Going down the crap shoot.
So I bet all of you heard about the news in Akiba 秋葉原 (Akihabara, long pronunciation)
It's really tragic and terribly frightening. The man who did the attacks wasn't from Tokyo at all either, he was from Shizuoka. It's a stretch far away, near Mt.Fuji.
This man rented a truck in Shizuoka and drove to Akiba, waited until 12PM (when the roads are closed down for pedestrians only) and drove into a crowd. It doesn't end there, after he smashed into people (killing 2-3), he leapt out of his truck and went on a stabbing spree. He was grabbed by police shortly afterwards. But I bet everyone has at least heard a little bit, considering it's global news now.
Masato and I were talking about it, and he was telling me that crimes usually increase during the heat like this. Our area is no stranger to crime either. It's not uncommon in Tokyo, or even where I live, to be stalked, ect. He ended up buying me an alarm to ward off attacks just incase, saying that I have a high probability of becoming a target. Especially because most people think foreigners can't speak Japanese, therefore I wouldn't be able to tell authorities. Bull shit. If a guy comes near me like that, there is no way I'm NOT going to report it.
I've already been stalked here twice. It is frightening, but it lead to nothing really.
..But one occasion which was very recent stands out in my mind. I came home around 3:00PM from school, walked from the station and noticed a man in a navy suit walking around in a weird way, after I went up to my apartment and started making tea. Two minutes later the monitor buzzed me, and I walked immediately over to the screen to see who it was. Whoever it was, put up their hand no less than half a second to block out the camera. All I happened to notice that it was a man's build. Shocking thing was, I saw a navy suit. NO one blocks out the camera unless they have something to hide.
Come on, I'm not that stupid.
I told Masato and it looked like he was gonna keel someone. Scary though.
Girls, do be careful. There are a lot of crazies in the world D:
It's really tragic and terribly frightening. The man who did the attacks wasn't from Tokyo at all either, he was from Shizuoka. It's a stretch far away, near Mt.Fuji.
This man rented a truck in Shizuoka and drove to Akiba, waited until 12PM (when the roads are closed down for pedestrians only) and drove into a crowd. It doesn't end there, after he smashed into people (killing 2-3), he leapt out of his truck and went on a stabbing spree. He was grabbed by police shortly afterwards. But I bet everyone has at least heard a little bit, considering it's global news now.
Masato and I were talking about it, and he was telling me that crimes usually increase during the heat like this. Our area is no stranger to crime either. It's not uncommon in Tokyo, or even where I live, to be stalked, ect. He ended up buying me an alarm to ward off attacks just incase, saying that I have a high probability of becoming a target. Especially because most people think foreigners can't speak Japanese, therefore I wouldn't be able to tell authorities. Bull shit. If a guy comes near me like that, there is no way I'm NOT going to report it.
I've already been stalked here twice. It is frightening, but it lead to nothing really.
..But one occasion which was very recent stands out in my mind. I came home around 3:00PM from school, walked from the station and noticed a man in a navy suit walking around in a weird way, after I went up to my apartment and started making tea. Two minutes later the monitor buzzed me, and I walked immediately over to the screen to see who it was. Whoever it was, put up their hand no less than half a second to block out the camera. All I happened to notice that it was a man's build. Shocking thing was, I saw a navy suit. NO one blocks out the camera unless they have something to hide.
Come on, I'm not that stupid.
I told Masato and it looked like he was gonna keel someone. Scary though.
Girls, do be careful. There are a lot of crazies in the world D: