Mar 13, 2011: Japan: earthquake, tsunami and aftermath

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Originally Posted by onetrack

There is almost no looting, because the Japanese are very civilised, and stealing is regarded as a very low act. In addition, police have local stations in every suburb, and know 98% of the people in their operating region .. so they know when outsiders or strangers appear, and they watch anyone carefully, with a known criminal history.

On the other hand, this can blind them rather foolishly. Most of my female (white) friends have been left alone, but the white male I know who's been teaching English over there for years has been approached personally by the cops in every new place he's moved into, and every time there's a crime in his area. One cop explained that it was policy to check on the whereabouts of all foreigners when a crime was committed, because "Japanese people don't commit crime."