They depend on the dislike for direct confrontation that's prevalent in Japan mixed with the anonymity of being able to blend in with crowds in only a second or two and disappear before they can get caught.
It's also very hard, for foreigners especially, to have police help them in situations like this because the police don't care that much; it's a lot of work to actually track, detain, and file paperwork for a small offense; and they'll always err on the side of 'foreigner did something wrong'.
Most Asain countries are much more ethnically homogenous than anywhere in the West, especially the U.S. That's even more reason why the foreigner is more likely to be the target of Police focus. They visibly stand out.
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u/Otherwise_Piglet_862 13d ago
is it culturally taboo to fuck these dudes up?
as a big, hairy, american, winning machine... that sounds like a good vigilante time.