it is safer so long as you are ok with your rights being infringed every now and then.
https://old.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/v8p9ga/japanese_poli...
> You can't carry ANY dangerous objects without a justified reason. E.g., you're going camping.
> The blade length is one law. Carrying it without reason is another law.
> Don't leave tools in your car, for example. You can get arrested over a screwdriver.
As an aside, I'm not sure how we are being consistent in the west. We have all-powerful governments that literally have life and death power over us, and yet we cosplay about having "rights" like privacy. I know it's not a fair comparison and there is nuance, but on some level we have to understand that we are subjects, property even, because we have no fundamental rights if we have government.