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Such incident does happen in
Tokyo's Roppongi with a advisory notice issued by the U.S. Embassy in Japan.
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source:
http://travel.asiaone.com/Travel/News/Story/A1Story20090320-129951.html
There has been a sharp rise in cases of
Americans being served spiked drinks, it says. -Reuters
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Japan has advised Americans to avoid bars and clubs in central Tokyo's Roppongi nightlife area, saying on its website that there had been a sharp rise in cases of Americans being served spiked drinks.
"Typically, the victim unknowingly drinks a beverage that has been secretly mixed with a drug that renders the victim unconscious for several hours, during which time large sums of money are charged to the victim's
credit card or the card is stolen outright," the Embassy said.
A Tokyo Police spokesman said no claims had been filed about such incidents in recent weeks. The US Embassy was unable to confirm how many cases it had been advised of.
Among the entertainment on offer in Roppongi are hostess bars, where men pay hundreds of dollars to drink and chat with women.
"The crime in Roppongi is kind of a recurring problem, unfortunately," said U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Lori Shoemaker.
Roppongi has been home to large numbers of restaurants and bars since the suburb was home to a U.S. Army base after World War Two.
Briton Lucie Blackman was killed while employed by a Roppongi hostess bar in 2000. Her remains were later found in a seaside cave.
(Reporting by Yoko Kubota)
Visit
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-warden20090317-01.html for the full advisory.