[Nyororin]

I really don`t think Japanese have any higher tendency to "go crazy" than anywhere else on this planet. I`ve seen far far more people "snap" outside of Japan than in.

The thing is, violent events are a rarity in Japan and therefore are HUGE news when they do happen. The same sort of stuff happens, with a much higher frequency, elsewhere too. But it`s big news when it happens in Japan simply because it`s Japan.

Back in the US, I was a witness for a murder case in which 6 innocent people - including a child - had been killed (I didn`t see anything violent, just the guy fleeing the place)... And the event only had one small write up in the "local" section of the newspaper. If it had happened in Japan, believe me - people would still be talking about it NOW.

Going off the deep end has nothing to do with Japan. Thinking it does is buying into the "Japanese are crazy! Harharhar!" stereotype.