Comments by "xxnike0629xx" (@xxnike0629xx) on "How Dangerous Is Japan? | ASIAN BOSS" video.

  1. I occasionally see these knife attack incidents in Japan from the news. I hear that Japan is one of the safest countries in the world, but there are instances every now and then when there's 1 really major incident in any country around the world; regardless of what statistics say. It's a shame that kids were targeted. Japan has a dwindling population with less and less couples. Even those that are married, fewer have even 1 kid. As mentioned here, this guy was a ひきこもり (hikikomori) which is a socially withdrawn, reclusive adult. It's (from what I understand) a result of a variety of mental disorders revolving around the DSM-5's autism spectrum disorder. This includes Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), etc. A lot of these individuals start by not wanting to go to school for a variety of reasons like bullying. They stay home for a day, and soon it turns to weeks, months, years, etc. In adults, they stop going to work/college, live with their parents, lock themselves in for weeks to months, and sometimes years. I mean granted, everyone enjoys relaxing at home and spending time to do things like playing video games, checking up on YT videos, etc But it's not mentally healthy to do this thing for as long as these individuals do it. There is a sense of safety and calmness staying home and doing these things, but getting so into it that you lose track of time is not healthy. I'd say about a max of like a week of staying home and relaxing is fine. But when that relaxing and literally doing nothingturns into weeks, months, and years... That's when there's a problem. It might not be an autism spectrum disorder. It could be something else as well. At the end of the day, it's important to not criticize these people and look down on them in a negative way. I would have to guess that in this instance, this man that decided to stab these kids and then kill himself was being criticized constantly for being a hikikomori from his parents and maybe his co-workers, neighbors, online friends, etc. Sure maybe some where trying to encourage him to to go outside each day or every other day to even talk a quick walk or anything. But I would venture a guess that he was being regularly pushed to do things when he clearly did not feel like doing it. I would say that he basically had a mental break after being so reclusive for as long as he had been and on top of that, if he was regularly encouraged to go outside, to do something, etc.... Yea.... It's no surprise that he's break . My point is that I think many countries around the world often overlook the importance of mental health. You can't judge people or look down on them for not conforming to what you personally feel is a socially and mentally healthy individual. Everyone has differences in opinion, preferences, life style, etc. It's more important to be accepting and not push people to conform to your ideals. However, if it becomes a situation where that individual might harm himself and especially others, that's when you need to gently suggest things that would help that person break from that harmful, negative mental cycle. What you might find weird or socially awkward, might seem normal (within a degree) to others. Be friendly to people. Be accepting and open to people. But make sure your safety is prioritized. Oh and another thing to realize is apparently how Japan is a very high-stress nation compared to many others when it comes to things like schools and work/office life. Sometimes that kind of high-stress environment triggers people into doing and behaving in a certain way that ultimately could (for example) end up living a hikikomori lifestyle. There's a lot of factors that we need to consider; many of which we don't exactly know. What was his life like, who did he have communication with, how long was he a hikikomori, did something happen at school/work, did he have a bad breakup with a girlfriend/wife, did something embarrass him, did someone say something to him, etc.
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