Back Issues Letters to the Ed. Businessmen leave their imported Armani leather uppers in hotel foyers without a second thought.
Women stand alone on subway platforms at night free of unnerving thoughts.
Parents even send their children off to school without warning them not to take candy from strangers. Ask anyone on the street in Tokyo whether he's afraid to walk down a dark alley at night. In Japan, it is generally accepted that throughout the country, trends remain constant because foreign penetration is still low and aversion to crime remains steadfast. Recently, some attitudes have changed, and security awareness has definitely increased. IT nonchalance since the late 1980s allowed for the hacker community to gain entry into systems and data, but it appears as though the public may at long last be ready to strike back.