[quote="amdg"]Thirded! Well done. Did the medal have any cool inscription, like "Congratualtions on stopping hammertime", or the like? ]

Nope. It had the symbol on the front in the picture above, and the name of the issuing police department etched on the back. Like I mentioned above, they seem to have a stockpile of the things ready to hand out.

How about imminent physical confrontations?

I've been riding my bike to the office everyday for about two years. There's this coffee shop I use to change into a shirt and tie near the station. So I park my bike nearby.

The first place I tried was near where the buses pull up and I had the bus monitor (or whatever you call him) get in my face about me being too close. I figured ok, I'll find another spot, which I did - across the sidewalk from a pharmacy.

One evening, after about 3 months, I had the manager come out when I was unlocking my bike and tell me to get the hell out. He said he'd call the cops and have them cut my lock if kept parking there. The spot was for his customers, he said, which was total bullshit -it's the public sidewalk. So instead of having this guy pop my tire while I was at work I found a new spot, across the street.

For about a year I parked across from a grimy yakitoriya. Things were fine until it got renovated into a somewhat cleaner izakaya. Then a mop and bucket always appeared right next to my bike every evening. Obviously this was a message. Another day my helmet got stolen. Another day a rug was drying on the fence where I locked my bike - of course another signal that I should leave. Then last week the manager came out when I was locking up in the morning. He said something to me in a real low voice. I couldn't hear it exactly as he kept his head low while sweeping with a broom. Then yesterday in the evening I found my tire had been slashed.

I imagine once he saw that I was a FG he realized the Japanese bullshit subtlety of the mop, etc. wouldn't work anymore so he had to get serious. Fucker. It's a public sidewalk! The average Japanese is such a fucking coward.

ttjereth wrote:Nope. It had the symbol on the front in the picture above, and the name of the issuing police department etched on the back. Like I mentioned above, they seem to have a stockpile of the things ready to hand out.

Just as a side, the usual kanshajyou will be signed by at a minimum, the police chief of the jurisdiction, or someone above in the chain of command i.e. the Honbucho. If it has the keisatsu chrysanthemum seal at the top, it is an official record of note.

Should you ever be asked on an official document (even job application) to list your official awards, it can be entered and will be a credit of significant reference! Not every Joe Blow, or Hashimoto Schwartz have one of these!

Congratulations!

Greji wrote:Glad to hear it worked out, but should you really be using the Date-rape drug on 80 year olds?

She looked very "chipper" with her purple hair, walking across the street like an upside down "L".

Captain Japan wrote:How about imminent physical confrontations?

I've been riding my bike to the office everyday for about two years. There's this coffee shop I use to change into a shirt and tie near the station. So I park my bike nearby.

The first place I tried was near where the buses pull up and I had the bus monitor (or whatever you call him) get in my face about me being too close. I figured ok, I'll find another spot, which I did - across the sidewalk from a pharmacy.

One evening, after about 3 months, I had the manager come out when I was unlocking my bike and tell me to get the hell out. He said he'd call the cops and have them cut my lock if kept parking there. The spot was for his customers, he said, which was total bullshit -it's the public sidewalk. So instead of having this guy pop my tire while I was at work I found a new spot, across the street.

For about a year I parked across from a grimy yakitoriya. Things were fine until it got renovated into a somewhat cleaner izakaya. Then a mop and bucket always appeared right next to my bike every evening. Obviously this was a message. Another day my helmet got stolen. Another day a rug was drying on the fence where I locked my bike - of course another signal that I should leave. Then last week the manager came out when I was locking up in the morning. He said something to me in a real low voice. I couldn't hear it exactly as he kept his head low while sweeping with a broom. Then yesterday in the evening I found my tire had been slashed.

I imagine once he saw that I was a FG he realized the Japanese bullshit subtlety of the mop, etc. wouldn't work anymore so he had to get serious. Fucker. It's a public sidewalk! The average Japanese is such a fucking coward.

You've been here long enough.... in a country where a 50 year-old homeless guy can get thrown into prison for a Y50 theft, sometimes if you press the right buttons, filing a criminal complaint (starting with the bike helmet theft) can actually yield results. Once you push the normally indifferent bureaucratic wheels of justice into motion - they can take on a terrifying life of their own.

Greji wrote:Just as a side, the usual kanshajyou will be signed by at a minimum, the police chief of the jurisdiction, or someone above in the chain of command i.e. the Honbucho. If it has the keisatsu chrysanthemum seal at the top, it is an official record of note.

Should you ever be asked on an official document (even job application) to list your official awards, it can be entered and will be a credit of significant reference! Not every Joe Blow, or Hashimoto Schwartz have one of these!

Congratulations!

Yeah, I used it and the newspaper articles when I applied for PR

ttjereth wrote:Yeah, I used it and the newspaper articles when I applied for PR

Now that's a good idea....I gotta go out and be a good samaritan tonight. Single-handedly, I will bring down Al Qaida, cure cancer, get rid of all the crows in Tokyo, and bring all women to orgasm. Then Japan will beg me to stay forever.

Iraira wrote:Now that's a good idea....I gotta go out and be a good samaritan tonight. Single-handedly, I will bring down Al Qaida, cure cancer, get rid of all the crows in Tokyo, and bring all women to orgasm. Then Japan will beg me to stay forever.

I suggest you stick to Al Qaida, cancer and crows. You have a better chance...

Greji wrote:I suggest you stick to Al Qaida, cancer and crows. You have a better chance...

That's ok, I've got 1,000 Cialis pills and a sturdy blindfold (for when I've got to get around to the Akiko Wada types).

Iraira wrote:That's ok, I've got 1,000 Cialis pills and a sturdy blindfold (for when I've got to get around to the Akiko Wada types).

So that's your secret!

But how do you convince them to wear the blindfolds?.....

[quote="amdg"]So that's your secret!

But how do you convince them to wear the blindfolds?.....

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It doesn't take much to convince them. I tend to go out with girls who don't want to see me having a good time, so they wear a blindfold. Additionally, whenever I meet a new one, they always want to go to Don Quixote and buy at least 2 blindfolds....to quote Rodney Dangerfield, "in case the first one breaks."

ttjereth wrote:Yeah, I used it and the newspaper articles when I applied for PR

Hey ttjereth, this is crazy but Ive heard about you before. four and a half years ago in England a girl called Vanessa recounted the exact story to myself and others studying for TOEFL qualifications.
She said she hadnt been there at the time, just that it was a common story among gaijin in that area, the emphasis on how youd been treated as a criminal originally rather than a hero.
Ive remembered that story for years, crazy that it just appeared on here...

Tengu Kid wrote:Hey ttjereth, this is crazy but Ive heard about you before. four and a half years ago in England a girl called Vanessa recounted the exact story to myself and others studying for TOEFL qualifications.
She said she hadnt been there at the time, just that it was a common story among gaijin in that area, the emphasis on how youd been treated as a criminal originally rather than a hero.
Ive remembered that story for years, crazy that it just appeared on here...

HA! I think I might know who you are talking about! Was this Vanessa on JET as an ALT, up in northern Kanto?

TennoChinko wrote:You've been here long enough.... in a country where a 50 year-old homeless guy can get thrown into prison for a Y50 theft, sometimes if you press the right buttons, filing a criminal complaint (starting with the bike helmet theft) can actually yield results. Once you push the normally indifferent bureaucratic wheels of justice into motion - they can take on a terrifying life of their own.

I retrieved my bike today. Checked the inner tube. Looks like an ice pick was used. I am thinking about what I should do next. Perhaps the koban will be the first move.

ttjereth wrote:HA! I think I might know who you are talking about! Was this Vanessa on JET as an ALT, up in northern Kanto?

exactley. Stayed two years and ended up meeting a peruvian who she eventually married. small world innit mate!

Tengu Kid wrote:exactley. Stayed two years and ended up meeting a peruvian who she eventually married. small world innit mate!

Ha! Certainly is.

I didn't actually know her very well, more of a "friend of a friend" sort of thing, usually only met when there big "foreigner" get togethers of some sort, but I remember her.

Friend of yours, or just an advisor or something?

Tengu Kid wrote:Use your words kids...use your words.

this is good advice. if your not fluent, use *your* words, not nihongo.

avoid fisticuffs tho...it's just dumb. unless you're really threatened.
but from what i can gather, no japanese would fight unless they're sure they'll win. (ie. they have friends on stand-by or bow-stick skills). actually that probably applies most everywhere, but i'd say here, too, in particular.

Captain Japan wrote:I retrieved my bike today. Checked the inner tube. Looks like an ice pick was used. I am thinking about what I should do next. Perhaps the koban will be the first move.

i think it may be too late now

Captain Japan wrote:I retrieved my bike today. Checked the inner tube. Looks like an ice pick was used. I am thinking about what I should do next. Perhaps the koban will be the first move.

Well, it was her spike heels, but I did tell her to take it back to ya!

Greji wrote:Well, it was her spike heels, but I did tell her to take it back to ya!

More likey her nipples - they look sharper!

kusai Jijii wrote:More likey her nipples - they look sharper!

Naa, I did a set with her a few years back and had a chance to see the real deal when they were displayed for the camera for a related shoot. These have been "cubed" enough to make a polar bear chilly..

Captain Japan wrote:... Then yesterday in the evening I found my tire had been slashed.

I imagine once he saw that I was a FG he realized the Japanese bullshit subtlety of the mop, etc. wouldn't work anymore so he had to get serious. Fucker. It's a public sidewalk! The average Japanese is such a fucking coward.

I would snap the broom in half and either steal the rug, throw it into the street or wipe something on it Slashing tires isn't cool.