Do foreigners from developing countries cause a higher crime rate in japan?

Question

Japan has one of the lowest criminal rates in the world, and the people are generally law abiding. Do foreigners that come from the third world countries that lack the concept of law abidance cause a higher crime rate in japan? Or is this just a myth?

You have been to China? China does have laws, but law abidance is not the norm there. It's chaotic.

>michinoku...
Not sure which documents you are talking about, but I believe at least the gov documents say that foreigners from certain countries have higher criminal rates than the Japanese. even when offenses like visa violations excluded.

Answer 1

Well, the Japanese news DOES cover the crimes of Chinese and other non-Japanese people in Japan quite well! Different sources say different things about the crime rate of non-Japanese in Japan. Many say that it is not really much different from the crime rate of Japanese people and blame racism for the targeting of foreigners. The Japanese are working to prevent major foreigner crime increases by requiring fingerprints and taking other precautionary measures.

I think in general, though, foreign crime has risen, but it is important to note that more foreigners are also in Japan.

Answer 2

I used to live in Japan and have a one way ticket & leaving in a week. Because forigners are not 'Japanese" they assume that they dont know the law, and so have pre-misconceptions about them. Therefore the Chinese get picked on a bit. I lived in Hokkaido, where the Russians were the scapegoats. However, they were quite often the problem. A young Russian who had been living in Japan for a few years told me this.
He said that in Russia if something is yours, you put your name on it, keep it safe and tie it down. In Japan, they dont. So if a Russian sees a bike left there on the side of the road at the bus stop, or at the shops, he thinks it is abandoned, and takes it.
The young russian man said that because he had been living in Japan for a few years now he doesnt steal anymore, but when he first came, he did.
I once saw another young Russian man riding a small pink little girls bike with pink tassles and streamers coming from the handlebars... obviously stolen.

Answer 3

basically because that is printed on an internet site does no longer make it actual. in case you had checked the different crime cost map from an similar website, it comments that Bangladesh is a million of 10 international locations with the bottom reported crime cost. Bangladesh is in the mist of a genocidal conflict that has been raging for over 10 years. What does that say about the accuracy of this source?

Answer 4

It's just a myth. It's well documented that foreigners in Japan are less likely to be convicted of a crime than Japanese citizens.

Answer 5

The facts tell the truth, the perception propogated by the media is a different story. Lately, it has not been so bad. I remember 2 years ago, it was really bad due to a heinous crime committed by two gaijin men.
Distorted perceptions make it difficult, but it is up to us that live here, short or long term to be good representatives of our respective countries.