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We've had reports such as people causing a nuisance by playing in parks at night, and the security cameras should help to prevent this.

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Arakawa Ward official Hirokazu Kawahara. The Tokyo ward will place security cameras in all 33 of its local parks, making it the first ward in Tokyo to do so. (Mainichi Shimbun)

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This is the world we live in. 1984.

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Playing at night is against the law?

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The presence of a uniformed police officer(s) or a patrol car will prevent nuisance. Not just cameras.

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Agree with Wc626, sounds like something the police could handle. Its not all that crowded of an area of Tokyo.

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Yes, heaven forfend anyone should make use of a municipal park when old people nearby are in bed at 9pm.

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We've had reports such as people causing a nuisance by playing in parks at night

The spontaneous audacity of it all! They should be spending money somewhere.

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When I was a smoker, I would go to a small local park in Yamate-cho, Yokohama - a very wealthy/nice neighborhood, and sit on the benches for hours playing my PSP, always at night.

I have had policemen roll up on me while doing so, as long as I had my ID card on me, there was NEVER a problem. Of course, I wasn't making a whole bunch of noise while doing so and that may be the deciding factor here. Still, couldn't help but think that it was some local resident who saw me and would call the police because of the gaijin sitting there.

That being said, there was more than one time when the policeman would stop his patrol and let me show him the games I was playing. Usually Madden amefto or Grand Theft Auto, Vice City Stories... Cops would get a kick out of me playing GTA, would even let them play with me for a bit...

Much different in the US, where they shoot first, simply for being a minority in the area....

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I've lived all over the place - including the more... ahem... 'charming' parts of Tokyo and let me tell you, these are not your average 'kick a soccer ball around' types. It's often high school kids - which is fine of course - but we're talking kids being out as late as midnight (or even later). Playing music, revving their scooters / bikes, letting off fireworks - you name it. The bikes are the worst. I've seen kids lift their bikes over the barriers so they can have races. Even a full-on police chase inside the park!

I'd often ask myself 'WTF are their parents doing?' Dad will be out till last train & mum will be watching brainless variety programmes. Just unacceptable.

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We must be constantly monitored to insure compliance. Young people need supervision at all times. They should always be engaged in productive activities. Society needs more controls. Cameras should insure that no one's behavior will go unchecked. Only activities approved of by authorities will be allowed.

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shallots: ... Only activities approved of by authorities will be allowed.

You're talking about authorities who party in hostess clubs and maid cafes, so I guess those activities will actually be encouraged.

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A small group of Canadians used to play street hockey in parks around Tokyo, but were kicked out of various ones simply for the reason that playing games/sports in these public areas was prohibited! Welcome to North Korea.

One thing you rarely see in Japan is pick-up games or a few friends casually playing basketball, soccer, street hockey, etc., especially among kids. Simply, it's because they are NOT ALLOWED. Only sports that are tightly regulated and supervised by sadistic shouting adults are OK.

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Or police could do there jobs and visit the parks if people report a disturbance, instead of hounding the people who report it and doing nothing. What are the cameras going to do when the police do nothing about 'nuisances' anyway?

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I exercise at the park near my place several times a week and the police come around pretty much every night. They check cars, including inside the cars and ask people to come outside and talk, from time to time. I don't get questioned much these days, having gone through the whole roster, I guess. But the popo is there, in force, making sure people don't sleep in their cars, don't have 'fun' in their car... you know. It's a very nice, large park right beside a beautiful river, so there are always people around, all day and all night, but it's also really quiet.

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