A selection of online and email responses to Rachel Halle's Foreign Agenda column, which appeared in print on Dec. 9:
Safety myth applies to whom?
Japan is indeed a quite safe country — if you are a straight male. If not, then the "safety Japan" myth quickly falls apart, especially if you happen to be an Asian female.
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