Summary of Things Okay in Japan but Illegal Around the World

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This video discusses things that are legal in Japan but illegal in other countries. Some of the examples include hunting whales and dolphins, eating seal and sea lion, and smoking cigarettes. Japan is slowly catching up to other countries in terms of prohibiting smoking indoors, but there are still places where it is legal to do so.

• 00:00:00 In Japan, laws regarding age of consent, marrying cousins, and defamation are all legal, but illegal elsewhere in the world. Some of these laws have been in place for centuries, and are common enough in Japan that there is a word for it.
• 00:05:00 In this video, the host discusses things that are legal in Japan but illegal elsewhere. Some of the examples include hunting whales and dolphins, eating seal and sea lion, and smoking cigarettes. Japan is slowly catching up to other countries in terms of prohibiting smoking indoors, but there are still places where it is legal to do so.