“Everyone’s building walls and hiring guards. But in Japan, you can walk into a park at midnight and sit on a bench and nothing will happen to you. You’re completely safe, day or night. You can go anywhere. You won’t be robbed or beaten or killed. You’re not always looking behind you, not always worrying. You don’t need walls and bodyguards. Your safety is the safety of the whole society. You’re free. It’s a wonderful feeling. “

Michael Crichton, Rising Sun