Public anger is increasing in Japan after a 21 -year -old man accused of kidnapping and sexually attacked his girl’s teenage daughter was seen smiling and flashing a “V” sign by a police car while heading towards the accusation.
According to local relationships, the suspicion, Ryoki Kubo, a construction worker, was transferred to ministries on 1 October on charges of indecent kidnapping and aggression.
The crime took place in August 2025. Kubo would break into his girlfriend’s house, threatened his teenage daughter, bonded her with the ribbon and forced her to a vehicle in which she committed obscene acts. The girl later testified: “I woke up to see a strange man in the living room. He linked my hands and feet, saying that he could kill me if I hadn’t obeyed.”
His brother was also attacked during his approval but managed to warn his mother, who contacted the police.
Despite the severity of the accusations, Kubo denied the intention of sexual aggression, supporting: “I took it, but it was not for indecent purposes. I just wanted to harass my girlfriend. The constraint was not forced and I did not threaten it.”
On the day of his transfer, however, Kubo shocked the audience by smiling at the cameras, waving the journalists and making a gesture of the signs of peace. Many in Japan have criticized his behavior as “deriding the victim” and show “zero remorse”.
Experts note that this is not the first time that the Societies of Eastern Asia have witnessed criminals who smile or behave with nonchalance in front of the cameras. In Korea, infamous cases include:
- Kim Lea (26), who killed his ex -girlfriend in front of the victim’s mother in Hwaseong last year, according to what reported even while women screamed.
- Park Dae Sung, who killed a high school student in Suncheon, was seen joking with investigators and smiling during his transfer.
Psychologists attribute such a disturbing behavior to the traits of the antisocial personality (psychopathy), often linked to social isolation, economic difficulties and repressed anger.
The latter case has again rekindled the debate in Japan on how the exposure of the media can encourage criminals that seek notoriety rather than show remorse.
Sources: Donga Ilbo
