>>10696763>what even is the recreational drug scene in japan like?Big amount of meth & MDMA, hilariously enough. Those are likely the foundations of the hentai rape drug cliche.
For the longest time magic mushrooms used to be legal there. A bunch of sleeping pills that are controlled in the west are freely available there. Fair bit of research chemicals/bath salts, though that's been slowly receding.
They have only a single legal ADD stimulant (Methylphenidate, incidentally that is suspected to be the reason Serena Williams got washed in the Olympics since they had the brilliant idea of letting someone compete off her meds) and highly restrictive opiate & benzo laws so those classes are not really used.
A major driver at the moment is online distribution.