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An infamous streamer's bad reputation caught up with him in Kagoshima, where a Coast Guard director laid down the law.
The law would also raise penalties for both individuals and businesses, making it easier to shut down manipulative clubs for good.
Konishi Yuka, who was 19 at the time of the crime, admitted to her role in the murder. The victim's family called the sentence "light."
The man wasn't drunk and didn't threaten anyone or brandish a weapon - his only crime appears to be being poor.
Politicians are still duking out the merits of changing the Meiji-era law forcing joint spousal surnames.
It's the first documentary by a Japanese director ever nominated for an Oscar - but it still hasn't screened in Japan.

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