[jac_no_k]

Japan has other surprise drug policies. For example, the prescription drug Adderall is banned because it contains amphetamine. https://jp.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/doctors/import...

This article is enlightening in Japan's attitude towards these stimulants. But I could go any convenience store and pick up bottles of "genki" (energy) drinks. There doesn't seem to be much regulations and only the occasional news story of people overdosing.

[refurb]

Japan had a big problem with amphetamine use post-WW2. It was freely available and heavily abused. That crack down is still evident today.

[dvcrn]

To be fair, adderrall (And other Amphetamine based drugs) are illegal in a lot of countries that are not the US. The stimulants Ritalin and Modafinil are available here, and Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) is in clinical trials

[_Schizotypy]

Small correction here, Adderall does't "contain" amphetamine, it IS amphetamine

[ejolto]

What stimulants do the energy drinks contain? Caffeine and nicotine? Hardly comparable to amphetamines..