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> Concerns Regarding Roppongi and other Entertainment and Nightlife Districts:
> Roppongi is an entertainment district in Tokyo that caters to foreign clientele
> and is considered a high-risk area for crime, particularly misappropriation of
> credit card information in bars to make fraudulent credit card charges.
> Other high-risk areas for crime in the Tokyo area include Shinjuku; especially
> the area of Kabuki-cho, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro. However, you should use caution
> in all entertainment and nightlife districts throughout Japan. Incidents involving
> U.S. citizens since the spring of 2008 in these areas include physical and sexual
> assaults, drug overdoses, theft of purses, wallets, cash and credit cards at bars or
> clubs, and drugs allegedly slipped into drinks.
> Drink-spiking has routinely led to robbery and has also resulted in physical and
> sexual assaults. In most drink-spiking reports, the victim unknowingly drinks
> a beverage that has been mixed with a drug that makes the victim unconscious or
> dazed for several hours, during which time the victim’s credit card is used for
> large purchases or the card is stolen. Some victims regain consciousness in the bar
> or club; other victims may awaken on the street. Several U.S. citizens have also
> reported being charged exorbitant bar tabs in some bars and clubs in Roppongi and
> other entertainment and nightlife districts. Please be aware that Roppongi and
> other entertainment and nightlife districts have also been the scene of violence
> between criminal syndicates in the past.
> We urge you to keep these incidents in mind and use caution in all entertainment areas
> and nightlife districts.