For a small country, Northern Ireland has produced a lot of punk.
Similar to Fukushima Prefecture in size and population, this corner of the U.K. gave rise to acts such as The Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers, Rudi, Protex, and The Outcasts in the 1970s, at the same time as it was tearing itself apart in a long and bloody battle known as the "troubles."
Punk, though, was a safe space, a way of getting your kicks, and getting kicked, but steering clear of sectarian violence.