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While I was in Japan I only saw the police arrest one person for stealing a bike and the police are serious about their arrests! Guy had just taken a shopping bike (nothing fancy) from outside a library in Kyoto and as soon as someone yelled what had happened two of the Japanese fuzz were straight on the scene and the guy was handcuffed and put up no resistance at all, just hung his head in shame.
It was over a week until I even saw any police in Japan, but that first week was in Sapporo in the middle of winter. Still, their society is so peaceful and honourable. What a great place to live!