Japan is one of the world’s largest markets for methamphetamine with approximately 80 percent of all drug arrests in Japan involved methamphetamine.
Law enforcement officials estimates that there are 600,000 meth addicts and between 1 to 3 million casual users in Japan.
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Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy, “Southeast Asia: Japan,”, United States Department of State, March 2007.