A Japanese host family’s main concern is being able to send their hosted student home safely at the end of the program. They tend to feel great responsibility for your safety and well-being as one of their children and may seem over-protective towards you with many rules that appear to restrict your day-to-day activities. To prevent problems involving physical safety and crime before they happen, AFS Japan encourages host families to clearly explain their family rules and what safety issues they are worried about to their hosted students.