I'll be traveling to Japan in late March (yep, I get to see the Sox games!) and am wondering about appropriate and fully legal defensive options. I know Japan is extremely safe in general, but then again so is my suburb.
I'm trained in firearms and folding knife defense, and while the former is obviously out of the question, I haven't been able to find definitive information about Japanese folding knife laws, or pepper spray for that matter. I usually carry a Spiderco locking folder, which I'd love to continue doing, but I don't want to do anything remotely illegal there.
Does anyone have more definitive information, or advice on alternatives?
I suppose a surefire light would be OK, and/or possibly a leatherman tool. But in certain places I've read that knives should not be "easily accessible", which sort of defeats the point.
I'm trained in firearms and folding knife defense, and while the former is obviously out of the question, I haven't been able to find definitive information about Japanese folding knife laws, or pepper spray for that matter. I usually carry a Spiderco locking folder, which I'd love to continue doing, but I don't want to do anything remotely illegal there.
Does anyone have more definitive information, or advice on alternatives?
I suppose a surefire light would be OK, and/or possibly a leatherman tool. But in certain places I've read that knives should not be "easily accessible", which sort of defeats the point.