check the laws regarding traveling with your meds. You can wind up in difficult situations just crossing the boarder between the US and Canada with the wrong prescription. And I mean that in either direction.