[samokan]

well I know that there are already snatchers roaming around the streets targetting females. 5 years ago, I have never seen posters about snatching ( or maybe i was just not aware ) , but right now you can see this posters everywhere ( well in Osaka that is ). Fortunately, no one among my friends here have experienced this.

But 2 of the Friends in Kyushuu and Tokyo did experience this unfortunate event. One lost 1000$ and the other her bag. The one in kyushuu was nabbed on the street by 2 guys in motorcycle, the other one Tokyo was robbed inside the train.

Japan is basically safe, but it is also up to us to be careful. There is no such thing as abosulutely safe.