Which profession in Japan seems to be in the news the most due to deviant or unlawful sexual behavior by its members?

Thursday 26th June, 01:00 PM JST

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VoXman at 09:38 PM JST - 26th June

Given that the source of many JT stories is Kyodo News which doesn't exactly have a stellar reputation for accuracy in news reporting, and does pander to the mob mentality, I think we should give JT a little slack since at least they are consistant. If you expect more, maybe you should be reading Yomimuri or Japan Times...

oh I'd vote for Teachers and Otaku shut-ins...Danny Choo is exempt though!
shanabelle at 10:05 PM JST - 26th June

I agree, not enough predatory Catholic priests here so the politicians must surely win hands down in this country.
KyouNoNippon at 11:28 PM JST - 26th June

無職　aka unemployed!

If there is an unemployed person in the area, look no further, he did it.

NEXT!
romulus3 at 12:02 AM JST - 27th June

I vote Yakuza henchman
tenguleavings at 01:14 AM JST - 27th June

It's cops and teachers, hands down.
motytrah at 05:42 AM JST - 27th June

You never read about rape by some Yakuza henchman in the news. Yet it's a common theme in Japaneses entertainment.
outofmydepth at 08:14 AM JST - 27th June

gee whiz - i would have to say politicians, teachers, police officers, heads of companies that steal money by mislabeling, doctors, healthcare workers, neets, freeters.....old ladies that get tired of their husbands, and visaversa, kids who get tired of life.......
papasmurfinjapan at 10:29 AM JST - 27th June

Yes teachers, doctors, police officers, bureaucrats, politicians...

But does that mean people in these professions are more likely to commit sexual assault or be sexually deviant? Of course not. They make the news because their jobs are supposed to the "respectable" ones. If a guy working in a small unknown factory feels up a woman on a train, or takes photos of girls underwear, he isn't going to make the news because he is a "nobody". As soon as the guilty party becomes someone who is supposed to higher up in the food chain (be it a teacher, elite university grad, or worker in a major Japanese company), then people start to pay attention.

Unfair, yes? But that's the gossip people want to read. They don't want to read about people like themselves. They want to read about the "elites" getting busted. It's a tall-poppy syndrome.
serindipity at 03:41 PM JST - 27th June

"Which profession in Japan seems to be in the news the most due to deviant or unlawful sexual behavior by its members?"

Foreign English teachers by a country mile!

This may be true, but we are not stupid enough to get caught nor admit to anything.
suckit at 04:58 PM JST - 27th June

it doesnt matter because everyone is their own individual
bamboohat at 08:58 PM JST - 27th June

OK, here is why this is a retarded question. It asks an opinion on something which is easily verifiable.

What professions SEEMS (opinion) to be in the news (objectively researchable and numerable) due to ....blah blah blah...

It's like saying "What SEEMS to be the most frequently used Kanji in the Newspapers, or what SEEMS to be the most frequently ordered meal at Mcdonalds.. etc."

Now they could have said "What profesion do you think harbors the most pedophiles.." or something like that...

But anyways, to answer the second question, I'm gonna go with junior high school or high school teachers.
zzonkerr at 10:48 PM JST - 27th June

Police

Teachers

Civil Bureaucrats

Hey! My tax yen at work here! Brilliant!
pathat at 10:53 PM JST - 27th June

As far as unlawful sexual behavior is concerned, I would have to say sex industry workers of all nationalities in Japan because "honban" is allowed in most places if you ask for it-or so I am told.
Xentrix at 10:04 PM JST - 28th June

All types of profession or all kinds of a person. But just his or her fate are in the unlawful side of sexual behavior. he or she might be excited to do such unlawful sexual interactions.
realist at 03:07 PM JST - 21st July

NHK employees, J Police and J Politicians.