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The Spring and Autumn of History
Edited by the Spring and Autumn of History
——Preface——
Japan is a "wonderful" country with many incredible "special habits", and among them, the most bizarre is the custom of "night crawling".
"Night crawling", as the name suggests, is crawling at night, but the end of the crawl is the woman's boudoir.
So, how did such a strange custom come about?
——The strange customs of the Japanese——
The custom of "night crawling" in Japan has a long history, dating back to the most primitive tribal era.
At that time, the living environment of human beings was extremely difficult, and in order to maintain the continuation of the race, collective parenting became an inevitable choice. There is no concept of marriage and monogamy, as long as both men and women are in love, they can freely unite and spend the Spring Festival together.
This open and free sexual lifestyle not only increases the birth rate, but also strengthens the cohesion within the tribe.
Over time, humans gradually moved into agrarian societies, and sedentary life replaced nomadic environments.
However, this old custom of group parenting did not disappear and was continued and developed during the Asuka period in Japan.
According to historical records, in the middle of the 6th century, Japan's population declined dramatically due to frequent wars and epidemics of disease. In response to this crisis, the rulers had to issue special decrees encouraging free association between men and women and the procreation of offspring.
According to this rule, any adult man may visit the unmarried or married woman of his choice privately at night and be intimate with her.
If the two parties have a good feeling and fall in love at first sight, they can indulge in a night on the spot, and no one has the right to interfere.
Even if a married woman is married, her husband cannot stop her, which is seen as a contribution to the country and society.
Fortunately, as the population grew, people's lives gradually stabilized, but "night crawling" did not disappear from everyone's lives, but gradually became a traditional custom in Japan, and it seems to us that it is really a bit strange now.
According to historical records, during the turbulent years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the 14th century, due to the protracted civil war, the population was sharply reduced, and those in power once again resorted to the practice of "night crawling" in order to increase the number of people.
At that time, as long as both parties truly love each other and have children sincerely, regardless of the marital status, they can make a private agreement for life at night, without any interference or slander.
——The Evil Evolution of "Night Crawling"——
As the "night crawling" activity has become more and more popular in Japanese society, its influence has become more and more widespread. Originally, it was limited to the private meeting of men and women in the same village, but it gradually evolved into a cross-village solicitation object.
Some women with a delicate temperament and friendly attitude often attract men from far away to seek pleasure.
When a foreign or out-of-town guest visits, according to local rules, the hostess is required to personally "pick up the guest" as a sign of respect and friendliness to the stranger.
There are also clear regulations on the ownership of offspring through "night crawling".
If a foreign man has a one-night stand with a local woman, the ownership of the child will be negotiated between the two parties.
If the husband is sincere and willing to take on the responsibility of raising the child, he can take the child back to his hometown to raise. If the man does not wish to do so, the baby belongs to the mother's village.
As night crawling became more and more common in Japan, some more secular practices gradually emerged.
In order to get more opportunities and remuneration for "receiving customers", some women took the initiative to package themselves as "prostitutes in the house" and serve those who had different intentions.
Although this kind of behavior is puzzling and shameful to the people in the village, most of the people in the village turn a blind eye to it and adopt an attitude of turning a blind eye to it, intentionally or unintentionally.
And this situation continued for several years, until later, the custom of "night crawling" gradually disappeared.
——"Night Crawling" Accompanied by the Rise and Fall of History -
In the 7th century, the Japanese government at that time formally introduced the legal system of marriage, establishing a clear spousal relationship for both men and women, and at the same time, extramarital affairs were subject to certain restrictions and restrictions, resulting in the "night crawling" began to converge.
Time continued to pass, and by the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, the rulers vigorously promoted Confucianism, and the social order became more and more stable.
In this environment, most men can stay with their wives for a long time, and the temptation and demand for external pleasure are greatly reduced, so that the custom of "night crawling" is declining among the general public.
However, in the aristocratic class, due to the extravagance and corruption of life, men are addicted to the sound of dogs and horses, regard their wives as strangers, and indulge in the elegance of the room, so the behavior of "night crawling" is still prevalent in the upper class.
At the same time, the Tokugawa shogunate, in order to prevent the common people from being influenced by customs and disturbing social order, adopted a method of "legalizing" vices, and vigorously supported the development of the legality service industry as an important source of tax revenue for the government.
As a result, during the Edo period, a large number of legal red-light districts appeared in various places, and there were many places of sound and sex, which greatly satisfied the needs of men to pursue short-term pleasures, and the custom of "night crawling" temporarily withdrew from the stage of history.
However, this is only a temporary lull.
After the outbreak of the Meiji Restoration, Japan, under pressure from the Western powers, was forced to open its doors.
In order to obtain more foreign exchange earnings, some unscrupulous businessmen began to abduct women on a large scale to engage in prostitution in Southeast Asia and other regions.
At the same time, a large number of military personnel in China, because they have been away from their hometowns for a long time, are also extremely enthusiastic about this illegal way of "relieving boredom", and have gradually cultivated a kind of unscrupulous animal mentality towards the disadvantaged.
Around World War II, due to the country's economic difficulties, the "night crawling" that had been once contained made a comeback.
According to incomplete statistics, during the war years alone, more than 5 million women had to engage in prostitution to make ends meet.
Countless men have abandoned the last vestiges of humanity and sold their wives and daughters to others, reduced to commodities and pariahs. In a war-torn environment, the custom of "crawling at night" became a heinous evil.
It can be said that the reason why "night crawling" has been able to stretch for hundreds of years in Japan is, on the one hand, because of the open and tolerant attitude of the people of this island country towards sexual concepts, but on the other hand, its tortuous rise and fall development process is also completely dominated and influenced by the country's ruling system and policies.
-- Vices end in vices --
In 1938, the "Tsuyama Massacre" in Tsuyama Town, Okayama Prefecture, completely shook the attitude of the Japanese government and people towards "night climbing", and caused a great sensation and shock throughout the country and even around the world.
The cause of the incident was a man named Mutsuo Toi, who had been using the practice of "night climbing" for a long time to wantonly indulge in chaos in Tsuyama Town.
Despite having his wife at home, Dujing was hungry for this evil act of consanguineous adultery, and did all kinds of evil to the wives and daughters of innocent villagers.
What started as a "night crawl" was just an instinctive sexual impulse, but it gradually evolved into a blind and unbridled criminal mentality.
Soon after, the husbands of the women returned from a trip and found out about Toi's actions, and when he became furious, he rejected Toi's actions.
Once Dujing was rejected, an unprecedented resentment rose in his heart, and he hated the denial of the people in the village, believing that each of them looked down on him and was an accomplice.
So one night, the crazy Dujing killed people with a knife, and the bloody crime began at her husband's house, and after killing the family, she slaughtered the whole village, killing as many as 36 people in just one night.
Later, when the police arrived at Tsuyama, they saw a shocking and tragic situation. The bodies of the 36 victims were grotesquely mutilated after being killed by Mitsui, some were covered in blood, some had their limbs cut off, and some had their bellies dissected.
The smell of blood and the stumps of corpses were everywhere throughout the village, and even the most bold people were shocked. When the police searched, they found that Dujing not only had no regret or hatred, but had no fear, and was completely ignorant of the crimes he had committed.
This horrific tragedy shocked the entire Japanese Empire.
In the past, people had debated the ancient custom of "night crawling", but they never imagined that it would lead to such a tragic tragedy.
The Tsuyama tragedy was like a thunderclap, which completely woke up the ruling authorities and ordinary people, and made them realize that "night crawling" was nothing more than exposing their evil nature.
In order to avoid a repeat of this horrific killing, the government enacted a special legislation that made "night crawling" an illegal act.
The following year, the law was officially promulgated, and since then, Japanese society has completely broken off from "night crawling".
However, no one thought that even if such a tragedy occurred, the "night crawl" did not disappear completely, but made a comeback many years later.
-- "Comfort women" during World War II --
During World War II, a group of innocent women were subjected to extreme cruelty and torture in the midst of the smoke of war.
In order to curry favor with the invaders, the Japanese government went so far as to re-expand an extremely obscene and immoral industry on the battlefield - the so-called "comfort stations".
In these criminal places, large numbers of trafficked or threatened women are forced to serve as so-called "comfort women" to provide sexual services to the soldiers of the invaders to meet their physical needs.
Unable to resist, they were imprisoned in dark, damp rooms, endlessly serving the beasts they saw as playthings. Countless women have lost their virginity and dignity there, and many more have lost their lives through abuse and abuse.
However, when Japan was defeated and surrendered in the war, this heinous crime did not end there, but intensified.
In order to please the new US allies, the Japanese authorities spared no effort to curry favor with the US military, and reopened various Fengyue venues in Tokyo, Yokohama, and other major cities.
Countless impoverished Japanese women were once again forced to serve as so-called "comfort women" in the service of the American troops remaining in Japan.
Not only that, but the Japanese government has also openly set up so-called "comfort stations" to organize and support such prostitution.
According to incomplete statistics, hundreds of such institutions were opened in Tokyo alone, and it became an out-and-out "national industry", which made the whole of Japan scorned and despised by the world at that time.
What is even more unimaginable is that the "comfort women" system during the entire World War II was actually an extremely large and tight industrial chain.
In order to meet the needs of the invading army, the entire Japanese society was involved in this criminal activity.
From the police to the officials, from the businessmen to the gangsters, they all colluded with each other to form an organized human trafficking agency.
In this way, countless women, both at home and abroad, have been abducted and threatened by traffickers and sold alive to war zones or occupied territories. This extremely evil industrial chain made Japan the "root of all evil" in the eyes of the world after World War II.
Sadly, although many "comfort women" activities have been banned since the war, the power of law enforcement has always been stretched thin because of the deep-rooted vice.
Some black industry chains did not end with the end of the war, but spread and grew secretly, becoming the main culprits of the scourge of Japanese social tranquility.
To this day, the Japanese sex industry is still world-famous, and the film and television industry has become one of the hardest hit areas. As we all know, the AV industry in Japan is quite developed, and it has brought great harm and harassment to contemporary society.
——Conclusion——
From the beginning under the guise of the custom of "crawling at night", to being manipulated by the regime as a criminal national policy, to the incurable social disease after the war, and now to the hardest hit area of the industry, it can be said that this path reflects the twists and turns and degeneration of Japanese society at the moral level.
Once people tolerate and condone something, it snowballs and eventually becomes a heinous scourge.
Thankfully, today, with the advancement of globalization and the spread of the concept of civilization, Japanese society is gradually moving towards purification and clarity.
Information sources:
[Tsuyama Incident]
https://www.baike.com/wikiid/8060035616482096466