"RIO GRANDE" (1950, USA)

Jueves, 19 de febrero de 2026: 

 In the evening, I watched the following film in my Japanese-style room.

 It was recorded on a USB-HDD (registration number 3) connected to a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast on NHK BS Premium (BS103) from 13:00 on May 6, 2022.

Premiun Cinema "RIO GRANDE" (1950, USA. Original language: English. Japanese subtitles).

 As it is a film from 76 years ago, there are a few scenes that may be problematic in terms of content when viewed from a modern perspective, but it was an interesting "period drama."

 I was amazed by the scene in which the recruits are made to ride horses "Roman-style" (whether this is true or not, but they place one foot on each of the horses' backs and gallop, making them jump over fences just like in equestrian competitions). The sense of speed is achieved by editing frame by frame, so it probably isn't as fast as in real life, but they really did it.

 The frames were moved so quickly that it was hard to tell whether it was the actors themselves or stuntmen doing the tricks (although it may have been edited that way intentionally), but the scene where one horse fails to jump over a fence and nearly falls over, and the actor quickly jumps off the backs of two horses lined up next to each other, was actually done by the actor himself. This is a location shoot that would be unthinkable today. 

 If the same thing were done today and the actor were seriously injured, it's unclear whether the insurance company would pay, and the production company could also be sued by the actors for huge damages.

 This type of acrobatic feat may have been a way for cavalry soldiers to test their bravery, but it's unclear what use it would be in fighting indigenous peoples or the Mexican army.

 The use of irrational and unreasonable "training," including abnormalities like the one described above, as a way to demonstrate bravery and endurance was also common in Japan's former Imperial Army.

 At the time this film was made, indigenous peoples were still considered savages and it was still thought that they should be exterminated by civilized white military forces, but today, the battles against indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia, the United States, and other countries are seen (in Asia) as a holocaust by white people.

"A Very Royal Scandal" (2024, UK)

Lunes, 9 de febrero de 2026: 

 This night, I watched the following drama in my Washitu room.

 It was recorded on a USB-HDD (registration number 3) connected to a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast on NHK General TV from 23:00 on January 18, 2026.

 "A Very Royal Scandal" (2024, UK, Blueprint Television. Original story by Emily Maitlis (role of the lead actress). English. Japanese dubbing) Episode 2.

 This issue is not over yet, and is still being frequently reported on by the BBC. The truth is unknown, but it makes for an interesting drama.

Jueves, 12 de febrero de 2026: 

 This night, I watched the following drama in my Japanese-style room.

 It was recorded on a USB-HDD (registration number 3) connected to a DIGA (manufactured in 2017). It was broadcast on NHK General TV from 23:00 on January 25, 2026.

 "A Very Royal Scandal" (2024, UK, dubbed in Japanese), episode 3 (final episode).

 It was interesting.

 The current King Charles III ignored his brother's wishes, who had decided to fight the case in court, and unilaterally decided to settle the matter in a lawsuit in the United States. This made him seem like a tyrant.

 The alleged victim filed a criminal complaint against the "former prince" in the United States for rape, but considering various indirect circumstances, I find it hard to believe that the former prince actually committed the act of "rape."

 There's a Chinese proverb that goes, "Don't adjust your hat under a plum tree."

 The truth is likely that the prince was probably playing around with the girl as a prank (unaware that she was being trafficked), but because it happened behind closed doors, it is impossible to prove whether he did or didn't do it. It is impossible to prove that he didn't rape her behind closed doors 20 years ago.

 As a result, public sympathy tends to shift toward the young woman who cries (artificially) in front of the TV cameras as she reports her victimization.

 In Japanese courts, there are many lawsuits in which victims later sue the men involved for rape, indecent assault, sexual harassment, or power harassment (against women). However, in almost all of these cases, the victim's father or a thug boyfriend is behind the scenes. In many cases, these dirty men seduce women for money and use the courts and the police.

 This is why I cannot trust women who cry and scream in front of the TV cameras 20 years later and claim to have been raped.

 I was unable to watch the first episode because I missed the recording schedule.

Mastering the Rent-A-Cycle System

 Many Chinese tourists visiting Japan are wealthy, with over half reportedly traveling individually or with their families. Most of the Chinese tourists causing trouble in Taiwan and South Korea are believed to be on cheap package tours.

 When herd psychology kicks in, it reinforces the "Throw away the shame of travel！" (Forget your ad hoc shame！) mentality. This "Throw away the shame of travel！" mentality is one of the most common behaviors used by Japanese macaques, and is something they engage in "Daily" activities even when not on a "Travel." It's not a behavior unique to foreign tourists.

 Surprisingly, foreign tourists visiting Japan don't use rental cars or rent-a-cycles. Of course, if you're wealthy enough to use taxis everywhere and for everything, it's best to do so. Driving your own vehicle carries the risk of personal liability. It would be great if travel insurance could cover all of the following procedures, such as court proceedings (summary trial, summary judgment), police station proceedings (even if you are the victim in a rear-end collision, you will still need to be interviewed and fill out various documents), and negotiations with lawyers and the other party's insurance company representative, but naturally, this would mean higher premiums.

 Japanese people are not good at foreign languages, so even English is not spoken in Japan. It is difficult for foreign travelers to handle accident procedures in a foreign country where they do not speak the language. That said, it would be impossible to pay tens of thousands of yen to hire a lawyer.

 On the other hand, since you've come all the way to Japan, it should be fun to get around freely on foot. Many rental cars these days are equipped with driver's recorders, so you may be able to take some original, interesting photos and videos.

 However, Japan's traffic signs are complex and may not be easy to remember. There are a huge number of them, including those written on the roads. I spent several months studying when I took my driver's license test.

 Another option is to take a car trip by ferry from your home country. From Hokkaido to Kyushu, there are many auto campgrounds, free camping-grounds, and free car parking lots throughout Japan. Search in English should yield many results. This option is only feasible for wealthy people with long vacations, as the ferry fare is expensive and takes several days, but accommodation costs are low (just gas). 

 You'll need to obtain an international driver's license in advance, though.

 Another good option is rent-a-cycle, renting a minicar, or renting a scooter. Bicycle rentals often cost just a few hundred yen, and in some areas they're free.

 In some areas, electric minicars (the delivery vehicle that Yakuruto Lady rides in. It's convenient, so I'd like to try one myself, but I haven't bought one yet), electric kick scooters, and electric scooters are also available for rent (as a form of advertising). 

 Searching for "Yokohama minicar rental" or "rent-a-cycle Izu" should turn up many results. 

 There are also bicycle trailers designed for "sleeping in" a car. However, under the Road Traffic Act, bicycles towing trailers are not considered "light vehicles," but rather regular vehicles, and therefore cannot be ridden on sidewalks. Because bicycles must be ridden on the road, this can be dangerous depending on road conditions (Japan's roads are narrow).

 In Japan, minicars, kick scooters (kick board), and scooters (under 50cc) are considered "motorized bicycles" under the Road Traffic Act, so a regular driver's license is not required to ride them.

許多赴日旅遊的中國遊客經濟條件優渥，據報道，超過一半是獨自旅行或攜家帶口。而在台灣和韓國惹是生非的中國遊客，大多被認為是參加廉價旅行團的。

當團體心理發揮作用時，它會強化「拋開旅行的羞恥感！」（忘掉你的臨時羞恥感！）這種心態。這種“拋開旅行的羞恥感！”的心態是日本獼猴最常見的行為之一，即使並非在“旅行”，它們也會在“日常”活動中表現出這種心態。這並非外國遊客獨有的行為。

令人驚訝的是，赴日旅遊的外國遊客很少租車或租自行車。當然，如果你夠富有，可以隨時隨地搭乘計程車，那當然最好。駕駛自己的車輛會帶來個人責任風險。如果旅遊保險能夠涵蓋以下所有程序，那就太好了，例如法庭訴訟（簡易審判、簡易判決）、警察局程序（即使您是追撞事故的受害者，您仍然需要接受詢問並填寫各種文件），以及與律師和對方保險公司代表的談判，當然，這意味著更高的保費。

日本人不太擅長外語，所以即使是英語在日本也不普及。對於語言不通的外國遊客來說，處理事故程序非常困難。話雖如此，花幾萬日圓聘請律師也是不切實際的。

另一方面，既然您已經遠道而來，不妨步行自由遊覽一番。如今許多租賃車輛都配備了行車記錄儀，因此您可以拍攝一些獨特有趣的圖片和影片。

然而，日本的交通標誌非常複雜，可能不容易記住。標誌的數量非常龐大，包括路面上的文字標誌。我花了幾個月的時間準備駕照考試。

另一個選擇是從你的國家乘坐渡輪自駕遊。從北海道到九州，日本各地有許多汽車露營地、免費露營地和免費停車場。用英文搜尋應該可以找到很多結果。這種方式只適合有長假且經濟條件優渥的人，因為渡輪票價昂貴且需要幾天時間，但住宿費用很低（只需支付油費）。

不過，你需要提前辦理國際駕照。

另一個不錯的選擇是租自行車、租小型車或租摩托車。租自行車通常只需幾百日元，有些地方甚至免費。

在某些地區，電動迷你車（藥師夫人搭乘的送貨車，很方便，所以我自己也想試試，但還沒買）、電動滑板車和電動自行車也都可以出租（這是一種廣告形式）。

搜尋「橫濱迷你車出租」或「伊豆自行車出租」應該可以找到很多結果。

還有專門為「睡在車上」設計的自行車拖車。但是，根據《道路交通法》，拖著拖車的自行車不屬於“輕型車輛”，而是普通車輛，因此不能在人行道上騎行。由於自行車必須在道路上行駛，這可能會很危險，這取決於路況（日本的道路比較狹窄）。

在日本，根據《道路交通法》，微型汽車、滑板車（腳踏車）和踏板車（排氣量低於 50cc）被視為“機動自行車”，因此駕駛它們不需要普通駕駛執照。

许多赴日旅游的中国游客经济条件优渥，据报道，超过一半是独自旅行或携家带口。而在台湾和韩国惹是生非的中国游客，大多被认为是参加廉价旅行团的。

当团体心理发挥作用时，它会强化「抛开旅行的羞耻感！」（忘掉你的临时羞耻感！）这种心态。这种“抛开旅行的羞耻感！”的心态是日本猕猴最常见的行为之一，即使并非在“旅行”，它们也会在“日常”活动中表现出这种心态。这并非外国游客独有的行为。

令人惊讶的是，赴日旅游的外国游客很少租车或租自行车。当然，如果你够富有，可以随时随地搭乘计程车，那当然最好。驾驶自己的车辆会带来个人责任风险。如果旅游保险能够涵盖以下所有程序，那就太好了，例如法庭诉讼（简易审判、简易判决）、警察局程序（即使您是追撞事故的受害者，您仍然需要接受询问并填写各种文件），以及与律师和对方保险公司代表的谈判，当然，这意味着更高的保费。

日本人不太擅长外语，所以即使是英语在日本也不普及。对于语言不通的外国游客来说，处理事故程序非常困难。话虽如此，花几万日圆聘请律师也是不切实际的。

另一方面，既然您已经远道而来，不妨步行自由游览一番。如今许多租赁车辆都配备了行车记录仪，因此您可以拍摄一些独特有趣的图片和影片。

然而，日本的交通标志非常复杂，可能不容易记住。标志的数量非常庞大，包括路面上的文字标志。我花了几个月的时间准备驾照考试。

另一个选择是从你的国家乘坐渡轮自驾游。从北海道到九州，日本各地有许多汽车露营地、免费露营地和免费停车场。用英文搜寻应该可以找到很多结果。这种方式只适合有长假且经济条件优渥的人，因为渡轮票价昂贵且需要几天时间，但住宿费用很低（只需支付油费）。

不过，你需要提前办理国际驾照。

另一个不错的选择是租自行车、租小型车或租摩托车。租自行车通常只需几百日元，有些地方甚至免费。

在某些地区，电动迷你车（药师夫人搭乘的送货车，很方便，所以我自己也想试试，但还没买）、电动滑板车和电动自行车也都可以出租（这是一种广告形式）。

搜寻「横滨迷你车出租」或「伊豆自行车出租」应该可以找到很多结果。

还有专门为「睡在车上」设计的自行车拖车。但是，根据《道路交通法》，拖着拖车的自行车不属于“轻型车辆”，而是普通车辆，因此不能在人行道上骑行。由于自行车必须在道路上行驶，这可能会很危险，这取决于路况（日本的道路比较狭窄）。

在日本，根据《道路交通法》，微型汽车、滑板车（脚踏车）和踏板车（排气量低于 50cc）被视为“机动自行车”，因此驾驶它们不需要普通驾驶执照。

"Soapland Professor" has been arrested.

 As all Japanese people know, “Sex Settai" is common in Japanese society. "MAKURA EIGYŌ" is well-known in Japan's entertainment and sports worlds, but universities are no exception. 

 At private schools, “Soapland Settai", as described below, is not considered bribery and is therefore commonplace. In the past, the Settai provider would provide their business partner (negotiating partner) with Geisha at a Ryōtei (high-end Japanese-style restaurant). Nowadays, “high-quality SEX service" is provided by “Cabakura Girls (Caba-Jō)” or "High-class Soaplands (Expensive-Soap)." 

 However, if an employee of a national or public university or high school were to engage in "Soapland Settai," they would be arrested for bribery. Since the University of Tokyo is a national university, if they were to engage in "Sex Settai," they would be arrested for bribery.

 Most employees of Japan's medical and pharmaceutical schools are in collusion with vested interests, and bribery is commonplace. Bribery is a "victimless crime" (there is neither a perpetrator nor a victim, and both the briber and the recipient benefit, resulting in a win-win situation), and it rarely comes to light.

【Soapland-Addicted Medical Professor】

 The arrested professor at the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine specified Soaplands in Yoshiwara and high-end clubs in Ginza as his preferred locations. The Metropolitan Police Department is also questioning a former associate professor voluntarily.

2026/01/25 08:40

Yomiuri Shimbun

 On January 24, 2026, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a doctor and professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School on suspicion of bribery for allegedly receiving expensive entertainment from a joint research partner. The professor frequently requested entertainment at soaplands and high-end clubs, and even specified the locations. 

 Last year, a corruption scandal involving the selection of medical equipment at the University of Tokyo came to light.

《Suspect Sato Shinichi》

 The suspect arrested was Sato Shinichi (62), a professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Medicine. He is suspected of receiving sexual favors worth approximately 1.8 million yen at a soapland from the representative director of the Japan Cosmetic Association (52), a general incorporated association, in exchange for facilitating research for the "Social Collaboration Course" on the skin benefits of legal cannabis compounds.

 A male doctor (46), a former associate professor at the same graduate school, also received sexual favors worth approximately 1.9 million yen at a soapland. The Metropolitan Police Department is also questioning the former associate professor and the representative director voluntarily.

 National university employees are considered "deemed public servants" and are subject to bribery charges.

 The Social Collaboration Course is a department that conducts research in collaboration with private companies and other entities, with expenses covered by the partner. Sato met with the representative director through an acquaintance in May 2022. In September of the same year, he applied to the university for deliberation to establish a course.

 The sexual entertainment began in February 2023, after the course's establishment was approved. The representative director dined with Sato Shinichi and the former associate professor at a French restaurant in Tokyo, paying approximately 150,000 yen for food and drinks. After that, Sato Shinichi began recommending soaplands in Yoshiwara, Tokyo, and high-end clubs in Ginza to the representative director, where he frequently provided sexual entertainment. The sexual entertainment occurred twice a month, and the cost of visiting soaplands for Sato sometimes exceeded 100,000 yen per session.

 The social collaboration course was established in April of the same year. Sato Shinichi decided on the research content, and the former associate professor led the actual research.

 According to the University of Tokyo's website, Sato Shinichi graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine in 1989. After serving as a professor at Nagasaki University and other institutions, he became a professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine in July 2009. In 2021, he received the University of Tokyo Hospital Director's Award for his work on a treatment for scleroderma, a condition that hardens the skin and internal organs. He also served as head of the Dermatology Department at the University of Tokyo Hospital.

 The incident came to light when the representative director contacted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in September 2024, reporting that Sato Shinichi and others had demanded money from him.

 A doctor who serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Medical Governance Institute pointed out, "While industry-academia collaborative research supports research activities at universities struggling with funding, it can also easily become a breeding ground for collusion. This incident may just be the tip of the iceberg."

 Even among national universities, the University of Tokyo is a huge organization with a large number of faculty, staff, and research institutes. Each faculty has considerable discretion, and the lack of progress in internal governance and reform has been a challenge.

 At the end of last year, the University of Tokyo failed to meet the accreditation criteria in the second round of applications for the "International University of Excellence" designation, which receives annual subsidies of several tens of billions of yen from the government's investment profits of approximately 10 trillion yen in university funds, and was placed under "continued review" for up to one year. 

 At the expert panel reviewing the accreditation, it was pointed out that "if it is determined that a new governance-related scandal has arisen during the ongoing review period, the University of Tokyo will terminate the review."

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry warns, "Japan's public safety is deteriorating, so don't go to Japan！" …What's the reality？ No.2

↲ In the case of the newspaper article below, it appears that the accident was limited to property damage, so the driver may have been able to get away with paying a fine for the traffic ticket. 

 However, if he had hit a person, it would have been considered a personal injury accident, and he would likely have been subject to imprisonment.

"I didn't understand the meaning of the sign..." A Chinese tourist was arrested after fleeing a traffic accident. Chitose City, Hokkaido.

January 25, 2026, 10:13 AM

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 On January 24, 2026, Chitose Police Station in Hokkaido arrested a 34-year-old man, believed to be a Chinese tourist, on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury.

 At approximately 9:30 AM on January 24, 2026, the man was driving a passenger car at a crossroads without traffic lights in Sakaemachi 1-chome, Chitose City, when he collided with a light passenger car coming from the right.

 The incident was discovered when a passenger in the light passenger car reported, "There's been an accident at the intersection. The other vehicle has fled." Approximately 10 minutes after the report, police officers arrived and discovered the Chinese man's car approximately 800 meters from the accident scene, and arrested him.

 As a result of the accident, a woman in her 40s who was a passenger in a light passenger vehicle suffered minor injuries, including bruised ribs.

 According to police, there is a stop sign on the passenger vehicle side of the intersection. During police questioning, the man admitted to the charges, stating, "I didn't understand the meaning of the sign and entered the intersection without stopping."

 The vehicle was a rental car, and three other foreigners were in the car.

 The man is also suspected of not having a valid driver's license in Japan. Police are investigating this case further, along with suspicion of hit-and-run.

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"Look Up, Ron" (2022, USA) & "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983, USA).

Viernes, 23 de enero de 2026: 

 This evening, I watched the following film in my Japanese-style room.

 It was recorded on the built-in HDD of a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast on BS12 from 9:00 PM on January 10, 2026. SATURDAY SHORT THEATER "Look Up, Ron" (USA. 2022. 16-minute feature length. Originally in English with Japanese subtitles).

 The protagonist is a real-life motivational speaker. A documentary film. A wonderful work.

 Next. It was recorded on a USB HDD connected to a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast from 1:40 PM on June 16, 2022. Terrestrial TV. TV Tokyo. Afternoon Roadshow "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983, USA).

 It was interesting. As expected. I'd seen this movie quite some time ago, but had completely forgotten the story. The location shooting, which involved risking one's life, including that of stuntmen, was very impressive.

Who Should Be Judged？

１．Tokyo Trials (1946)

 Problems with the application of ex post facto law are often raised regarding the Tokyo Trials. However, the "crimes" themselves, as charges (indictments), were vague, incomprehensible, and merely moral norms. If the charges used in the Tokyo Trials were considered "crimes," then most post-World War II American presidents, secretaries of defense and state, military leaders, intelligence officials, White House officials, and senior government officials would be deemed "criminal offenders." If the above "crimes" were applied, how many American presidents could we name who would not be deemed "war criminals"?

 The selection of judges at the Tokyo Trials was also completely unacceptable. Judge Pal was the only decent person. In fact, the Tokyo Trials' verdicts cannot be considered decent legal documents written by decent lawyers.

 The trial procedures were also plagued by repeated aberrations, and were far from due process of law. Even I, who had no connection or vested interest with the "defendants" and studied the trial as just another historical event, felt outraged. It was a method that inspires a sense of justice.

 As was said at the time, the Tokyo Trials had a strong flavor of being a one-sided political spectacle orchestrated by the "victorious nations" (which included the Soviet Union). Conservative commentators on the Allied side may be quite brazen and boast that "that's fine."

 On the other hand, to this day, I have never come across an article or book that rationally explains the legal legitimacy of the Tokyo Trials, both in terms of substantive law and procedural law.

 This is our starting point.

２．Hitler (der Führer)

 If Hitler had been captured alive, could he have been found guilty as a "war criminal"? Many people will surely construct a forceful argument for him being a "political prisoner." However, the question remains as to whether he can be found guilty of criminal offenses in legal theory. Where, who, and under what procedures have the right to judge? Both procedural and substantive legal issues are at stake.

 One could also argue that "human activities are inseparable from politics. Even if we cannot guarantee purely modern legal legitimacy, if a political spectacle called a trial can serve as an opportunity to move the world in a positive direction, then that is not a bad thing." For those who are satisfied with a view of rewarding good and punishing evil, that may be fine.

 However, at the time, it was extremely difficult to explain the legal legitimacy of such a case.

３． Former President Truman

 After former President Truman had left office and retired from public life, if we borrowed a time machine from Doraemon, raided his home, arrested him, brought him to Japan, and put him on "trial," could we find him "guilty" of a criminal offense? Like former President Roosevelt, he committed various acts of mass murder, including indiscriminate city bombings and attacks on civilian ships like the Seikan Ferry, but it is believed that he would not at least deny ordering the dropping of the atomic bombs.

 Since the Meiji era, Japanese criminal law has adopted the "personal principle" when it comes to the crime of murder. "Personal principle" is the antonym of "Territorial principle," and is the idea of ​​punishing people based on their attributes. Simply put, when a "Japanese national" is murdered, Japanese jurisdiction applies (Japan can exercise its state power to arrest and detain suspects and have them appear in court) no matter where on Earth the crime occurred, what nationality the perpetrator is, or where on Earth the perpetrator hides (if the perpetrator flees to a place outside of Japanese territory, the statute of limitations stops running from that point on).

 Setting aside the question of whether there is "evidence" (physical evidence) that former President Truman ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb, given his character, I believe he would confess. If former President Truman had confessed or turned himself in, it would not be impossible to find him guilty of murder under Japanese criminal law.

 But, a confession alone is not enough to prove guilt, so A confession must be corroborated by other evidence (corroborating evidence), such as witnesses (corroboration principle).

 If Japanese police officers were to suddenly attack and detain him in another country, this would constitute an illegal act under procedural law (Criminal Procedure Law). There is a "theory" that such an illegal act can be "cured" by some subsequent action, but this is a minority "heterodox theory."

 Therefore, from a substantive law perspective, it is possible that he could be found guilty. Also, from a procedural law perspective, if former President Truman had come to Japan of his own volition, turned himself in at a Japanese police station, and confessed to the crime, it is possible that he could be found guilty of "murder."

 However, whether the above "crimes" can be called "war crimes" is a separate issue.

４．General Noriega (Commander-in-Chief of the Panamanian Armed Forces)

 In 1989, General Noriega launched a military coup-like operation shortly after losing the Panamanian presidential election. However, a few days later, U.S. forces invaded Panama, and the DEA arrested General Noriega.

 President Trump's aides may be using the kidnapping of General Noriega as a model for their own actions. However, the above case is special event.

 General Noriega had received funding from the CIA since the 1950s and provided information to the CIA through the Panamanian intelligence service. After seizing power in the military, he acted as something of a double agent, cooperating with Libya (Colonel Gaddafi) and Cuba (Castro). His actions, which could be seen as a betrayal of the CIA, led to an invasion by former CIA Director President Bush (Sr.).

 General Noriega never held political office. However, because he controlled the military and was a de facto dictator, there was a political need to remove him from Panama. The United States would find it unacceptable to allow a military dictator who secretly allied with Libya and Cuba to control the Panama Canal. 

 It is the same as: Japan would also find it unacceptable for China to control the Taiwan Strait or the Strait of Malacca.

 General Noriega's trials were held in the United States, France (in absentia), and Panama. He was found guilty in all cases and served his sentence.

 General Noriega's trial was also a case in which the legal legitimacy was highly questionable, but it was a case of strong geopolitical necessity.

５．Former President Mišelovic

 Even if the actions of political leaders could be considered political crimes (political responsibility), it was difficult to charge them with "criminal guilt." Converting political responsibility into criminal responsibility was difficult from the perspective of substantive law, due process, and proof. 

 In 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was established in The Hague, Netherlands, by a UN Security Council resolution. Because the Yugoslav Civil War began in 1991, there were issues of ex post facto law, just like the Tokyo and Nuremberg Trials. At the time, there was no permanent International Criminal Court.

 In addition to the issues of ex post facto law, the Tokyo and Nuremberg Trials charged abstract "crimes," violating modern criminal law principles such as the principles of specificity, legality, responsibility, and proportionality.

 In the case of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, on the other hand, the crime of genocide was established during the civil war. The Srebrenica massacre, in which Serb forces killed approximately 8,000 people, occurred in 1995.

 The trial of former President Milosevic began in 2001. The death penalty is not a statutory punishment. This was the first case in which a former head of state was tried for criminal responsibility by an international court, but former President Milosevic died during the trial.

 The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was established pursuant to a UN resolution, but there is no denying that it contains a contradiction. Leaders of major powers are not held responsible for war crimes, while leaders of "small" countries are.

 Simply put, the above situation violates the "principles of proportionality" and "principles of equality," general principles of modern criminal jurisprudence. It raises the question, "Why is this person being treated as a criminal while that other person is not？"

 As things stand, this issue will always haunt us.

６．Former President Saddam Hussein

 Those who deny that the Iraq War (2003) was an act of aggression are now thought to be in the minority. While former President Bush (son) praised himself in a book he wrote after leaving office, former Secretary of State Powell did at least admit his mistakes in his autobiography (the Japanese translation of the book I read while he was alive).

 However, Mr. Powell does not offer any apologies to the Iraqi people in his book. Instead, he wrote something along the lines of: I was led to believe incorrect information due to an intelligence error. Either way, if we had left Hussein alone, he would have ended up doing something bad, so in the end, it was correct for the United States to invade Iraq, capture him, and eliminate him.

 President Obama also used the term "Iraq invasion" in his speeches from the beginning of his term.

 The International Criminal Court was established in 2002, the year before the Iraq War. The Court's penalties are, in principle, prison sentences of up to 30 years. Life imprisonment is possible when "the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the offender warrant it."

 Given Mr. Hussein's age at the time, a 30-year sentence would have been sufficient. However, it would be difficult for the International Criminal Court to criminally punish a head of state who was detained in a war of aggression based on a unilateral US accusation. Rather, it was the US president, vice president, and secretary of defense who invaded Iraq and killed so many civilians that the International Criminal Court should have criminally punished.

 In the Hussein trial, President Hussein, who was detained by US forces that invaded Iraq, was tried in an Iraqi court and sentenced to death for the "crime of genocide" against the Iraqi people. Perhaps the US needed to sentence Hussein to death rather than 30 years in prison in order to justify its war of aggression.

 I remember somewhere that a US soldier who accompanied Hussein during his trial wrote, "He had a sense of humor and chatted with me amiably. He should have been sentenced to life in prison (instead of death)."

 But that's not the issue.

 This trial also requires an acrobatic and outlandish "theory" to justify it from a legal perspective.

７．Decapitation Operation

 As mentioned above, criminally prosecuting and convicting politicians, especially top leaders, poses both theoretical and practical challenges.

 In Japanese criminal law, theories such as the theory of conspiracy and joint principal offense and the theory of indirect principal offender are used when trying corporate crime and Yakuza bosses (For a recent example, see the cases of Taishū-kai (2025) and Kudo-kai (In 2021, Mr.Satoru Nomura was sentenced to death by the district court. In 2024, the original sentence was overturned on appeal and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence is currently being heard by the Supreme Court.)).

 However, these theories are difficult to prove.

 As a result, some countries' dictators are eager to use the "decapitation operation." During the Ukraine War, Russian forces advanced directly toward the Ukrainian presidential palace immediately after launching their invasion. People around the world were astonished by the shoddy "operation" of Russian tanks traveling in a line (a traffic jam) on a single, narrow road running through Ukraine's vast, dense forests, complete with a long line of tank wrecks.

 Apparently, the Russian "decapitation operation" was thwarted by the efforts of Ukrainian special forces.

 Now, the Chinese president is plotting the same thing, attempting to assassinate the president of Taiwan. Learning from the Russian military's failures, Xi Jinping has devised a meticulous strategy and is providing specific training to the Chinese military.

 In Japan, police also conducted "operations" targeting leaders of motorcycle gangs and "Hangure" gangs some time ago. Such groups tend not to develop individuals with strong leadership and unifying power, and they often collapse quickly when they lose their charismatic leader.

 However, Taiwan and Ukraine are democracies and members of the liberal world. Even if their current leaders were to suddenly die from illness or an accident, it is unlikely that the will to resist among the people of Taiwan or Ukraine would weaken. Moreover, if their leaders were killed by an agent of an invading nation, it would likely become a "Remember ____！" situation, which would have the opposite effect.

 Lack of such basic insight is one of the characteristics of a dictator.

８．President Putin

 President Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court as a "war criminal."

 For the Ukrainian people, it would be unsatisfactory if not only the Russian president and foreign minister, but all military and government officials were punished.

 However, last year, he boldly visited China and watched a military parade alongside the Chinese president. They called it a "victory against totalitarianism," not a "victory for totalitarianism."

 If President Putin visits a country that is not obligated to arrest and extradite criminals to the International Criminal Court, Ukrainian, American, or British special forces could detain and arrest him and potentially prosecute him. 

 However, he likely learned a lot from General Castro, who evaded the US military's "decapitation operations" hundreds of times, so he is unlikely to make such a mistake.

９．President Nicolás Maduro

 President Maduro's arrest is a blatant decapitation operation, with absolutely no legal justification.

 The world knows that President Trump's invasion of Venezuela is aimed at acquiring resources such as crude oil and rare earths. People all over the world know that "drugs" is nothing more than an excuse.

 Former President Saddam Hussein granted China oil drilling rights, but was unwilling to grant them to the United States or the United Kingdom. Japan was granted oil drilling rights along the border with Iraq by Iran, but received complaints from the United States, which has no diplomatic relations with Iran.

 Venezuela is also said to export 85% of its crude oil to China.

 President Trump is unlikely to be interested in legal legitimacy. He would likely be satisfied if he could resolve the issue politically in one fell swoop.

 President Maduro will be tried by a US court.

 The United States is a rare country in the world where courts (on behalf of politicians) realize and promote political justice.

 In most countries, it's the other way around. In most countries, courts play a role in giving the green light to the misdeeds of political and administrative power. In most countries, the courts, masquerading as "neutral third parties" under the separation of powers, ratify the actions of political power and strengthen political and administrative enforcement.

 However, the American judicial culture is unique, respecting "access to justice" and "due process."

 On the other hand, the United States is also a country where democratic control extends to a strong degree to the courts, a non-democratic branch of government (jury system, elections). In this respect, American judicial procedures differ from those of other developed countries.

 The prosecution argues, "Because there was fraud in the Venezuelan presidential election, the United States does not recognize Maduro as president. Because he is not president, he is not entitled to immunity. Therefore, even if US special forces suddenly raided his home in Venezuela and arrested him, it would still be a legitimate criminal procedure." 

 This is an absurd claim and is not something a lawyer should say. It is the sorrow of a civil servant.

 If the judge in charge of the trial were of normal intelligence, President Maduro would be found innocent. If the judge pandered to those in power and convicted President Maduro by twisting around absurd arguments, it would be like a religious trial for some kind of unusual new cult.

 Conversely, Venezuela could try President Trump and the members who attacked President Maduro's home for arrest, imprisonment, property damage, abduction, and carrying weapons under Venezuela's criminal code. Because it was a criminal act committed within the jurisdiction of Venezuela, this would be legal. In that case, a guilty verdict would be certain (Photos and videos of the attackers have been released).

 With this incident, President Trump has tarnished Maria Machado's Nobel Peace Prize. While she praised the incident, President Trump has shown a willingness to abandon Machado and negotiate with the interim president. Even if President Trump were to launch a "second invasion," kidnap Interim President Rodriguez, and install Machado as president, would the Venezuelan people be proud of her and their democracy？

 It is difficult to establish democracy that is imposed by the military force of another country. Iraq is a prime example of this.

 In the future, Venezuela is expected to become like a US colony or autonomous territory.

Percentage of people who dislike China in each country

世界 ＝ in the world

各国 ＝ each country

都　 ＝ every

厭悪 ＝ hate

中国 ＝ China

僅　 ＝ slightly

両国 ＝ two nations

七成以下 ＝ Less than 70%

【Here's the percentage of people who dislike China in each country】 [662593167]

1: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:19:42.79 ID:6RFCm48t0●.net 2BP(2000)

https://img.5ch.net/ico/taxi.gif

https://x.com/OttoHuang120/status/2008751431344599542

https://i.imgur.com/GDysQnK.jpeg

2: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:21:29.21 ID:PwTVoVEd0.net

China came in first.

3: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:22:51.58 ID:Aa9IxpPP0.net

Checked all G7

5 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:24:09.27 ID:wBi6MydI0.net

>>1

What did they do to Sweden? lol

6 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:25:14.71 ID:3WjMgmBo0.net[1/3]

>>5

They're not just doing this in Sweden, they're doing it everywhere.

7 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:25:28.34 ID:rvVxI81F0.net

They're getting hate all over the world (´･ω･`)

14 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:28:57.27 ID:hJiCNCAO0.net

Did they poop on the street in Sweden?

18 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:31:37.11 ID:DiTH/1cy0.net

They poop on the street with a nonchalant look on their face.

Worse than a stray dog.

20 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:32:06.66 ID:3WjMgmBo0.net[3/3]

>>12

Even Japanese and Koreans, who are culturally close to him, hate Chinese people.

Chinese behavior is hated all over the world.

22 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:32:19.32 ID:vVKA/7B60.net

They're a bunch of people who scream and yell everywhere, so no country would accept them.

The only place they wouldn't get complaints would be a deserted island, right?

28 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:35:20.25 ID:yz9fIEpi0.net

>>5

Isn't this a human rights issue for the Uyghurs and Tibetans?

30 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:36:32.71 ID:4PSU0XDf0.net

There's nothing to like about them.

They'll be persecuted when they run out of money.

They've gone too far.

31: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:38:23.06 ID:s9ViAYPk0.net

>>26

https://www.sankei.com/article/20241202-SUZOW2Y5V5NLTO3TRYOX7GWKVE/

32: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:38:58.16 ID:UJAKdo/w0.net

On the other hand, are there any elements that make them likable?

34: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:41:46.10 ID:ZcOIYQF40.net

All of the G7

37: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:42:30.71 ID:o4uYLymZ0.net

Even small island nations in the Pacific are anti-China.

38: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:42:51.99 ID:8L+aEMxx0.net

They're hated on all sides.

40: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:43:17.44 ID:trh4tVUU0.net

It's interesting how, thanks to China's bad reputation, people overseas soften their attitudes when they find out I'm Japanese. 😂

42 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:43:55.31 ID:FeRAE0w80.net

That's lower than I thought.

44 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:45:36.38 ID:Mdj2YqCy0.net

It's understandable that there are so many anti-Japanese people in China, given their anti-Japanese education and anti-Japanese activities that are filled with lies.

But Japan doesn't have that kind of anti-China education, yet people hate China so much. It's amazing.

45 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:46:44.60 ID:a0Fw/hSu0.net

Even in Canada, which has a large Chinese immigrant population, and Germany, which is generally neutral about likes and dislikes of other countries, the figure exceeds 70%.

48: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:50:26.10 ID:UifXLtI00.net [2/2]

>>5

I asked AI

1. The detention of Gui Minhai

The incident in which Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookstore owner with Swedish citizenship, was detained by Chinese authorities.

2. The Stockholm hotel incident (2018)

3. Infrastructure and security concerns

Allegations of Chinese spies cutting undersea cables (late 2024).

Exclusion from 5G:

Exclusion of Chinese products, such as Huawei, from the 5G network.

4. Differences in values ​​and "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy"

The Chinese Embassy in Sweden's hardline diplomatic stance, known as "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy," and its intimidating criticism of local media and journalists.

It seems like they're doing a lot of things wrong.

50: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:52:44.37 ID:wij4FVLu0.net

But despite that, cheap Chinese products are circulating. It's a dilemma caused by poverty lol.

51: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:55:12.63 ID:3+MWuAX00.net

If there's no economic benefit to dealing with them, they're just the epitome of irritability.

About 20-30% of each country's population is either making money from doing business with China, accepting bribes, or just crazy.

52: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:57:27.71 ID:xtuhIDuf0.net[1/2]

Not only are they stingy, but they also harass people like small-timers, so they're not respected.

55 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:06:44.88 ID:i6v8++/R0.net

>>5

Is it because they took your Volvo?

57 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:12:47.91 ID:uLFgT+Jh0.net

Hong Kong was like this before they lost freedom of speech.

[Hong Kong Public Opinion Poll]

Popularity of Japanese people is on the rise.

Mainland China ranks last by a wide margin.

https://www.macaushimbun.com/archives/20977

58 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:14:04.34 ID:SS7vsi7o0.net

>>41

First, think about why you're disliked.

This survey result is a statistic on whether or not people disliked China, including international issues.

59 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:17:03.03 ID:d2x3HNGa0.net

That's amazing lol.

All developed countries are China's enemies.

60 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:19:42.70 ID:aC4yDTsw0.net

>>1

The reason 86% of Japanese people dislike Chinese people is because they dislike criminals, and there are a lot of Chinese criminals.

64 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:34:01.13 ID:uokuHv3m0.net

I'm surprised there are people who don't dislike them.

65: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:35:54.27 ID:IoOB+BDc0.net

From a fallen, false economic powerhouse to a hated superpower.

Don't worry, China.

Either way, it's still a superpower.

66: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:38:59.76 ID:tt3/e0cY0.net

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/12/05/attitudes-toward-china-2019/

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/PG_2019.12.05_Balance-of-Power_2-01.png

68: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:45:45.38 ID:Krl0XrNr0.net

>>63

Chinese people don't care what others think of them as long as they make money.

70 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:53:37.41 ID:L5zDaZDQ0.net

>>1

Aim for 100%.

72 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:04:45.89 ID:AxxX/PwC0.net

What have they done to be so universally hated...?

74 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:16:23.36 ID:vbXSyTTJ0.net[1/2]

>>1

Chinese people hate the Chinese Communist Party the most.

It's a regime that runs over its own people with tanks.

75 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:18:49.87 ID:vbXSyTTJ0.net[2/2]

>>66

Even with all this anti-Japanese sentiment, are there still 15% of people who are stupid?

77 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:24:06.05 ID:VA2huoQf0.net[2/2]

>>75

The influence of the media. Especially TV.

78 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:24:43.06 ID:I/gKj9Hi0.net

I hate Koreans even more. Their deformed faces are so disgusting.

I've never seen a Chinese person with a deformed face.

79 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:27:43.56 ID:oc/vgEek0.net

>>26

That's probably why Takaichi's approval rating is so high.

80 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:44:00.95 ID:xyARoJ/q0.net[2/2]

>>26

It's true, they might have falsified the data. I think it's actually higher.

81 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:53:05.45 ID:jai07WWb0.net

Sweden: "Don't poop anywhere."

83 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:57:09.10 ID:OKFf7X8o0.net

>>66

In just five years, Australia's dislike rate has risen from 57% to 81%. That's amazing. Anti-China sentiment seems even stronger there than in Japan.

84 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:57:14.51 ID:RHxohYwx0.net

>>1

I'm proud.

Please realize that Japanese people hate them more than anyone else in the world.

85 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:04:30.49 ID:UVRW47qR0.net

I wonder why they're so hated in Sweden?

87 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:24:43.12 ID:Ww8DbDQd0.net

>>2

Chinese people have the highest hatred of the Chinese government in the world.

89 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:32:33.65 ID:gMwJp6Xa0.net[2/2]

They're deeply hated by Western countries.

Well, that's to be expected, since they don't follow the rules.

96 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:49:08.82 ID:z96j3zDH0.net

I hate them. They build towns like cockroach nests all over the world, breeding and reproducing, they are truly cockroach humans.

97 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 23:06:03.01 ID:cNkXIcyM0.net

>>88

I had some impressions of Japan.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/11/12/countries-views-of-japan-abe-japanese-views-of-china/

99 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 23:11:13.37 ID:gSIBPKf20.net

>>1

Please also conduct a survey of Southeast Asian and African countries that are economically enslaved by China.

It really shows how much people hate that shitty China.

100: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 23:15:30.35 ID:M2hgD+gm0.net

There's no way it's that low.

103: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 00:24:11.82 ID:/lCM1QDg0.net

There are just too few decent Chinese people.

104: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 00:27:48.96 ID:QJwIo2P+0.net

It's lower in places with a large Chinese immigrant population.

108: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:02:54.00 ID:wljgCvSS0.net

That's low... It's probably over 90%.

110: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:22:51.79 ID:ZLloBJIE0.net

They're hated to the point that they're not even recognized as a country.

70% or more isn't really the standard.

111: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:34:40.98 ID:m/VipJdq0.net

China only sees Southeast Asia as slaves.

113: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 02:15:30.96 ID:ny2PG5FP0.net

Denmark, the hot topic in Greenland, also really hates China.

What kind of bad things has China done to Sweden and even faraway Scandinavia?

116 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 02:25:00.31 ID:bRmSc0Xg0.net

>>2

Because they'll get run over by their own military's tanks.

118 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 03:18:49.91 ID:oMN2u2Rs0.net

I hate the Chinese government, but I love Chinese food.

The words left behind by ancient Chinese people also touch my heart.

Chinese people are largely divided into those who love them and those who hate them.

120 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:22:08.94 ID:Vaqa4amO0.net

China is such a scumbag, taking over 75% from two neighboring countries.

I guess this happens because they're unaware of the trouble they're causing to those around them.

121 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:27:12.04 ID:dM+QJaEP0.net

I hate China🇨🇳...❌

I hate the Chinese Communist Party🇨🇳 system (the way the Chinese🇨🇳 upper echelons operate)...⭕

123 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:44:34.28 ID:MqYdAkkC0.net

Even a big, stylish bookstore in Boston was unpopular because of the Chinese customer's bad manners.

124 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:12:58.63 ID:jSB8YcL80.net

Check China too.

Since only 10% of the Chinese population are Communist Party members, the disapproval rate for the Chinese Communist Party is 90%.

128 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:27:58.88 ID:A3q7ljkC0.net

>>75

Chinese anime characters are popular. Like Ramenman.

130 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:41:14.64 ID:CbSZSFav0.net

Pests that poop everywhere.

Even dogs and cats know how to use the toilet properly.

They're not even as cute as dogs and cats, lol.

There's nothing we like about them lol.

131 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:56:02.43 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[1/3]

Due to China's support for Hamas and Iran, Israel has also become increasingly anti-China in recent years.

132 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:09:06.05 ID:k820mbyB0.net

It's crazy that we're hated equally by countries that aren't even neighbors.

133 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:11:50.19 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[2/3]

"Anger toward China" explodes in Sweden!

Even though it was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations...

The final blow was the prison sentence of a writer who criticized the Chinese Communist Party.

All Confucius Institutes have been closed.

The Aerospace Exploration Agency has terminated its contract with China.

https://www.iza.ne.jp/article/20201012-SQ4O33A7BBKR5NYEEOWVO2OYP4/

Sweden is, as expected, a civilized country that puts human rights first. Sweden has accused the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm and Chinese authorities of intimidating Swedish politicians, journalists, public figures, and human rights activists. The Swedish people have finally run out of patience with the Chinese Communist Party's wolf warrior diplomacy.

134 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:15:25.71 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[3/3]

>>121

The Chinese Communist Party has over 100 million members.

Including family members and supporters, the number is at least 400-500 million.

In reality, it's safe to assume that almost all Chinese people are connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

http://hayabusa3.2ch.sc/test/read.cgi/news/1767781182/