Having lived in Japan for a little while myself it's nice being able to walk around and not worry much about getting jumped or hassled or mugged. And in general the cops and government officials don't mess with you if you're not looking for trouble. It's a different vibe where "the Policeman is your friend" might actually be true.

Fun anecdote: In a Tokyo pachinko parlor (similar to Vegas slot machines) I saw a woman put her purse with the equivalent of about $30k US cash openly displayed on the machine to "reserve it" while she left to go to the bathroom. It's almost unthinkable to do that anywhere in the US.

Having lived in Japan for a little while myself it's nice being able to walk around and not worry much about getting jumped or hassled or mugged. And in general the cops and government officials don't mess with you if you're not looking for trouble. It's a different vibe where "the Policeman is your friend" might actually be true.