[ishi]

This post makes me think that it was a foolhardy decision to drive a rental car on my last visit to Japan. It's very easy to make mistakes driving on the side of the road you're not used to. Who knows what could have happened if a policeman saw me fail to give right of way or something like that...

[dreamcompiler]

That would probably just result in a ticket, which must be paid immediately at the police station. But if you'd had one drop of alcohol in your system, it would have meant jail time. The DUI limit in Japan is much lower than in the US and even if you haven't been drinking the limit doesn't matter if the cop judges you to be impaired.

[Zenbit_UX]

Jesus, I just remembered I met some expats and we smoked a joint. It was communicated to me that it was frowned upon in Japan and maybe even serious but I'm starting to wonder exactly how much that joint could have cost me. Wtf Japan?