Tokyo has a rep for being one of, if not the safest large city on the planet. It feels it, even walking around at 3am (more on that later) seems safer than many cities during daylight. Culturally, crime is a such a big no-no. So perhaps it’s not surprising that foreigners seem to be behind the biggest issues right now.
Wandering round the busier nightlife areas, if you’re a guy, there’s every chance that a tout (though I think of them more as pimps) will take you by the arm, maybe call you ‘brotha’ to break the ice and try and lead you off to a bar. Obviously there’s a cost involved and the US embassy is warning ex-pats to avoid Roppongi after some drink spiking and huge charges appearing on credit cards…
So as usual, if it sounds to good to be true it probably is – take care out there…
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/26/world/la-fg-japan-roppongi26-2010jan26
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