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Indian Woman Calls Late-Night Walking in Japan a Luxury
Sheetal is an Indian woman who lives in Japan.
She made a video while walking alone outside at 11 p.m.
She said she felt free because she did not have to constantly worry about her safety.
For her, being able to walk late at night was a very big deal.
She said Japan is not perfect and has its own problems.
She was talking about the special feeling of safety she experienced.
She hopes women in India can have the same freedom someday.
Some people online agreed with her and praised Japan’s safety.
Sheetal, an Indian woman living in Japan, shared a video of herself walking alone at 11 p.m.
She said she did not have to worry about whether it was 11 p.m. or 11 a.m. while walking outside.
Sheetal described this freedom and sense of safety as a very big deal for her.
She clarified that Japan has problems and was not claiming the country is perfect.
She hoped women in India would one day be able to walk outside at any time without fear.
- Who
- Sheetal, an Indian woman living in Japan.
- What
- She shared her experience of walking alone in Japan at 11 p.m. and described the safety and freedom as significant.
- Where
- Japan; she compared the experience with women’s safety concerns in India.
- When
- At 11 p.m., according to her video.
- Why
- She wanted to explain why being able to walk alone late at night without constant worry felt like a major luxury.
Key facts
- Person featured
- Sheetal, an Indian woman living in Japan
- Activity
- Walking alone outside
- Time
- 11 p.m.
- Main point
- She felt able to walk without focusing on the time or worrying about what might happen.
- Qualification
- Sheetal said Japan is not perfect and has many problems.
- Hope expressed
- She hopes women in India will eventually be able to walk outside at any time without fear.
- Social reaction
- Users connected with her comments about safety and freedom of movement; some cited Japan’s relatively low crime rate.
Quotes
An unnamed social media user
A user who responded to Sheetal’s video.
“I so want to be there because of this luxury of freedom.”
NDTV
“Japan has a relatively low crime rate”
NDTV
Sources
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