J-neighbors: 12 radios & alarm clocks 24/7 for 7 months

[Taro Toporific]

Oh boy, oh boy! Does this mean I can file a complaint against the police "safety campaign" sound trucks and blimps that exceed Japanese industrial safety levels for workplace noise?

Flying ball sparks noisy neighbourly feud
December 10 2003 at 01:54PM
Tokyo - A middle-aged Japanese housewife has been arrested for bombarding her neighbour around the clock for seven months with high-decibel sounds from a dozen radios and alarm clocks, police said on Wednesday.
Kayoko Deguchi, 47, who lives in the ancient city of Nara, was held on suspicion of assault and injury ....

[Caustic Saint]

Flying ball sparks noisy neighbourly feud
December 10 2003 at 01:54PM
Tokyo - A middle-aged Japanese housewife has been arrested for bombarding her neighbour around the clock for seven months with high-decibel sounds from a dozen radios and alarm clocks, police said on Wednesday.[/u]

That kind of behavior is easily answered by a bat to the head.

How the hell did this go on for seven months? At least in the US she could've gotten the psycho evicted in fairly short order.