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Japanese think nation more dangerous Perhaps it was fitting at the end of a week that saw a 39-year-old Tochigi man confess to throwing two young boys alive into a river and a 27-year-old man admit to four killings in Nagano and Aichi prefectures that more than 86 percent of Japanese said they believed that the country is more dangerous than it was 10 years ago. About 86.2 percent of respondents to a government poll said Japan was less safe while just over 80 percent said they felt it had become more likely that they or someone they knew would become a victim of crime. The July poll, the results of which were released by the Cabinet Office on Sept. 18, surveyed 3,000 adults, of whom 2,097, or 69.9 percent, gave valid responses. About 54 percent of respondents said illegal immigrants were responsible for the rise in crime while 47 percent blamed a failure in education. Nearly 50 percent of respondents said they were most afraid of emotionally unstable people while 43.2 percent said they were afraid of illegal immigrants and 43.1 percent juvenile delinquents.
The Japan Times Weekly: Sept. 25, 2004 |
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