Yes, the article is a bit black and white. Of course it is possible to lose things in Japan. There are a lot of bad guys and girls there. I lived there, worked

Yes, the article is a bit black and white. Of course it is possible to lose things in Japan. There are a lot of bad guys and girls there. I lived there, worked there. I once dated a girl who turned out to have mental health issues. She probably had a sociopathic disorder; often she would just walk into a store and steal groceries. She had money, in fact she was doing very well financially. And yet she stole. The other time, she came back with a bike she stole from a JR station. She kept it for a few days and then left it somewhere. When necessary, she stole again, again and again. Japan is strange in many ways. Bikes are registered and have something like a "number plate" (that's a sticker on the frame). I have experienced several police checks myself. I was stopped with my bike every time the police was doing random checks. The police checked the registration and asked me many questions - I guess because of racial profiling (Japan is a very racist country). Why am I telling this? This girl was also stopped a few times with the stolen bikes, but she had this "thing" where she could keep a cool head in such situations and lie/convince people easily. She never felt any consequences for her actions. To make it short; It was a horrible time dating her. Thank God this "relationship" didn't last too long.