My vexations have a japanese 'theme'!
-people who go up the stairs at the train station on the 'down' side of the stairwell, and vice versa.
There are huge electronic arrows above the stairs, as well as arrows painted on every step indicating the direction you should be going.
-real estate companies who charge you a 'fee' for renting you an apartment.
No, it's not the damage deposit, you pay that in advance (2 months worth) and get it back. It's just a fee, that you pay, (1 months worth) and don't get back. It originates from the late 40's when the country was mostly destroyed and finding a place to live was tough, so you bribed someone.
-The japanese citizenry who is too spineless to protest the aforementioned real-estate fee, saying things like 'But that's the way it is, we have to pay it'.
...Even though the government has questioned the legality of it.
-people in positions of power or import (politicians, doctors, teachers, lawyers, professors, lawmakers) being caught soliciting, paying for, engaging in sex with minors.
This happens far too often in this country.
-drunk driving and the inept system trying to stop it The police in this country decided that a crackdown on drunk driving was needed, so they set up road-blocks one weekend... ...and issued more than 1,000 tickets for drunk-driving. Since this crackdown, we have had a member of the Self Defense Forces, a politician, and a police officer arrested for drunk driving, among others. This problem is only aided by the drunk-driving laws in this country. There is a loop-hole in the system. If you refuse to take a breathalizer test, you can only be fined 50,000 yen.