The law was passed in 1889 and is still on the books.
I love seeing people say “downtown Tokyo.” Like, which town? Tokyo is about 10 full cities and a few hundred towns crammed side by side lol
Like, which town?
The duel took place in the Kabukicho district of Shibuya Ward, according to the article.
God damn Shibuya and their anime with tasty treats.
Actually, they mean Shitamachi 下町, literally “Down Town” /s
Yamanote and Shitamachi - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanote_and_Shitamachi
Hopefully nobody lands on the same space as another player in Mario Party.
In case anyone is wondering… “As for why Asari is the only one who’s facing charges, Masuda died on October 12, due to multiple organ failures stemming from the injuries he sustained in the fight.”
So it’s because they won
Yu-Gi-Oh fans everywhere are crying
More like “Yugi, no!”, amirite?
Explains why Duel Masters was renamed to Kaijudo
Wait, how can you arrest only one person for dueling…? Wouldn’t you need two? Is this some sort of Fight Club situation…?
The other one died.
Oh. Why not simply call it murder, then? Is duelling an aggravating circumstance?
duel ≠ murder
“Fighting containing acts of violence likely cause physical harm or be life-threatening, carried out through mutual agreement of both parties at the time”
So they officially recognized it as a duel where the other person agreed, but it’s still illegal…interesting tbh
its like two people boxing, legally sanctioned violence. Most places end those rights at loss of life
The funny thing is, if you get a proper boxing license and someone dies, it’s the fault of the boxing commission and not the other boxer.
Cheap excuse. Arrest him anyway.
How about they get into a thick walled metal box and then someone throws a knife in the box?
Fun fact: Duelling and stuff like that was outlawed in germany around 1500. Ewiger Landfriede
My favorite related fact is that dueling scars became fashionable in late nineteenth century Germany, so students would get into illegal duels to get maimed in ways they thought made them look good.
This is also the origin of the mandatory eye or cheek scar on the “evil German” character in movies.
To add to this, it wasn’t just about looking good but the fact that, in later centuries, dueling scars most often came from academic fencing. So a dueling scar meant you went to university, and therefore a higher rung of society.
that’s crazy to think about … wtf
There’s not enough room in this two-horse town for the both of us.
I really feel like to be a duel you have to meet at an agreed upon time later. That’s the key right? Weapons don’t matter, cause doesn’t matter, it’s the fact that you agree to meet at a time and then you both show up and then fight. That’s the difference between a dual and a fight in my book. Just saying hey let’s fight doesn’t count. That’s just a brawl. For this Japanese Court to say otherwise is just plain dishonorable.
