The safety aspect is quite similar in Japan from what I experienced in 2001- 2002 in Tokyo. At least the areas I have been in. (Which would be 1% of Japan mayb

The safety aspect is quite similar in Japan from what I experienced in 2001- 2002 in Tokyo. At least the areas I have been in. (Which would be 1% of Japan maybe) I could not believe they had vending machines that sold laptops and other highly expensive items. That thing would be robbed hours after it was mounted where I come from. I have been told a couple of times, that if you commit violent crime against someone in Tokyo you need to be more worried about reprisals from organized crime than from the police. I presume it is an urban myth but coming from the US it is hard to imagine how Japan is able to keep the streets as safe as they do.