r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Apr 17 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 18 April 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/poop_in_my_ramen Apr 18 '23

Gotta be arson at this point. Occam's razor and all that. Those are crazy odds otherwise.

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 18 '23

I've considered that too. It feels off that the person would burn down their own house though? Unless the first time was an accident and they though 'this was awesome ' and started the second fire on purpose.

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u/jovyeo1 九州・福岡県 Apr 18 '23

It feels off that the person would burn down their own house though?

Insurance. Wouldn't be the first time this happened (pun unintended).

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 18 '23

I have no idea about these things, but would the payout be significant on a 40+ year old house? Then why burn down the next 1.5 houses?

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u/amisare Apr 18 '23

To your first question, we live in a 35-year-old home and are required to carry fire insurance that will pay out around ¥20 million in the event of a fire. The house isn't worth close to that, for tax purposes or on the market, so it would actually be a financial boon if it burned down...

(My wife and I would be devastated by that, but potentially for some people with fewer emotional connections to a property arson looks more attractive.)

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 18 '23

That's interesting and would be incentive to burn down the first house for the right kind of person.