Der Anwalt sagt, Sie sollten es bekannt geben, wenn Sie Ihren Sitz im Shinkansen-Hochgeschwindigkeitszug zurücklegen möchten. Wenn Sie Ihren Sitz zurücklehnen und dabei Kleidung/Gepäck der Person hinter Ihnen verschütten, können Sie wegen „Fahrlässigkeit“ zivilrechtlich schadenersatzpflichtig gemacht werden.
https://www.ben54.jp/news/3719
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This is basic common sense
倒しても大丈夫ですか goes a long way
don’t recline that reclinable seat that they let you recline.
they are non-reclinable!
>cause a spill on clothing/luggage … liable for damages
What are they drinking, Suntory acid?
Well, excuse me while I recline my seat
The Japanese are the biggest babies in the planet
Hold the Shinkansen responsible. They’re the ones who set us up for failure here
Tbf in my experience whenever someone has reclined they have poked their head around the seat and said “sumimasen” and then reclined. Not so much asking permission but just announcing they’re doing it so I’m not surprised. Always appreciative.
Many people here are willfully missing the point.
Even if you do fully recline your seat, you can do so slowly and calmly, or you can do so suddenly and aggressively. It’s the sudden and aggressive people causing wholly unnecesary problems. Most planes and certainly Shinkansen and green car/ltd express trains in Japan don’t need a huge amount of force to get them to move.
Personally, I basically never ‚ask‘ or say anything at all, but I will always recline gently, not like a total lunatic.
I accidentally slammed the seat forward like three times the first time I rode bc I bumped the button when my phone charger came out. 🙈
I mean reclining slowly is also an option. My go-to move. Haven’t been sued yet.
Using the device as intended is negligence. Brave call.
Does this apply to tourists/ non-resident foreigners too?
Some of the budget airlines have already removed reclining seats to stop arguments and to save money, wouldn’t be surprised if economy seats in trains are next.
Commenters proving this message is needed.
Singaporean here, embedding courtesy into laws is going to play out worse in the long term. You don’t want a society that abide by laws for the sake of avoiding fines and do the bare minimum.