>Is there no law about sound ordinances
These kinds of laws are generally local. You might try r/okinawa.
>They don’t seen to arrest him or make him pay fines.
Most low-level crime in Japan is dealt with via mediation, not arrests.
If it's every day, twice a day, and it's really loud, I'd keep recording it as evidence but that's just me.
If you want to know how bad it can get, slash how long it can go on, look up the tale of Kawahara Miyoko, AKA "Mrs. Noisy" / 騒音おばさん. If I remember she was blaring music and shouting all the time for 2 years or so. She would shout at the neighbors to move if they didn’t like it. I believe she eventually got served some jail time.
If nothing else, it should give you ideas on what can and can’t be done.
Is this on YouTube?
Throw away account please.
His house is a single private dwelling I guess? Best thing is move and tell your land lord why.
Mental illness is a heavy dog.
I mean unless he has a family member who cares about him that’s still alive you can contact it’s probably not going to change.
I dunno saw a news coverage of a monster neighbor who blasts music and screams consistently and nothing has been done.
Maybe ask him to bump it up to 8:30?
There is only one law that can regulate noise. It is a noise regulation law, and the regulatory targets of this law are only factory noise and construction noise. Currently, it is not possible to publicly crack down on noisy neighbors, and individual response is required.
There are only countermeasures you can take, when a neighbor is noisy. In the case of rental properties and housing complexes, consult with the management company. I dealt with this years ago with a place I owned. I went over to talk to the person and they flipped out. I would often find mud in my mailbox after too. The police will just let them know someone called and they’ll advise you how to take countermeasures. My buddy is a local officer and he’s often busy responding to complaints. This is a common problem all over Japan and Okinawa. To be honest, these times are not really that bad.
Damn that sucks to hear.
Regarding your last sentence, it means I can never go out late at night and sleep in the next day. Or just sleep in at all. It’s forcing my sleep schedule to adjust to his yelling schedule. And it’s not like I’m waking up gracefully.
> (real estate folks obviously didn’t tell me about this and had me visit in middle of day)
Funny, the exact same thing it happened to me once about a noisy neighbor.
I went to the local koban 3 times, they told me they received a lot of complaints already but police cannot arrest ppl or confiscate stuff unless a law allows them to, and that situation was "a grey area".
I had to move because there was no way to solve the issue unless I took a human life.
This dude has a mental issue from the sound of it and is paranoid. It\`s all good apart from the early morning loud disturbance until the day he decides to take a knife to the people supposedly persecuting him and ends up stabbing someone around there.
Go with your partner to the keisatsusho - the actual police station. First record the sound on your phones and then go to your local police station and say you are scared that he will turn violent. Not saying that will do anything but it might help. If your Japanese isn\`t good take along somebody who is fluent or is a native Japanese.
That’s what it seems. He’s former self defense force as well.
My Japanese partner called the police and the prefectural police multiple times and they didn’t do jack
Could you take a video, blur out his face and post it on social media hoping that some YouTube channel or tv network could pick it up? That way he might get on tv and stop with the megaphone. I’m half joking.
At least it’s not in the night time. Sounds like the poor chap has some PTSD.
Ask your neighbors to share a roster of calling the police each day. Ideally multiple calls each day. Find the building owner and get a lawyer to write to them. Sadly you need to shame people into action..
Yeah. And I’m high enough that his bright blinking light (with literally just “angry” kanji) doesn’t hit my room.
I imagine he might own it. It looks like a house
How does one get someone committed here? Like if you built up a bunch of evidence this guy is off his tits mental, and is a potentially significant risk to public safety, then get him taken away…?
ETA: you could also contact NHK and tell them you have another “monster neighbor” story for them
A little bit. He started getting hectic so his Japanese was getting weird and harder to understand, but something about property lines. But mostly the “die” and “shut up” that they’re yelling at him (which seems to be in response to his screaming)
I’d be suing the real estate agent.
Could also make a recording, put it on all the socials and tag city hall, police, real estate agent, owner, newspapers….
But it’s also why I never get a place without first visiting the area multiple times at all times of day and different days of the week.
Get a megaphone and every time he starts to play his crap play some Japanese kids TV show music to f with him. Then people can’t hear his message. It’ll piss him off
Who are "They" and what is his "plight"?
If the police wont do anything, next best thing is to get your own speakers and play some nice music louder than his megaphone to down it out. If people are going to be disturbed by news for 2 days, at least do a good deed and make it easier on the ears for everyone.
Hooray! Another "Noisy Neighbor" post. It has been literally 2 days since the last one (he deleted)
Do people not know how to search the internet before asking questions?
Here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/search/?q=noisy+neighbor&type=link&cId=c760d1e6-4bbd-4bc4-bf9c-df3598071810&iId=f3dcdb34-5976-4873-a73b-4e13e5a46db8](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/search/?q=noisy+neighbor&type=link&cId=c760d1e6-4bbd-4bc4-bf9c-df3598071810&iId=f3dcdb34-5976-4873-a73b-4e13e5a46db8)
There's a possibility your guy has some sort of mental issues. You might try contacting city hall, and asking what service branch to discuss this with, and see if they already know about him, or if they take an interest
Otherwise it sounds like everyone possibly involved has been involved, and nothing is going to come of it. So make your decision just like you were "back home" with some asshole college kids living next door who no one would do anything about
Your search just showed me the most recent one was two months ago?
And I’m not browsing this subreddit all the time.
Further, those that come up with the search are all neighbors WITHIN the same apartment building, which is different than my situation.
I’ll go to the koban and if that doesn’t work, city hall (if I ever get a day off work, since they close before I get back)
>Is there no law about sound ordinances These kinds of laws are generally local. You might try r/okinawa. >They don’t seen to arrest him or make him pay fines. Most low-level crime in Japan is dealt with via mediation, not arrests. If it's every day, twice a day, and it's really loud, I'd keep recording it as evidence but that's just me.
It’s been going on for two years before I moved in, I’m told
Probably best to move
RIP. Gotta save up money for the bribe (keys and れい fees) for the next place :(
If you want to know how bad it can get, slash how long it can go on, look up the tale of Kawahara Miyoko, AKA "Mrs. Noisy" / 騒音おばさん. If I remember she was blaring music and shouting all the time for 2 years or so. She would shout at the neighbors to move if they didn’t like it. I believe she eventually got served some jail time. If nothing else, it should give you ideas on what can and can’t be done.
Thanks. Yeah, apparently he’s been doing this for two years
騒音おばさん have a backstory though
neighboring building? guy must be loud. Is it a rental property? I'd be telling the building owner to up their game.
Yeah neighboring building. Literally puts a megaphone on a tall pole and aims it at the apartment (as well as a large flashing light from 19:00-07:00
Is this on YouTube? Throw away account please. His house is a single private dwelling I guess? Best thing is move and tell your land lord why. Mental illness is a heavy dog.
Haven’t seen it on Youtube but have a bunch of 5 min long videos of him doing it
Get your own megaphone and pole and set it up next to his and drown him out or move.
I mean unless he has a family member who cares about him that’s still alive you can contact it’s probably not going to change. I dunno saw a news coverage of a monster neighbor who blasts music and screams consistently and nothing has been done. Maybe ask him to bump it up to 8:30?
I’m just surprised rhat Japan, the “peaceful nation,” allows this type of stuff (for years). I think it’s like he realized it’s all bark and no bite
Don’t look up a documentary on the killing of Junko. Or Issei Sagawa. Or… ok just the police aren’t going to give a shit about your loud neighbor
There is only one law that can regulate noise. It is a noise regulation law, and the regulatory targets of this law are only factory noise and construction noise. Currently, it is not possible to publicly crack down on noisy neighbors, and individual response is required. There are only countermeasures you can take, when a neighbor is noisy. In the case of rental properties and housing complexes, consult with the management company. I dealt with this years ago with a place I owned. I went over to talk to the person and they flipped out. I would often find mud in my mailbox after too. The police will just let them know someone called and they’ll advise you how to take countermeasures. My buddy is a local officer and he’s often busy responding to complaints. This is a common problem all over Japan and Okinawa. To be honest, these times are not really that bad.
Damn that sucks to hear. Regarding your last sentence, it means I can never go out late at night and sleep in the next day. Or just sleep in at all. It’s forcing my sleep schedule to adjust to his yelling schedule. And it’s not like I’m waking up gracefully.
> (real estate folks obviously didn’t tell me about this and had me visit in middle of day) Funny, the exact same thing it happened to me once about a noisy neighbor. I went to the local koban 3 times, they told me they received a lot of complaints already but police cannot arrest ppl or confiscate stuff unless a law allows them to, and that situation was "a grey area". I had to move because there was no way to solve the issue unless I took a human life.
That’s what it seems like it’ll lead to. Once I get the money and decide if I want to stay in Japan or not, I’ll move
This dude has a mental issue from the sound of it and is paranoid. It\`s all good apart from the early morning loud disturbance until the day he decides to take a knife to the people supposedly persecuting him and ends up stabbing someone around there. Go with your partner to the keisatsusho - the actual police station. First record the sound on your phones and then go to your local police station and say you are scared that he will turn violent. Not saying that will do anything but it might help. If your Japanese isn\`t good take along somebody who is fluent or is a native Japanese.
That’s what it seems. He’s former self defense force as well. My Japanese partner called the police and the prefectural police multiple times and they didn’t do jack
Set his house on fire at night
Could you take a video, blur out his face and post it on social media hoping that some YouTube channel or tv network could pick it up? That way he might get on tv and stop with the megaphone. I’m half joking.
I think he wants to be on tv. He mentioned NHK wouldn’t run his story
He paid his NHK fees, so he believes that they've got to run his story!
Find out if there is a noise abatement section in your city or ward office and talk to them if there is.
Remind me of a crazy story that I hear of that made the news. Search "the Japanese neighbour from hell" on YouTube.
At least it’s not in the night time. Sounds like the poor chap has some PTSD. Ask your neighbors to share a roster of calling the police each day. Ideally multiple calls each day. Find the building owner and get a lawyer to write to them. Sadly you need to shame people into action..
Yeah. And I’m high enough that his bright blinking light (with literally just “angry” kanji) doesn’t hit my room. I imagine he might own it. It looks like a house
Well. If it’s a house you have many more options open to you.. Some not as neighborly as others.. You already have the higher ground..
Very tempting
Tell NHK you will subscribe for life if they interview them.
How does one get someone committed here? Like if you built up a bunch of evidence this guy is off his tits mental, and is a potentially significant risk to public safety, then get him taken away…? ETA: you could also contact NHK and tell them you have another “monster neighbor” story for them
Idk, to be honest. Heard it’s harder than in the US. So actually, my apartment has an NHK mini office in it. So they hear it all the time, too lol
Just curious, did he go into details on what his plight is?
A little bit. He started getting hectic so his Japanese was getting weird and harder to understand, but something about property lines. But mostly the “die” and “shut up” that they’re yelling at him (which seems to be in response to his screaming)
Ah, I see. As annoying as he is to your neighborhood, I also hope he gets the help he needs.
If that was me I’d make sure he enjoyed listening to Metallica at full volume for hours at a time. Dare someone to do something.
Then the apartment owner just kicks you out, since they can. This guy owns his own house I guess
I’d be suing the real estate agent. Could also make a recording, put it on all the socials and tag city hall, police, real estate agent, owner, newspapers…. But it’s also why I never get a place without first visiting the area multiple times at all times of day and different days of the week.
Yeah this is my second apartment since college and the first one was kinda picked for me. Guess I learned a lesson
befriend him so he stops it 😂
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Keep in mind, it’s literally a different building, so not just a regular neighbor
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Ah I see!
Get a megaphone and every time he starts to play his crap play some Japanese kids TV show music to f with him. Then people can’t hear his message. It’ll piss him off
The thing is, his message is litterally just his recording screaming OR his recorded “baka yarou”
Who are "They" and what is his "plight"? If the police wont do anything, next best thing is to get your own speakers and play some nice music louder than his megaphone to down it out. If people are going to be disturbed by news for 2 days, at least do a good deed and make it easier on the ears for everyone.
Yakuza?
Fight fire with fire
Then I just get kicked out lol
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引っ越したい。 It really sucks because it’s a city I like and I’ve got a 2ldk for 5万 rent. And now I know why it’s so cheap
Just move. Borrow money from family or close friends, explain the situation if need be, I'm sure they'll sympathise.
Hooray! Another "Noisy Neighbor" post. It has been literally 2 days since the last one (he deleted) Do people not know how to search the internet before asking questions? Here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/search/?q=noisy+neighbor&type=link&cId=c760d1e6-4bbd-4bc4-bf9c-df3598071810&iId=f3dcdb34-5976-4873-a73b-4e13e5a46db8](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/search/?q=noisy+neighbor&type=link&cId=c760d1e6-4bbd-4bc4-bf9c-df3598071810&iId=f3dcdb34-5976-4873-a73b-4e13e5a46db8) There's a possibility your guy has some sort of mental issues. You might try contacting city hall, and asking what service branch to discuss this with, and see if they already know about him, or if they take an interest Otherwise it sounds like everyone possibly involved has been involved, and nothing is going to come of it. So make your decision just like you were "back home" with some asshole college kids living next door who no one would do anything about
Your search just showed me the most recent one was two months ago? And I’m not browsing this subreddit all the time. Further, those that come up with the search are all neighbors WITHIN the same apartment building, which is different than my situation. I’ll go to the koban and if that doesn’t work, city hall (if I ever get a day off work, since they close before I get back)