Fighting terror…inconsistently

Call it “counter-terrorism”, but basically it just seems like a way to cut down on cleaning costs, while increasing litter.

When I have trash to throw out, and there’s this BS cover on the can, I just put my little bag of garbage next to the can, I’ve yet to see bomb-sniffing dogs rush up to check it.

But at least this “counter-terror” measure ALSO inconveniences Japanese people, whereas the “random” checks of ALL gaijin getting off some domestic flights or trains as “counter-terrorism” only inconveniences gaijin.

An easy solution would be to stop drinking coffee on the train. Very un-Japanese of you, Pamela!

The daft thing is that both Hankyu and Keihan have closed their bins, but on the connecting JR Loop Line from Osaka to Kyobashi the bins are still active!

For the last month or so there’s been a cop outside the Midosuji exit of JR Osaka, but last week he moved to platform one after the mad slasher terrorist woman cut a few people there.

I saw on Debito that on the Shink into Tokyo from Osaka two cops get in either end of each carriage at Yokohama and stand with batons drawn at the door, although quite frankly I believe very little of what I read in the comments there.