Well, I used some of my free time this weekend to replay TCI a little (and this time, I managed to get the Yuki-Happy Ending that had been avoiding me for so long…) and while playing, I came to think of one thing… How is the concept of privaticy regarded in Japan?
I was thinking about when Makoto-san threathened the old geezers who tried to rape Ayumi with using the video from the camera against them as proof of their crime… now, I know that the camera was Ume-sans (and God knows how Makoto knew about it, or perhaps she was just bluffing), but in any case, even if they had used the video as proof, couldn’t the geezers have accused them for “invasion of privaticy” or something like that? Here in Sweden, usage of things like cameras and such is under strict restrictions and often requires special permission, and more than once, criminals and people like that have been able to accuse people in the court - and win - because that an unauthorized camera like that was used against them. Of course, that doesn’t mean that they can escape their crimes, but in this way, they are able to get “revenge”… So how pivaticy regarded in Japan?