Posted in: Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku See in context
Me too; I was stopped by two non-English speaking cops in Ikebukuro in April 2006. They asked for my passport and I told them to call my New Otani Hotel and verify my info. It was not a pleasant experience for an American citizen like me. Luckily I spoke some Japanese enough to cool'em down and explain why I liked the area.
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