tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post447903979156855803..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Hot Young Female Japanese Actresses, Yakuza Gangsters, Sex and Japanese TV and Mass Media - This Post Has it All!!!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-52826388128907345912011-12-09T08:47:43.513+09:002011-12-09T08:47:43.513+09:00Yeah, Jeffrey, you are 100% spot on. I think it...Yeah, Jeffrey, you are 100% spot on. I think it's like that old Reggae song (popularized by the Clash) "Police & Thieves". Did you say "corruption"? In Japanese government and police? Nah! Never! Couldn't be.<br /><br />About the driving up of costs... Remember that scene from Armageddon when those guys were on the rocket about to be launched up to blast that Asteroid? The one funny guy said something like, "I makes you comfortable to know that you're sitting right on top of tons of nuclear explosives that are going to be carried to their target on a rocket constructed by the lowest bidder."<br />Chuckle!<br />Jeffrey, do you consider the federal government "organized crime"? I do. Please consider: <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/gregory/gregory100.html" rel="nofollow">"Does Government Protect Us?"</a>.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-71225470304525075542011-12-09T08:16:42.807+09:002011-12-09T08:16:42.807+09:00Mike,
I second you on the fruitlessness of crimin...Mike,<br /><br />I second you on the fruitlessness of criminalizing prostitution. As long as no coercion is involved, I think it's up to the woman (or man).<br /><br />However, I don't think the Japanese police really have much interest in going after the yakuza in general, regardless of the crime in part because I'm convinced that corruption runs fairly deep and broad.<br /><br />I'm not sure prosecutors do either as the Japanese criminal justice system has never given the police the same tools enjoyed by FBI or local police in the U.S. Without something like a RICO statute, the absurdity of organized crime groups having publicly acknowledged club houses won't change.<br /><br />The problem with all organized crime, particularly when it moves into legitimate businesses, is that it drives up the costs while degrading the service/business (think construction and finance in Japan).Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-72271437919325396612011-12-08T09:32:18.040+09:002011-12-08T09:32:18.040+09:00Oh! I should clarify one thing. As I have written ...Oh! I should clarify one thing. As I have written many times before, prostitution should not be illegal. We should protect the children, but if prostitution were not illegal, the human trafficking issue would greatly go away. Like I said, the children should be protected, but creating an underground industry like human trafficking (just like illegal drug trafficking, etc) is caused by government creating laws that stimulate these businesses. If these "crimes" drug usage/abuse and prostitution were decriminalized, these mafia and trafficking organizations would for the most part disappear.<br />The laws by the government create this self-feeding cycle.<br />The government uses the "crimes" as partial justification for its existence and higher taxes.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-91690366639674905102011-12-08T09:08:35.100+09:002011-12-08T09:08:35.100+09:00Dear Jeffrey,
Thanks. I read the Polaris project r...Dear Jeffrey,<br />Thanks. I read the Polaris project report and stand corrected. I want to be the first to admit when I am wrong, and I thank and respect you for pointing that out to me. Good work.<br />Still, that being said, I think it is bullshit that the police bust these guys for ticket scalping, prostitution and gambling, etc. In 2010, a Yakuza was arrested for human trafficking (can't remember his name)... But he was actually convicted for another crime - (can't remember that either).<br />If the police want to focus on human trafficking and wipe that out, OK. That's good (especially the kids part) but the Japanese police have no jurisdiction over other countries so, my point about wasting taxes catching these losers selling tickets stands.<br /><br />Human trafficking is an international problem (not just Japan) and so it is under the jurisidction of useless organizations like Interpol... (So that's why nothing gets done!) <br /><br />Again, a recent story about wasting taxes on idiocy: <a href="http://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2011/12/anal-retentive-police-completely-out-of.html" rel="nofollow">"Hello Kitty Ticket Scalper Arrested! Anal Retentive Police Completely Out of Hand"</a>.<br /><br />Anyhow, about the human trafficking, I stand corrected. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_Philippines" rel="nofollow">"Human Trafficking in Philippines"</a>.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-76386853494438679052011-12-08T08:49:09.414+09:002011-12-08T08:49:09.414+09:00"The western world's number one expert on..."The western world's number one expert on the Yakuza has also exposed this as a lie. Here's what the Yakuza really do:"<br /><br />Really? I'm fairly familiar with Adelstein's work, and I think you need to go back a re-read a bit of it. The yakuza are heavily involved in human trafficking and the sex industry in general. In fact, Adelstein spoke at a Polaris Project symposium in Tokyo on this subject last year.<br /><br />http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/international-programs/japan/human-trafficking-in-japan/transnational-and-domesticJeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-87249460774178967822011-12-03T11:26:53.437+09:002011-12-03T11:26:53.437+09:00PS to Jeffrey: People who think the state is here ...PS to Jeffrey: People who think the state is here to protect us continually attack me for "defending" the Yakuza (these are the same people who hate drug laws yet they fail to make the connection - go figure). Anyway, to show that what the Yakuza are accused of doing is not nearly as bad as the business as usual in the USA (and, in fact, not even 1/1 millionth) as bad as the Yakuza do not bomb and kill children the world over 24/7) watch this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjgb0_htq4" rel="nofollow">"60 Minutes: Buying up politicians"</a>.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-59643719443956927242011-12-03T10:03:08.968+09:002011-12-03T10:03:08.968+09:00Jefferey,
Thanks. I don't need to explain anyt...Jefferey,<br />Thanks. I don't need to explain anything. Some people need to do research rather than take mass media propaganda as God's spoken truth.<br />The Yakuza are not involved with human trafficking and never have been in spite of he propaganda you have heard. I blasted that before: <a href="http://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/usa-attacks-yakuza-war-breaks-out.html" rel="nofollow">"Yakuza War Breaks Out"</a>. The western world's number one expert on the Yakuza has also exposed this as a lie. Here's what the Yakuza really do: <a href="http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/world/article/1039247--yakuza-japan-s-not-so-secret-criminal-underworld" rel="nofollow">"Jake Adelstein - Yakuza: Japan's not so secret criminal underworld"</a>.<br />I am dismissing "crimes" such as prostitution, ticket scalping, gambling and other victimless crimes (as well as legislation of morality) a waste of tax-payer dollars.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-57355946499761318582011-12-03T08:54:28.944+09:002011-12-03T08:54:28.944+09:00So, are you making fun of the fact that the police...So, are you making fun of the fact that the police are going after the low end stuff that organized crime is involved with everywhere (though I'm not sure that human trafficking is particularly low end), or are you dismissing the seriousness of organized crime in Japan in general? If it's the latter, you need to explain.Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-44111833565200425472011-12-02T23:27:30.434+09:002011-12-02T23:27:30.434+09:00PS: Zanchito san, Nope. No tattoos. Really! I hear...PS: Zanchito san, Nope. No tattoos. Really! I hear getting tattoos hurts and I'm too much of a mama's boy to go through even minimal pain. Pain hurts and so I don't like it.<br />Call me what you want, but I prefer: W-I-M-P!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-47352499868855170332011-12-02T23:26:05.154+09:002011-12-02T23:26:05.154+09:00Thanks Andrew and Zanchito. I needed a good laugh!...Thanks Andrew and Zanchito. I needed a good laugh! You two provided!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-81714918895309588232011-12-02T16:45:09.700+09:002011-12-02T16:45:09.700+09:00Damn my early morning typing and proof reading ski...Damn my early morning typing and proof reading skills. I'll never get far into the yakuza world.Zanchitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-19379941178960898242011-12-02T16:43:24.410+09:002011-12-02T16:43:24.410+09:00Well, this does it. Of course you're against s...Well, this does it. Of course you're against such a thing, you must be a yakuza yourself! Running an entertainment company, in the past you have admitted to drinking alcohol and at some point in your youth using drugs. You like hot women and induce us to sin in our minds by presenting us that seriousli astounding Yukie lady. Also, you buy gold and other shit aoutside the banking system. Clearly suspicious!<br /><br />Now, can you show us all your cool tattoos?Zanchitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-31456072488309285942011-12-02T14:09:49.216+09:002011-12-02T14:09:49.216+09:00Mike... very Junko-ish... if you know what I mean....Mike... very Junko-ish... if you know what I mean... yours is a little bustier, though.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.com