Hi I am a member from Singapore. Okay please do not laugh at me, I am a Kamen Rider fan and I have a friend who is not old enough to visit this forum. He is writing a fic about the bugged eyed hero. He's concept is to ground his fanfic.... as closely as possible to real Japan. So he needs some knowledge about Japan which cannot be obtains from Tourist brochuresAre there any special laws like the ones about knifes.etc?More...as he asks me.When I asked at the Tama Plaza koban, I was told I can not carry a pocket knife which to me makes no sense to me as two blocks away I can buy stun guns, spring loaded batons, butterfly knives and more.Yeah, I left my knives at home when I went there... I only carried a small Swiss Army Knife on my key chain and my pocket pliers, which has a blade on it. I've never, however, had a cop stop and ask to search me-- but then again, I've never acted like an idiot there. You can "get away" with stuff there that most cops in the US would hassle you for just so long as you're not being a public nuisance (like being drunk in public-- it's okay so long as you're a polite drunk who keeps to himself). Also, despite what you see on the videos, schoolgirls do not get raped everyday on the train. I don't know how Singapore is, but don't be offended if nobody looks you in the eye while on the street-- think of it as an Asian NYC...I was told any blade, including kitchen knifes over 12inches require a license to own.Not sure if this still applies, but youll be hard pressed to find any longer kitchen knifes too.hmm I seeOkay then any beliefs that Japanese believe in like say what brings bad luck .etcYep.Groping a girl on the train is bad luck.Seeing a non-pixelated vagina will cause impotence later in life.NOT smoking causes cancer.If you eat yakiniku, you will fall asleep that night.Boy howdy, watch out for the last one.Oh really? What other beliefs like say....what actions will cause what...kinds of things...Um, 4 & 9 = unlucky numbers. Got a girl you wanna marry? Don't visit Kamakura; don't know why, but both my girl and auntie said the same thing-- visiting there as a couple is bad luck for the relationship. Don't stick you chopsticks vertical in the rice, and don't suck on them because it's rude. Aquamarine is right on that last one-- never made it past midnight after gorging myself on wagyu...What is Kamakura?hate to say it, but if you spent a little time doing some searching on google etc, you'd fond more information than you'll get here and you won't get yur pud pulled by aquamarine either! ha ha.`cheeks