I heard about a strange incident. Someone told me that a South Asian student studying in Japanese university was hit by a truck. The truck driver was reportedly drunk at the time of the accident, making it entirely his fault. The student died at the scene, and the case went to court. In the end, the court decided to release the driver, reasoning that he couldn't be punished because he wasn't in his right mind(as drunk) while driving. The student's father was given around 6 million yen as compensation, and the case was considered closed."6 million yen was the amount the insurance company forcefully argued for in court, claiming that since the student was not a Japanese national and he would have left japan and work back in his home country(which is not true but as he already died so they cant ask anyone), the death compensation should be based on the minimum standards of his home country. I'm certain that if a Japanese national had died in a similar situation, the compensation would have been no less than 30-40 million yen.
What are your views ? Is it common for cases like this to be handled in such a way in Japan?
by Livingboss7697
