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        "text": "Japan is one of the safest countries in the world and you can feel that safety everywhere.",
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        "text": "Clean streets, little to no beggars/pickpockets, free restrooms (and clean!) everywhere, are some of the little things that you no longer have on the majority of European countries.",
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        "text": "I still want to go Japan, but there is lacking information about which zones will be more safe from tsunami and earthquake.",
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        "text": "Street crime is extremely rare, even for female travellers roaming the streets alone late at night, but it is still no excuse to ditch your common sense.…"
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        "text": "Second-hand smoke used to be a massive issue in Japan, but public transport, public buildings and most offices are now smoke-free, with increasing numbers of cities banning smoking entirely outside designated smoking areas."
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        "text": "Despite the name, Japanese encephalitis has been virtually eradicated from Japan."
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