So I live in Tokyo and have since March of 2023, I moved to my now apartment in July 2023. I have had 0 problems and love where I’m living. That’s up until my next door neighbors moved in 2 months ago.
The first time this happened, I was extremely apologetic and felt guilty that I had been a disturbance and too loud. My neighbors (two female and one male all Japanese) came to my door, banging and screaming as loud as possible telling me to shut up and be quiet. I had opened the door and as I did one woman grabbed the side of the door, pulled it out of my hand and opened it wide, stepping almost into my apartment. I speak decent Japanese, I apologized and since then I have been hypersensitive to any noise I make at night.
That was until last night, 3am I was playing the game online with my friends, I keep my headphones half off so I can hear my own voice and make sure I’m basically whispering as I play, I have a door shutting off my bedroom from the rest of the apartment that I also keep shut to try to keep quiet. I know that this time I was not being loud. This woman comes to my door banging and screaming again. She covers my peep hole with her hand so I can’t see outside of it, I can’t see how many people there are or if she has a weapon or anything. I know that may sound unrealistic but I felt in my gut there was a reason she didn’t want me to see what she was doing. She kept almost like using a taunting tone telling me to open my door over and over. I told her I’m so sorry I really thought I was being quiet, she started to rip and pull at my door knob and it sounded like she was either using a key or her nails to scratch at my door. It was terrifying.
I called the police afterwards because even if I was too loud I feel like this reaction is not warranted. The police showed up and spoke to me and they were shockingly very supportive and nice. I was scared to even call them because I’m a foreigner and my neighbors are Japanese, so I thought I wouldn’t be believed. They tried to knock on my neighbors door and rang the door bell a few times but she ignored them and wouldn’t come to the door. I have also reported this to management and the company that helped me get the apartment. I’m very uncomfortable, I’m worried that she could either get me evicted or even harm me. I leave in about a month to go back to America. I feel as if this person is searching for any opportunity to act aggressively to me, I’m scared to even leave my apartment out of fear I’ll run into her. I don’t know what to do
(I live in a newer RC apartment)
update
I am now convinced this woman is out for me. I was laying in bed today, I got up to use the bathroom once this was at about 12:30am. This time she did not bang on my door but she did ring my doorbell 300 times. I got up, walked to the door and she asked me to open the door to talk to her while repeatedly ringing my door bell as she talked. This time she spoke to me very softly.
I told her she can call the police as I will not be talking to her and she continued to stand at my door ringing the door bell so I called the police. The police showed up and she tried to tell them I was making all kinds of noise, talking, and stomping around with her boyfriend also outside telling them. I promise on whatever god you believe in, I was lying in bed!! I haven’t played the game because I thought this would be the best route until I go home, I haven’t talked to anyone, and I guess if me walking to pee was an issue then okay she got me there.
She did try to enter my apartment as the police came to my door but the officers told her to get back. She also did bang on my walls several times today when I did laundry, when I used my microwave and again when I was lying in bed this happened all at different times throughout the afternoon and then in the evening when I went to bed. I cannot exist in this apartment.
The police were very supportive and assured me they told her she cannot attack or hurt me. Really reassuring, I’m sure she will listen. They told me to keep my door locked properly, don’t open it for her, and call the police if she comes back. I’m exhausted. Am I going to end up shanked from behind one day and this be one of those stories where the police continued to show up and did nothing? I’ve contacted the apartment manager but they are extremely slow to get back to me and they did inform me there was no camera in the hallway. I’m so frustrated, scared, and I truly cannot stand living here anymore. I don’t know what to do.
by Extension_Till_5116