tsurara

They make a big deal out of child-murder in the US too.

That doesn't mean it's common, only that it's shocking and makes better news than "old homeless bum commits suicide quietly in the park" or "destitute old woman with no family overdoses on sleeping pills in her own home"

The United States actually has a higher teen suicide rate than Japan.

Teen Suicide

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blue_rebel

I reckon no place is as safe as anyone thinks. I mean, here in NYC it's even weirder, because all the New Yorkers I meet swear NYC is extreeeemely safe. I don't know. Maybe foreigners radiate some kind of "come and get me" aura, because I personally have NOT come to believe that NYC is safe!!!!! +_+

Japan - well. Stuff happens. I've never really been to the more rowdy parts of Japan, so I can't say. I lived in Meitoh, in Nagoya, which was nice and... safe, I guess. Nothing happened to me while I was there, and there never were any stories in school about people getting mugged, or harassed on the train, or followed, or anything like that. But when a relative of my classmate's came from Tokyo to visit over winter break, and asked me how I liked Japan, I said I found the place really safe, and she was like, "No no no!! Don't say that! You're lucky you're in a safe neighborhood, but if you lived where I live, you wouldn't say the same thing. And you're Asian, so you look like the rest of us, so it's not like they wouldn't target you or anything..." (well, something along those lines)

*shrugs* I have foreigners telling me things like, "Malaysia is such a wonderful place! So harmonious, so safe....." and I'm like, "Are you out of your f*cking mind??"

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P.R. Princess

no place is safe.
even if the people in japan dont have guns they have nifes.
and they still have hand and feet to hit and kick people.

frankly your never safe as long as your around other people you dont even know. Specially in a big city.
But it is kind of weird that the crimes in japan are that weird.
I mean the guy are going around taking shots of panties couldn't they just go on the interenet and look at porn. >.< i mean i dont really agree with it but i say i would rather they be looking at porn than stalking a girl.

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abby724

Personally, I'd rather be stabbed randomly than stabbed for money that would go to support a criminal industry having an adverse effect on society. But that's just me.

Like said before, there's absolutely nowhere on Earth that's perfectly safe and populated simultaneously. Being an Amish person isn't even safe, believe it or not. And there's always a chance that soeone "cracked" can be spawned in a population... Just add a few spontaneous yet inevitable genetic abnormalities, or something like that, and there you go. The only clear ways to eliminate this is to either perfect cloning [of a sane person], or kill everyone who's cuckoo.

Personally, "safe" shouldn't just apply to crimes. Even in a safe city, if it's creally crowded, then it's more likely one will get lost... Being lost isn't a safe position to be. I don't think anyone is truly safe from disease, either. Though I guess living in a giant bubble could be quite an advantage...

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Tbaism

Crimes in Japan really aren't that unusual compared to those committed anywhere else. Even though a man could look up porn on the internet, a fetish is a fetish. The genre is called "upskirt" correct? I am not proud to say it, but I could find atleast a dozen websites dedicated to any fetish crime or crime you can relate to those in Japan, that are made and produced by Americans in America. The only difference here is the cultural aspect and how obvious the attempts are made.

There really isn't any point worrying about such crimes committed, since what happens, happens. Yes there are more dangerous areas than others, but that is an individuals logic being questioned, when they decide to take the creepy back alley over the well lit sidewalk.

To put things into simple terms, if you are going to be scared about anything, you first need to know what you should actually be afraid of. Honestly, statistics are really just a bunch of insignificant crap when concerning this area in my opinion.

Lenne

It seemed pretty safe when i visited japan.. but I was only there for 8 weeks...

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Hassun

Closing, it didn't seem to work last time.

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