<div id="subtitle">US Embassy urges Americans to avoid Tokyo's nightlife district due to drink-spiking cases</div><div><p>The U.S. Embassy in Japan has urged Americans to avoid going to bars in Tokyo's raucous nightlife district of Roppongi due to a surge in reports of drink-spiking incidents there.</p><p>The number of reports of Americans being drugged in Roppongi bars has increased significantly, the embassy said in a statement released Tuesday. Victims drink drug-mixed beverages and fall unconscious for several hours. They wake up only to realize their credit cards have been stolen, it said.</p><p>Roppongi, home to more than 330 bars and nightclubs, is hugely popular among foreigners.</p><p>"If you, nevertheless, choose to participate in Roppongi night life, we urge you to remain extra vigilant of your surroundings and maintain a high level of situational awareness," the statement said.</p><p>The embassy did not give the number of drink-spiking cases. But Masahito Fujita, a police official in Roppongi, said there have been no reports of drink-spiking cases since this year.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=45223412&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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