Putting bribe money in a box of chocolates is like comic book villain level crime.

@gordonfreeman9965

10 ай бұрын

In Brazil they put it on their underwear. It´s honestly funny to see a japanese corruption scandal living in place like this lmao

@gp-1542

10 ай бұрын

Like it sounds way too stupid to be true and yet it is

@LadyHeathen82

10 ай бұрын

Or Shawshank

@aznthy

9 ай бұрын

that is much dumb it was that they didn't care how stupid or blatant it was because they were truly that corrupt

@Elenrai

9 ай бұрын

says you, you dont belive those lies, you partake in r4pe and corruption, mister "engineer" @@aznthy

What is really tragic is that the majority of people in Japan and South Korea work so hard, putting in crazy hours, giving up social life and trying to help themselves and their kids get through a competitive education system, only to have these already wealthy people getting ahead through malfeasance. the idea that hard work alone will lead to prosperity is here by debunked once and for all.

@alt_zaq1_esc

10 ай бұрын

In the 1980's, when this scandal took place, things weren't that bad for Japanese workers. Overtimes were crazy but fully paid which literally doubled your income, bonuses were generous, all banks were offering 6% AER to everybody and income tax was far far lower. A substantial portion of the populace built good wealth through this decade. What you are mentioning applies to Japan after 1993 when the hardworking culture gradually turned to an unrewarding treadmill, which is years later than time of Recruit affairs.

@aznthy

9 ай бұрын

it's always been that way, for the lowly fools who believes that lie is a reason why they are low on the pole.

@user-xh5vz4ty8g

9 ай бұрын

日本の大学進学率は48%で、国民の大多数は勉強せずに高校か中学だけで社会に出るのに、「狂った競争」ですか、、、

@Elenrai

9 ай бұрын

But what happens when you realize I am the one holding the pole that is going up your ass? Dw, your still on top, it is just that I am holding the pole upright in the first place, but those spikes, man i walked on em my entire life, you however? You will be begging to be killed by someone like me, you aint the first that would be doing so, irony being that subhumans like you always kick down until the knee gives out and you need care.....that care staff.....is us....and we look forward to forcing you to eat your own expulsions while your heart is about to rip itself in half from a cancer ;) @@aznthy

@Elenrai

9 ай бұрын

How tall are you btw? Just wondering so I can ensure your glorious ubermensch pole is long enough, seeing as you enjoy exploiting little girls "down the pole" as they are "lowly fools" :) @@aznthy

I don't blame the Japanese middle class and working class to be outraged by this crime. It's as bad as the Enron and City Bank fiasco.

@alastor8091

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese can get outraged? I thought they were all "shoganai", rough translation, "Thats just how it is". C'est la vie seems like their motto.

@arthas640

Жыл бұрын

​@@alastor8091 people put too much faith in stereotypes. Japanese people can get just as pissed as anyone, they just have a reputation for being stoic workhorses who follow whatever their boss commands. their work culture actually isnt that different then other east asian cultures and if anything are more willing to speak up then fellow east asian countries like in China.

@sirfer6969

Жыл бұрын

@@hoangle2483 Yeah. then they go kamikaze...Japan is a bipolar nation

@Bob-jn8gt

Жыл бұрын

Citi

@user-mj9tr3ym5t

Жыл бұрын

Japanese hold the world's largest crime rate of klling 400-500k people during ww2 and u call them peaceful? Yeah right.

"Japanese law back then forbade companies from directly recruiting students..." Times HAVE changed.

@m_sedziwoj

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it wasn't bad law, looking at current situation.

@Jin88866

Жыл бұрын

That was the case in most developed countries at the time, especially Europe. Things have changed after the collapse of the USSR when communism was no longer a threat.

@James-un8io

Жыл бұрын

@@m_sedziwoj what's wrong with it?

@RiversJ

Жыл бұрын

You essentially get the leading student's from a research project poached by the wealthiest companies in the field, month or two passes and what would've been public domain knowledge is now suddenly patented for decades

@agenericaccount3935

Жыл бұрын

@@RiversJ Such is life. Gotta get paid.

"Cleaner than water for the 7nm process node" I love the retro pics of Japan. Plus how scandals unravel is always instructive!

@frankchan4272

Жыл бұрын

It is interesting how get this cross subject quote into this😄

@jeffbenton6183

Жыл бұрын

That quote has to be the most Asianometry thing that Asianometry has ever said.

@craig4android

Жыл бұрын

I love this reference.

@tt-ew7rx

9 ай бұрын

"... until his mistress spoke up" reflects badly on the water for the 7nm process node.

As an American, the most surprising part was that politicians were actually punished for being corrupt.

@Elenrai

9 ай бұрын

Yea that 2nd amendment and the US citizens are reallly living up to the spirit of the tax evaders that put their names on the fancy documents, totally without any purpose other than facilitating greed.....seriously be ashamed you cunts were supposed to be able to take the lead on this shit

@forroldo2334

7 ай бұрын

As a Venezuelan, the most surprising fact is that CORRUPTION EXISTS in Japan and they were punished for a child corruption level compared to Venezuela's $1trillion Plunder corruption

Goes to show that real estate bubbles don’t just happen. You can have all the regulations in the world but when the regulators themselves are compromised, the oversight system becomes useless. Greed is one hell of a motivator

@owenemerson5183

Жыл бұрын

That’s why more of our regulatory systems need checks and balances within the system itself not just a one way oversight

@forloop7713

Жыл бұрын

@@owenemerson5183 we need more transparency

Similarities between this scandal and “Tangentopoli” in Italy are staggering and they happened roughly in the same years

About the earlier Lockheed scandal, there is a satire game made of it called "I'm Sorry". The name is a pun as "sorry" sounds similar to the Japanese word for prime minister. In the game you play as PM Tanaka and collect stacks of cash.

i was teaching ESL in Tokyo in '89, and lived down in Kanagawa ken, near Mizonokuchi Station... always made it home on the last train from Shibuya... and often folks puked their guts out on the platform on Friday nights, and I remember a dude making a point of folding a newspaper w/ Nakasone on the front page... and saying "Otskure Samadeshta" as he put that page flat in a pile of it, and stepped on it....

13:12 "He was very competent and cleaner than the ultrapure water rated for the 7nm process node" Lmao, very nice. 😆

"...cleaner than ultra-pure water rated for the 7nm process node" 🤣🤣🤣

At 13m38s, you spelled Kiichi Miyazawa's (宮澤喜一) name as "Kimchi Miyazawa". Perhaps you wrote that just after lunch at a Korean restaurant?

@asandax6

Жыл бұрын

If you pay close attention to all the videos there's a lot of these funny mistakes.

Well, this man was pretty effective at recruit-ing politicians to serve his company's cause.

Would you do a video on the Unification Church? Abe Shinzo's assassination brought out a ton of messy tendrils, stretching across Korea, Japan, and the US. It might need 2, or even 3 videos to give a satisfactory report.

@PacificNatureTV

Жыл бұрын

yes! this!

@Nestoras_Zogopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@ar-cn5en its not about the assasination, its about the political ties of many LDP MPs with the unification church, seems as important as what was discussed in this video.

@shojimoko

Жыл бұрын

Yessss

@cjewe1z

Жыл бұрын

That's some 'The Manchurian Candidate' shit (on a much larger scale), and I'm seeing more and more of it in recent times.

@54032Zepol

Жыл бұрын

Dude I was just talking about this with my brother and sister!!

I like the conclusions like we're having a weekly meeting that's already 30 minutes over.

Look at all the hard work and lucky breaks that were necessary for this scandal to break wide open. It's so clear that there are tens or hundreds of these schemes running in every government right now, isn't it?

@richardarriaga6271

Жыл бұрын

Communists did something good! LOL

@stevendebettencourt7651

Жыл бұрын

@@richardarriaga6271 For being a “Western” nation, the Japanese Communist Party is actually surprisingly strong and robust. It helped that the JCP were able to paint itself as the only force in the country to try resisting Japan’s militaristic march before and during WW2. Also helpful was that, with brief exceptions, the party basically ignored the Soviet demands for violent revolution and has largely been a party pushing a peaceful, democratic transition to its ideals, a big plus in Japan. This meant that there was no link to the USSR when it fell, and thus no stain of loss, along with other smart political moves. While the JCP will likely never be in power in Japan, it’s importance cannot be understated. It has never been co-opted by conservatives, so it serves as a kind of political watchdog (as seen in this video). Also, more women are elected to political positions in Japan under the JCP than by any other party.

@EuropeanQoheleth

6 ай бұрын

No it isn't clear. People nned to stop thinking one scandal is evidence of some huge collection of wrongdoing worldwide.

@miroslavhoudek7085

6 ай бұрын

@@EuropeanQoheleth if you reach into a closed bag and you take out 3 red balls - you can safely conclude that there are more red balls.

Good to see coverage like this... I'm always saying that Japanese government, despite word of mouth around, can be as corrupt as the government of any other nation - but you rarely ever see explainers on specific cases. Suggestion - the corruption around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant disaster. That's one I'm always mentioning but never seen a video specifically dedicated to that potion of the event. Thanks for creating and sharing!

@JoshuaC923

Жыл бұрын

I would like a video on that nuclear scandal too

@richardarriaga6271

Жыл бұрын

This seems tame compared to Russian corruption. Even DeSantis corruption in having migrants dumped in Martha's Vineyard with immigration appointments across the country and official addresses scattered around the country sounds worse.

@greekieshion4501

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaC923 Check out Kyle Hill, he did a detailed essay video on the disaster and how it could've been avoided but didn't due to laziness.

@ceresbane

10 ай бұрын

I quote that often too. Them lying to the UN volunteers that it was safe to handle the nuclear waste was so bad. They clearly didn't care about the people cleaning up. They just wanted to be rid of the whole situation so they can later shove it all under the rug and downplay the sheer scale of their incompetence. Its all an act of selfish self preservation at the cost of whoever needed to used to bail them out. Thats kind of why I often downplay people's desire to move to Japan. You'll merely be used and thrown away as scapegoat for their self inflicted troubles. As a filipino. Lots of Showa era people still blame the immigrant workers as the cause of the crash of the bubble. So you'll get random salarymen talking mad shit about you about it. All issues in Japan start at the top consolidating power for the short term and blames someone else when the long term issues start coming into play. Japan has a real bad habit of trying to avoid blame at all costs while consistently being the guilty party.

8:41 "They correctly smelled real trouble and who wants that, right?" - Wow, it's so great! 🤣

Another banger, and a good related video could be around Kisha clubs? "There is criticism that press rooms set up for kisha clubs by government agencies, local public bodies and the police are paid for with taxes, but can only be used by the member companies, leading to corruption."

As a Malaysian the share gain of corruption money 21.3 million dollar are so small, yet share among so many people. not even enough for former first lady rosmah's pink diamand. What a clean country japan is.

@bunyu6237

Жыл бұрын

1MDB for the win

@makatogonzo

Жыл бұрын

Nah it's Jho Lo that make these corruption pale in comparison.

@midorimashintaro2092

Жыл бұрын

@@makatogonzo none of them compare to former dictator of Philippines

@richardarriaga6271

Жыл бұрын

@@midorimashintaro2092 How do they stack against Lebanon? Their banking system was set up as a Ponzi scheme and the money disappeared abroad during the 2019 crisis. A guy who tried to warn people.about the ammonium nitrate shipment before it exploded died under mysterious circumstances years before it exploded.

@wildannurm3739

Жыл бұрын

@@midorimashintaro2092 oh boy, wait until you see Indonesian former dictator Soeharto

Im not trying to sound morally superior or more intellectually sound then the next person but this isnt a surprise to me. South Korean is currently at gripes with similar situations of collusion. A simple dissection and case study will show you alot of how in the 50s the business that where subsidized have gone on to be engrained with no struggle. The richest families in S.K and Japan have very seldom change ownership or the wealth changing hands. Its not hard to put 2 and 2 together. Yes having a successful business is 1 thing, but its a bit naive to think they dont get by without a little “assistance” from time to time.

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me be in touch with asian history. Best wishes from europe

at least they own it and resign. most Politician still laughing during arrest,, bought entire jail room renovate to luxury room and bought lower Jailtime especially Politician from developing and underdeveloped nations

Yoshinaga, he is cleaner than ultrapure water rated for 7nm processor process node. This must be the best compliment i have ever heard.

Your video recalled the long gone memory of mine about PM Tanaka who rose to power through sheer hard work from the ground up, working in construction industry to become millionaire before going into politics.

Considering the quality of your content, you sure do upload often.

"Cleaner then ultra pure water for the 7nm production" 🤣🤣🤣

@godwinemerald2289

Жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂

@nexusyang4832

Жыл бұрын

Emotional damage!!! 🤪🤪🤪

@masterspark9880

Жыл бұрын

I dont get it

I remember this scandal for some reason....was surprised because I think of Japan as less prone to scandals (silly me) Definitely liked the name of that one business park - so steampunk: Kawasaki Techtopia

@izzatfauzimustafa6535

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese politicians and companies are good in maintaining the façade and illusion of corruption-free society. Plus, they are making sure locals and foreigners are distracted from the dirty money practices by spending millions in speedy modernization projects with utmost efficiency.

@irjiiu1041

Жыл бұрын

@@izzatfauzimustafa6535 yeah, the japanese politicians are really good at hiding their 'behavior'. And now most people always see Japan as a perfect country, when in reality it's just like any other countries

@That_One_Guy...

9 ай бұрын

They loved abusing the law system against people that slander their name, fortunately it seems like the law in Japan favor them because slander is equivalent to spitting in samurais face in warring era.

great video! seems like it's been really well researched😁 it was really helpful for some insight I needed on the topic!

Excellent video, Yuusuke Yoshinaga sounds like an interesting character. 10:50 minor correction, given the slide that says GDP and the script says GNP; GDP and GNP are not exactly identical, but it's usually only like 1% difference anyway. GNP includes the surplus or deficit from trading, exports, overseas remittances, and the like. And this is reflected in the N in GNP, which stands for national (instead of domestic). It seems like GDP is much more common these days anyway.

Interesting video, as always. Learning about something I knew nothing.

At least they faced consecuences, in my country they just keep on going in some form of political position to avoid prosecution till they die or are too old for jail, such is the case of Menem and the "Rio Tercero explosion" (could be a great video) or other scandals

Actually worked for recruit subsidiary, they make you watch like 90mimite video of the founding history, now I get why, not a mention of this.

Great info, thanks for the video!

I love telling people to watch Asianometry! Truly some of the best content on KZread!

@ShannonWare

Жыл бұрын

I directly quote things I have learned from Asianometry videos to my colleagues and it makes me sound really smart.

This channel is becoming more and more interesting everyday.....

As always, a great video!

I love your allegories !

This is a very good video, adding more context to this time period

Thank you for the great job.

Living around Kawasaki station, I was so surprised to see the place I am doing grocery shopping in your video ahah. Nice video as always !

"Ultra clean water rated for the 7 nm process." Had to watch a lot of videos to get that joke

8:29 "The senior editors of the Asahi Shimbun - which actually holds a reputation for being relatively critical of the government- killed the story."

excellent presentation

thanks. a thoroughly researched story.

Damn the Joke about a Yusuke Yoshinaga, Clean man that is purer than water that is used for 7mm chips Just killed me!) Bravo! Keep it up!)

Good vid. Needs some background ambient tunes though

Great as always

That is nice I enjoyed that. Learned new things.

"Stench of a dead woodchuck" lol very well described. Good video.

And around the time this was going on Fuji Bank was also cooking the books which led too the discovery that one of japan's "most successful" property development companies Leyton House was basically a shell company that didn't actually do anything

“he was cleaner than ultra pure water” haha

Great video! Would love to hear your take on the moonies

13:13 - you know you're on another level when you make self referential memes from your previous videos. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #ultracleanwater vs #ultraman

I'm getting old. I was living in Japan when this all went down.

@yogawan3805

Жыл бұрын

How old are u? Let me guess, atleast 60?

@PainterVierax

Жыл бұрын

@@yogawan3805 This occured in 89 so fivestar could just be a child at that time and just mid-30 now.

Once every ten years is obviously not good still compared to Scandinavia, but is miles ahead of the US and Korea. Only one scandal a year for those countries would be a good year.

@kitsuneneko2567

Жыл бұрын

Heck, here in the US right now we have about ten going on simultaneously right now. That we know about.

@alastor8091

Жыл бұрын

They have scandals going on constantly just like everywhere else. The difference between the Japanese and the US is that their society is very passive. People don't speak up. Women are groped on trains and don't speak out to keep the peace. I forgot the name they have for it, but they don't like to disturb the vibe of the people they're around. This is especially true in the work place. You take what you're given with a smile. If your boss makes you work overtime, you work overtime. You can even see this in their media. Anime, manga, soap operas, movies. Its been explained to me that the stifling life style is why isekai, being taken to another world, is so popular in their fiction.

@kitsuneneko2567

Жыл бұрын

@@alastor8091 shikataganai

@alastor8091

Жыл бұрын

@@kitsuneneko2567 and then they say "shouganai" right?

@JHZech

Жыл бұрын

@@alastor8091 It's a mixed bag, because if people do raise a fuss in Japan or Korea, those responsible will go to jail. In the US, people raise a fuss all the time, but those in power just openly shrug.

Interesting video. But can you talk about the company ACM Research and its wafer cleaning equipment in the semiconductor market? There is confusion if it's a Chinese company or a US one, a video on it would be interesting.

Gotta point out how essentially nothing ever changes after scandals

3% VAT (Consumption Tax) 😄 I know it's a long time ago but still Germany: 19% VAT ☹😥

@wesleynishi6081

Жыл бұрын

In Japan, it is now 10%

@seneca983

Жыл бұрын

Some European countries, e.g. Denmark, have a 25% VAT.

Great Video but there is naming mistake! Kiichi Miyazawa not kimchi Miyazawa

Is this the same Recruit job placement magazines that we were able to freely pick up at HK MRT stations during the 1990s? If I recall , it's called Recruit Asia.

You make investigative reporting look easy.

Love those hidden querky jokes!! I really laughed at the Dead Woodchuck under the porch comment 😂😂😂

Thank you

In the USA bribing politicians is a human right according to the Supreme court. Also make a video explaining the Unification Church scandal. I don't get it, why politicians get harassed for their private religious affiliations.

"He was very competent and cleaner than ultrapure water rated for 7 nm node" 😂

Would you ever do a video about the Plaza Accords?

I couldn't finish the whole thing in time, but does the video mention how Recruit owns Indeed?

Thank you.

13:13 "cleaner than ultrapure water rated for the 7 nm process node" caight me off guard lol

It would have been nice to comment on the scale of the property bubble and it's collapse

It just hit me that your "advertisement" of newsletter or patreon always comes as a "surprise" . Something about the way its done (length? tone? timing?) does not make it feel like normal sponsor or "like and subscribe" messages we get used to on often watched channels. Which after a while is expected and skipped over both on video slider and in the brain. Might be only me, but just wanted to make a point here since this kind of feedback is very hard to get. Idk if its effective numbers wise, but it definitely feels right. Cheers :).

@Swyre

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hate all of these pleas on KZread and even use Sponsor Block to avoid them but this doesn't bother me either for some reason. Maybe cause it's genuine and the quality is consistent.

@czarkusa2018

Жыл бұрын

Tune your senses, I heard three words and skipped two minutes ahead.

13:13 I appreciate you bringing this back to microchips:D

‘Like the stench of a dead woodchuck under the porch’ 😂😂😂

13:34 was that an intentional misspelling? 🤣

You should mention that LDP did lose the 1989 Upper House elections which is the first time it lost a general election since it was formed in 1955. LDP did bounce back and won the more critial 1990 Lower House election though once the voters got their anger out of their system in 1989.

"He was cleaner that than ultrapure water rated for the 7 nanometer process node." LOL!

When’s the one on the Lockheed scandal?

when they have zaibatsu-style conglomerates running most aspects of the country's economy... corruption is something to be expected, i guess. unless the politician is a populist in an opportune moment. and even then... money can and will find a way, i guess.

Similar thing happened in the US with the Singer college admissions bribery scandal and it was barely a scandal. Good on Japan for at least being outraged.

no talk about yoshio kodama????

Moral of the story: Don't mess with powerful people who don't have to obey the law like the mob.

Huh! I didn’t know they own Indeed and Glassdoor 🤯

amazing video. I'm a big fan of you＋👍🔔

He was as clean as pure Fuji San spring water

Holy shit they literally did the Lisa Goes to Washington deal

13:13 You nailed it 🤣

Jon, Please make a video compare the corruption in CHina, Japan, and Korean.

I loved this! Not that it was super scandalous, or that had all kinds of twists and turn... it was actually quite 'tun of the mill' as far as political scandals go. no, I found it really interesting because I have a picture in my head as Japan being a law abiding, squeaky clean, do as your told kind of society. And to me this would NEVER happen LOL I don't know why I feel this way about Japan, but its always fun to hear the dirty laundry of those that do their hardest to appear spotless.... I hope you can focus more on Japan... and not necessarily on the scandals... just anything Japan LOL I want to get to know the 'REAL' Japan for some reason No matter, I'm still gonna watch all your vids.. I love intellectual lectures...and you cover a lot of my interests :)

@FinePrintKR

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Japan isn't as great as the media make it out to be, it has its own sets of problems just under the facade

@czarkusa2018

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, it was only millions and millions of dollars.

Reminds me of what Billie the cat says: MAD 12x

thought you'd mention the yakuza...

loved the ultrapure water joke xD

Can you do more videos on Philippine politics?

13:35 Kimchi??

He's not mr. Clean, he's a very naughty boy!

"torrents of borrowed money" Well, if that isn't Japan being Japan, prior to their lost decade that is

We all wish every politician was as clean as ultra pure water, but since most politics is rooted in the cesspool that is a difficult condition to obtain.

based Mishima cameo at 16:06

Japan's just chillin'. They don't care about scandals.