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They could crack down on the touts fronting tourist scams in areas like Shinjuku? I'm sure there's a lot of less visible crime that occurs (in all cities around
by NamTaf 7y ago
They could crack down on the touts fronting tourist scams in areas like Shinjuku? I'm sure there's a lot of less visible crime that occurs (in all cities around the world, not just in Japan), but it's harder to solve so it gets overlooked for easier, more straightforward crimes that return a better bang-for-buck.
- magduf 7y agoWhat are these tourist scams?
- NamTaf 7y agoTouts (generally African immigrants) aggressively try to encourage you to come grab a drink with them, trying to be all friendly and acting shocked that you might not want to come with them when they want to shout you a drink in a bar. Once in the bar (who's in on it), the scam ranges from charging you way too much to buy ladies drinks, through to drugging and robbing you before dropping you home. They'll never get physical with you beyond getting really close in your personal space and trying to shake your hand, but if you don't acknowledge them and walk past them then they often don't even do that. Their target is young white male tourists with lots of cash who wanna get drunk and party with ladies. https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/tokyo-warning-specific-types-of-nightlife-unsafe-for-travelers.44284/ https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/tokyo-warning-specific-typ...
- magduf 7y agoGood to know, thanks!