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Exploring Safety in Japan
Is Japan’s safety reputation well-deserved? Let’s dive into the data and uncover the reality behind the perception.
Crime Rates in Japan
– Low crime rates: Japan consistently ranks as one of the safest countries globally.
– Cultural factors: Respect for law and order is deeply ingrained in Japanese society.
Natural Disasters
– Earthquakes: Japan is prone to seismic activity, but strict building codes mitigate risk.
– Typhoons: Regular drills and early warning systems ensure preparedness.
Personal Safety Tips
– Stay alert in crowded areas and public transportation.
– Avoid walking alone at night in unfamiliar areas.
– Use common sense and trust your instincts.
Let’s uncover the truth about safety in Japan together – are you ready to explore? #SafeTravelJapan
It is legitimately very safe, but I suppose that the downside is a justice system that has been accused of being a “hostage justice system.” There is no presumption of innocence, right to counsel, right to remain silent or fair bail. This can result in false confessions and convictions.
While you’re probably not going to be murdered in Japan, the country has been criticized for being too lenient with sex offenders.
Youre not even going to run into pickpocketers as you would in any major large city of tourists, ie madrid, barcelona, london, paris
On the surface it is pretty safe in the sense that it is extremely unlikely for somebody to get beaten up or robbed in the streets or dragged into a van in the dead of night and murdered but with that being said there are still a lot of societal issues beneath the surface. A few examples include women’s rights as sexual harassment towards women is a major issue in Japan and the extreme work culture where people work extremely long hours which in turn leads to a significantly higher rate of suicides.
In daily life, I definitely feel wayyyy more safe than living in Paris or even my smaller hometown, like, it’s not even the same planet. That being said I’m not a woman and my impression is that harassment and crimes like these are still extremely present.
Safe unless you are female. Casual sexual assault is so common they had to make women-only subway cars to prevent groping.
Lived in Tokyo for a couple of years. It depends on your definition of safe. Japanese people tend to avoid confrontation hence if you’re getting pickpocketed or assaulted, there’s a decent chance no one is going to do anything such as stop the perp or call the cops.
I echo what another poster said about the “dark side” of the Japanese legal system. Unless they can 99% convict one with a crime, law enforcement won’t bother about it. Hence a lot of actions that border on criminal do not face any legal repercussions (stuff that include sexual harassment, unhealthy/manipulative workplace practices, etc).
Yes it is
Well someone’s been watching too much Tokyo Vice
The only issues I’ve faced were creepy flirts I never felt physically unsafe or like I was going to be robbed or anything like that
Yes, but there is still some crime for sure.
As long as you’re a man, yeah. Chances of getting assaulted or pickpocketed are very low. I even worked at night in a area that was considered dangerous in Tokyo and at the beginning I didn’t understand why the locals called it dangerous. Later on I realized that pretty much every area that’s considered dangerous here are known that way because of sexual assault.
I lived in Hokkaido for a year, and my wife and I would frequently walk by ourselves in the dark, down alleys, etc and feel perfectly fine and safe. My wife would get up and go running before sun up. In my purview, it felt way safer than where we came from.
It’s safe enough that kids (even slightly older kids) can play in parks with what are basically super-realistic looking airsoft guns without the little orange cap on the barrel and no one freaks out. That was obviously a minor trigger for me as an American.
I think people just follow the law a lot in Japan. And they follow the rules a lot. We frequently saw people late into the night (early into the morning) waiting at crosswalks for the light to turn where there was NO ONE around. No cars, no people, no noise, barely any light.
Japan is quite interesting in this regard. It has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, yet it also has disproportionately high fear of crime in the populace. I’ve been to Japan, it felt safe and I had no fears being alone out at night.
It’s not “too good to be true”. As people have said it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but it is safe, because there’s been some kind of effort to make it safe. Not always utilizing the most savoury tactics though. The US sometimes seems to be designed to deliberately encourage crime, particularly violent crime.
Governments are not generally incompetent. They have access to the best experts in the country in every field. Things can get done if there is the political and social will to do them. Most permanent problems and situations you see in a given country is because they’re designed to be that way, unless it’s a case of all out anarchy.
I can walk alone to the 711 at 3am in my PJs without having to worry about dudes sneaking up on you. If you lose something 97% of the time you’ll find it waiting on the nearest police station. You can send your kid alone to school on their on starting from 7-8 years old. I don’t even think of doing that in Switzerland.
Bad things happen but it’s far and few between. The biggest crimes are gross men taking up skirts pics and touching when you’re in trains and stuff. I personally never experienced it but its more rampant than occasional purse snatching lol
I once saw a video of a young woman being molested in a public train by a bunch of men with pixelated faces .. surprisingly that woman had pixelated coochie.
They have really bad issues with sexual harassment and sexual assault
99% conviction rate? North Korea has 100% conviction rate, so Japan still has ways to go. /s
If you ever get arrested, even if you haven’t done anything, expect torture and police brutality in order to force a confession out of you.
Statistics are meaningless, or at least, they should be put into context.
there is crime in japan, make no mistake– people do get killed, raped, kidnapped etc. however the rates are astronomically low compared to some other places ((like me from the usa, can say its basically non existant in japan in comparison)).
On the flip side are sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, overworked, ostracized for being different, forced to drink in unhealthy amounts…… you get the idea.
Not at all trying to say those are super duper common everyday occurances in japan, but they are all way more common than hard crime.
I don’t know if you want to call it complicated, or call it simple. Everywhere in the world has good and bad things– some of them will be more common than somewhere else, and some of them will be rarer. Japan is no exception, it has both amazing and stifling things, like any other society. (◐‿◑)
I was stationed in Japan for 3 years, I remember accidentally leaving my wallet at the table of a café, and shortly after walking away from the table, an elderly Japanese gentleman came running towards me. I was really confused, but it turned out he was returning my wallet. He handed me my wallet with a bow, This was not an employee of the café mind you. I know this has nothing to do with safety, but this paints a clearer picture of the Japanese people. The people, the culture, and the land itself is beautiful. To answer your question, yes, Japan is safe, and it’s a country I recommend everyone visit at least once in their life.
You’re perfectly safe as long as you don’t piss off a samurai, in which case you’ll get your head cut off. I’ve heard that’s a common problem over there.
Of course it’s safe, they got the sibyl system and the dominators in place what can go wrong? (Humor intended)
Sure except for the cannibal
Never felt safer anywhere else, not even in my own neighborhood where I grew up in.
It’s safe in regards to violent crime. However in big cities like Tokyo there’s plenty of scams and tourist traps that are out for your money, so you should be aware of shady bars and unreasonably expensive souvenirs.
It’s safe where you won’t be physically assaulted, but if ur a woman in a crowded place… you’ll be uncomfortable
I lived in Tokyo for 4 years and never felt threatened or in danger. If you’re female, you might be harassed by drunk dudes occasionally but that’s usually only in dodgy areas and then it’s still safer than most Western countries
The samurai keep everyone in check
Based on what I’ve gathered online (so take it with a grain of salt), there is still a lot of cases of neglect, sexual harassment, and the legal system making it seem as its better than it is because, afaik, only cases with an actual chance of succeeding are taken
But still probably one of the safest places in the world. Which means, crime still exists but you are very unlikely to encoutner anything but an opportunistic theft perhaps