In Saki's photo montage of New York, the One World Trade Center Tower (nickname Freedom Tower) is seen completed. The story takes place in January of 2011 and the tower is not set for completion until 2013.
Akira visits an apartment of his in Northwest Washington D.C. However, the address they give is actually the location of the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden.
In the dubbed version Akira tells the cab driver to take him and Saki to the police station when he intends to take Saki to the airport.