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In response to "I'm positive we can't be getting the whole picture, because Japanese culture or not, is it really believable that any population would be this calm?" by Name Withheld By Request

it's almost entirely cultural. outside the train stations in tokyo there tend to be thousands of bicycles, and no one locks them...

but they have no real problem with theft. it's an insular, island culture where many actions are proscribed and most everyone follows the rules--especially as regard certain social interactions.

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