A note on Policemen in Japan

In Japan policemen don’t carry guns or nightsticks. They carry ninja stars and nun-chucks. No, this isn’t true. The truth is, there is almost zero crime in Japan. Osaka, their crime capital has 3 crimes per 10,000 people. New York by contrast is about 153 crimes per 10,000 people. And NYC has a relatively low crime rate for big cities in the US. So what does this mean? Policemen are seriously bored over there. So if you’re lost and need help getting around just find a policeman, even if he doesn’t speak a lick of English he will be so grateful to you for breaking up his monotony that he will most likely drive you where you need to go, he may even let you hold his gun and squeeze off a few rounds into the air. But don’t try to do this without making sure he understands what you’re asking. Angelica learned this lesson the hard way.