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Decline of Homicide in Japan (Qualitative Data)

What factors play into the decline? How can time tell a story of violence?  I look to questions like these to explore the motive and drive of homicides more deeply. A specific point in time that I would like to point out in Japan’s history, is the postwar period. According to my previously post with the graph, we can see a huge valley in the count of homicides. Explained by the lack of men due to drafting processes for the war, I wonder what happens after the period as the rate temporarily shoots back up. How did Japan manage to gradually make their nation safer?  According to the article “Homicide in Contemporary Japan” by Andrew Finch, there are multiple times of homicides that occur in Japan that it is better to look at them from a closer perspective. There were actually 19 different possible categories of homicide, most prominent was probably Hatred for someone, Sexual Jealousy, and financial reasons. While men were a huge of chunk of both the killer and victim sections, women were also a part of the data. Most of them were usually there for infanticide and relationship problems. A theory proposed by Andrew is that “criminal behavior for people in their twenties have declined which led to the decline in the rate”. The economic success of Japan can also be a factor in the decline as well as an increase in the police force which increase the risk of getting caught committing a crime.  I believe this source is reliable because it takes statistical data from the police in Japan. It reveals that there are many factor that contribute to the decline of homicide in Japan and that there’s isn’t a specific set motive for it. I find this data interesting because I haven’t really considered before the wide scope of homicidal categories that could’ve occurred. 

Sources: 

http://0-eds.b.ebscohost.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=cf0e8488-31e5-446c-bee2-1e4636b83bdb%40sessionmgr4008

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