Comments on: The Yakuza Monopoly

By: David Govett

David Govett — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:58:00 +0000

Actually, the worst thing about Japan to a foreigner is the imprecision with which the Japanese use their own language.
It’s designed to obscure. In the 16th century, Jesuit Francis Xavier called Japanese the Devil’s language.

By: Mokomoko

Mokomoko — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:48:00 +0000

“Honestly, this is why so many people come to Japan and turn bitter. You spend years reading sites like this about how beautiful and peaceful Japan is. Then you get here, and it’s just…not that.”

This comment is very strange. Did you think there was no crime in Japan before coming or something?

“And it’s still a beautiful, wonderful country. It’s just NOTHING like what anyone says.”

Again, I don’t understand this. Who’s “anyone”? Lots of people think Japan is full of crime and yakuza (or even ninja or samurai).

Most people living here won’t experience these issues first hand much. You could have done this research and blown your findings out of proportion before coming here and blaming the country for making you bitter.

By: Nika Christine Ford

Nika Christine Ford — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:53:00 +0000

agreed with the 大竹 comment, and in replying to sean as well as christfighter. Hashi didnt idealize them, I understand what he means, its just the truth, if you want something ridiculous to compare it to how about soda? soda is bad for you, nothing good about it at all, no nutrients, just flavored corn syrup that causes damage to the body/teeth/brain but everyone drinks it, especially here in america. Basically just because something is bad does not automatically mean good will have control or win, those who have the power and use it will win. Soda wins everyday, I just quit it and i crave it so but it is bad but also has power. This family has power. they crave power over everything else. Again the quote was ‘they are the walmart of the yakuza’, the ‘yakuza’ are the underground walmart of controlling power.

*hope the soda thing cracked a laugh since its silly*

By: amy

amy — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:19:00 +0000

I think people would listen to you more if you came off as less… screaming and angry.
You’re making very valid points but the whole tone of your text makes undermines the point you’re trying to convey.

Just my two cents…

By: 大竹

大竹 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:36:00 +0000

Good gangster in a sense of being successful at “gangstering”. Jesus, this text doesn’t need furigana. Come on!

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Just as every society is imperfect. While it is your society now, it wasn’t your country of origin, therefore, many of your ideas ARE foreign. It is true that the legal system is of foreign origin, the Japanese had little choice in the matter of accepting it after two atomic bombs and near invasion of their homeland. I am not attempting to suggest that you are not entitled to your opinion, however, I will recommend that you at least attempt to understand the culture on it’s most base level, so that you may at least have an understanding of where they are coming from.

I am also curious as to why you choose to stay in Japan, you seem to have a low regard for their way of life.