I'm from America, when i was in high school I was stalked by different men 3 times. It was very scary. This old man was hitting on me, saying I was a beautiful woman(I was 15) and he was old enough to be my grandpa. I got on my train to go home and he followed me, I ended up pretending I knew a woman near me and texted on my phone for her to pretend she knew me and she did. I got off my stop and just my luck police were at the station to make sure no one hopped the train.I told them and described the man (there was 2 officers) one stood to keep an eye out and the other escorted me to the bus stop. Most police wouldnt do that, i was very thankful, we need more people like that woman and those officers.
@Tidder T She probably meant that she wrote on her own phone (like in her notes app or something) and then showed it to the woman so the creep wouldn't hear.
@Tidder T based on what i understood on ur comment, i guess it was her way of doing so. Because if she went inside the train first while the old man trying to follow her, she thought of a way of sitting beside another person, ex: She quickly saw a woman sitting with no one beside her, so she went up to that person to sit with so the old man wouldn't go up to her that easily, then silently trying to tell her that someone was following her and trying to do her a favour and play along. That's what i think of her way of doing it. (:
They cant do anything ANYWHERE. I was being stalked by my ex bf and I was pregnant and they couldnt and wouldnt do anything until they had him on paper in police report harming me. Smh ( I live in the states) each state has diff laws though I'm in Connecticut but still it's pretty much the same everywhere and so many women are killed every yr because of it.
I have taken some self defence classes and it didn't really help me and my friend. Our self-defense teacher told us to just run away and never start a physical confrontation, because we are so weak and would not win. I took classes for 6 months and still were not able to free myself in the end when my self-defense teacher held me. It was quite frustrating....
@@NoctLightCloud What kind of class did you take if you don't mind me asking? (Bjj, krav maga, kickboxing, etc.) Because while escaping should be a person's priority vs dropkicking their attacker, I feel your teacher should have tried to instill more confidence in his students.
@@rowansaro2458 It was a course called "self-defense for women", and all of us participants were quite bad at it. I actually thought I'd be better. It was frustrating. The teacher was super nice, he was a Taekwondo teacher. In the end he told us to avoid touching or making the attacker agressive, we better run.
I’ve watched about 4 stories about stalking in either Japan or South Korea, because they all popped on my feed at once when I watched one, y’all know how TH-cam is, but I’m just going to put out a few tips for those if you’ve had this similar experience: 1) self-defense classes or any type of martial arts is one of your best ways to fight off these creeps; running away or just thinking they’ll stop is just naive, they want what they want, and as creepy as it sounds it’s true, so if you’ve got to open a can of whoop ass, do it 2) calling someone was a good move, but I think what really throws them off is shouting in public or giving awareness to those around you (not in your rent scenario but out in a public area or even on the train) 3) doing the unexpected is also a good bet, saw this one post where a guy suggested his girlfriend to do something crazy like sing a song outload or dance in a weird way, throws these creeps off guard. Crazy isn’t a bad thing in this case, these might be crappy ex but I think y’all get it 4) in many countries the police aren’t as comforting and safe as people would assume, it’s true and sad that in Japan, police don’t give a shit about stalkers, but that doesn’t mean you can’t call them for comfort, they deserve to know more cases are happening 5) in many countries foreigners are primary targets to assaults, stalking, or even molesting (which is sick but true) keep this in mind if you plan to foreign exchange, move, or visit a foreign country *and* with this in mind have a weapon of self-defense if you don’t *know* self-defense 6) IF ITS DARK, don’t talk to anyone, DONT, this is what everyone does, if it’s night and you’re alone it’s no coincidence people are out there late at night, these assholes are on prowl, also don’t let anyone touch your phone OR you, also wear dark clothing nothing revealing, in other words dress like a man, this’ll lower your chances of being approached 7) NEVER let them follow you home, they’ll just keep coming back, if you’re outside, first house you see with lights, you knock on that door and explain the situation, they’ll let you in because why wouldn’t they, then call the police That’s all I’ve got. So glad you’re safe Mikan because sweet lord this crap is nuts 💕, also send my prayers to anyone out there that’s had this similar experience because this shit happens everyday.
I am sorry to hear about what you have experienced. But since you mentioned about handshaking, I think in Japan's history handshaking is related to some sexual acts. Japan is a very conservative country and before handshakes are prohibited but due to development of their lifestyle handshakes became acceptable especially in meeting "idols". Maybe that guy thought u have accepted him taking advantage on you thru that handshake u've given him. Japan is a non verbal country. Japanese have the tendency to give meanings in every actions you take. I hope this info will help everyone. Be safe girls.
This kinda reminds me of the older people here. Like they tell you not to let a guy touch your hand or you would get pregnant. I guess people before are more conservative than todays.
my mom always tells me "if someone suspicious approaches you, do not speak english, do not speak their language, speak in arabic and they will leave" (i am arab so arabic is my first language) basically if someone strange approaches you, either speak your first language or don't speak at all depending on wether english is your first language or not.
People are so mean, why are you saying No, she is very beautiful. She is like an anime character. So for y’all saying she doesn’t look good please don’t say anything. Thank you 😑 Btw Mikan I’m glad things are better ♥️♥️ I’m late to this video but I just want to say that I love your TH-cam channel I have always loved Japanese and Korean culture I’m only 11 and I have planned to save enough money to go there when I’m 19 with my older brother. I really want to go there and your channel always gives me hope that I can make it since you went to Japan all by yourself ♥️♥️ keep doing what you do. 😊😊♥️♥️
Idk what I would of done in that situation. I think you handled that really well and its unfortunate that the police there (and in other countries) don't take stalking seriously. I wish they would because you never know what that person is capable of. Im just glad you are okay now!
Amai_Maple It did seem like the police took her serieusly. The police just couldn’t do anything, because there are no laws against stalking. The police only enforces the laws so they had no other choice then to let him go.
You did the right thing, I’m so glad you had a boyfriend you could rely on! It must have been so scary. I had a similar experience in Japan, unfortunately it seems to be quite a common occurrence for foreign women (likely Japanese women as well but I think we are seen as more vulnerable as we are in a foreign country). I was walking home from the train station and a man on a bike started trying to talk to me. I told him I was going to the convenience store so he didn’t think it was my house but he insisted on me going there with him to buy alcohol. He ended up grabbing my arm and then touching me inappropriately and as my house was right there I broke away and ran inside. I was on the third floor and thankfully was planning to leave Japan in a few days so I wasn’t worried about him stalking me but it was such a sad reminder that even though I had a great time in Japan apart from that, no country is safe especially as a women.
So glad you're okay now!! I've also experienced Japan's lax attitude about stalkers and general creeps >_< no where near as bad as you had however when I was 16 I went to Japan for a couple of weeks and had some guy in Japan in his 40s started hitting on me and continued even when I said I explained that I was 16. (Whenever I said no he kept demanding why) He then followed me for a bit but luckily since it was in a busy station I managed to loose him and hide in the bathroom. I told the teachers at my language school later as I was really freaked and they just said 'oh probably just some lonely salary man poor guy' which at 16 was not what I wanted to hear 😵😂
Technically 16 years old is considered legal marrying age in Japan so he probably didn't understand why you kept saying you were 16 and why the teachers didn't think it was that weird. but it probably would have creeped me out too.
@@PuffleBomber so? They still can't get married unless a parent consents, same thing with the age of consent he would have to be within a certain age range to have consensual sex so either way it wouldn't matter she's still a minor by japanese law.
It's sad that society makes us want to feel about the predator instead of the prey. The fact that the teachers said "oh probably a lonely salary man poor guy," makes my stomach churn. Poor him??? Poor her!!
Wow mikan that’s a hell of a story D: you must have been crazy scared at that point, I didn’t follow you back then so I didn’t know what happened, luckely you managed to move somewhere else 😊
I'm so glad you're doing fine and are okay again!! I remember reading about it when it happened and knowing instantly that I had to help, I'm happy that I was able to help you get to a new home and be safe again!!
I am from Canada but I now live in Korea and this happened to me and my room mate but with a women that could be my grandma. But she tried knocking down are door. I called my boyfriend and he called the cops cause my roommates phone was dead and I did not want to give her mind cause lord knows she breaks everything. But besides that I love your makeup!
I was looking for stories like this since my friend and I were followed in Don Quijote when we visited Japan for the first time. My friend didn't notice but I definitely did after the guy passed by us for maybe the 10th time, and I didn't start getting scared until he followed us up the escalator to the next floor after being nearby us for about 40 minutes. He sort of pretended to shop while staring at us from time to time from the end of the aisles. We lost him when we went back downstairs, but it's strange that this kind of thing happens because I thought Japan was super safe, being a very low-crime place. Nothing happened and he may have just been intrigued by us as foreigners, but it's still scary being followed!
Ommmgg so happy that you are safe, actually I was in Korea, and I was walking..after a while I noticed a man who was following me...I actually just kept going but faster, then the man started to get closer to me and started to mumbling something but I couldn't understand so after some minutes he was like that he just changed street...but the worse is that was during the day and in a main street...so creepy :(
Girl he deff had seen you before to have been knocking on your window. He had been watching u. It was like he wanted to make u think he was gone because like you said as far as he knew you didnt go " home" because u kept walking hoping he didnt know you lived there. So he circled back saw your light on and knocked on your window so he even knew which room was yours. That's so scary and I'm glad you're ok.
So happy to hear that you had amazing fans to help you out with being able to move! My friend had a similar experience with a creep a few months ago who had stolen her backpack to get her to come inside his apartment. Luckily she was fine afterwards and the guy didn't try hurting her. Creeps in Japan are the weirdest, imo from how they're portrayed in anime/hentai, which is very accurate, judging by the TH-cam videos I've seen on the topic.
I am so sorry that this happened to you. I was once... how do I word this? Touched inappropriately? On a bus once. And it gave me immense anxiety throughout my life. These types of experiences are truly terrifying.
This is crazy, I just saw a video from a youtube channel called "coffeehouse crime" with a girl that started being stalked and approached by a creepy guy who convinced her to become his English teacher and ended up very tragic :( stay safe please, I am glad you are okay
That must have been so very scary! I am really glad you were able to move away quickly. I know I wouldn't be able to stay somewhere after having that happen!
So scary! And inconvenient. I've had a few creepy encounters, I mean who hasn't, but I'd be terrified if someone followed me home like that. Glad you've been safe since then.
I was stalked in college (in the late 80's), I worked at the library and he sit and watch me and would write down everything I did/wore that day and also what my then boyfriend (now husband) and I would do. He handed me the notes one day and it freaked me out (this was before cell phones), he then tried to follow my boyfriend and I home...we reported him to campus police the next day... Freaked me out because he seemed so normal at first, I even talked to him a few times. Really messed with my trust, I used to trust everyone. This happened when I was 19 am now 54 and will never forget it. Stalking is one of the scariest things to happen to someone ever, especially if the person seemed "so normal" at first. Your story even freaked me out!!
Ahhh I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm glad it ended well and that you're safe. I remember you talking about this on Instagram and I felt so bad and I was scared for you. I really wanted to help but I didn't make money so I was sad so I'm very glad you got the help you needed and hope this never happens to you again. I couldn't even imagine how scary that was
How terrible! I was stalked by a co-worker for a few years when I was in my twenties. What a shame that your danger was not taken seriously! You absolutely did the right thing.
6 years living in London - working at night, partying most of the weekends - I think I only had 2-3 cases when I felt uncomfortable because of a man starring or behaving weird. 2 weeks in Japan - just being a tourist accompanied by bf - 3 cases of being touched, talked to in weird way, taken pictures of in sneaky way + constantly being starred at by men. Ugh how do you girls deal with that? I am soooo impressed. I would be freaking out every day.
I was a little bit worried when I clicked on this, wondering if it was going to be just some dumb clickbait like someone coincidentally being at the same places you were, and I'm so happy you're ok. You're one of the most trustworthy and honest TH-camrs I know because your videos and content always match up. So so glad you are safe.
A couple years ago my mom and my brother were at the metro (in America) There was this woman who was following them and she was mumbling something we couldn’t understand. She held my brothers hand and kept saying stuff like “beautiful child follow me your mom isn’t worth it” my mom tried to get away and she went to the streets where she thought there would be more people. But there weren’t . She should have gone back to the metro where there were police. She called my dad and when my dad came, the lady held my brothers hand and my dad closed the car door and she let go. Then the woman threw a bunch of glass and plastic bottles at the back of our car. ( my brother was three and my mom works a little far from our house)
Don’t live in the first floor or the second floor. I used to live with in the first floor with my BF and my bras that I put to dry in veranda were stolen. In Japan, we usually dry clothes in our verandas. My veranda was covered with trees and nothing can be seen from the street unless someone wants to peep through the trees. But still it happened. Then, shortly we moved to another place.
Whenever I’m walking by myself to a friends house which is like 10 minuets away I usually don’t come across many people. But when I see men in their 40s I walk fast because I’m scared of what could happen. There was this one time were I was walking and there were a lot of men across and on the same side of the street as me. I was like “Wtf why are there so many men.” I was the only 12 year old girl walking so I like walked super fast because I didn’t want them to talk to me lol.
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I've had stalkers on different occasions; one in college, one customer at my job, another customer who happened to be a old friend of my friend's, and some creepy old dude at the gas station not far from my house. Luckily in all the situations I had my parents, friends, or co-workers looking out for me.
Tip: if someone is following you or trying to touch you, always cough or do something so other people look at you (for example when there are a lot of people around or when there are a lot of people in a shop with you) the person that is stalking you will maybe look at something else so he or she doesn’t get caught. So you have more chance to walk away faster (idk if this helped but yeah, and sorry for my bad English lmao, i heard this from someone else but I wanted to say it in the comments too!)
Omg I’m so sorry to hear that ;; The same happened to me but I was reaaally far from my home, the guy would start to touch me and follow me even though I wasn’t responding to him. So I decided to find the first kôban and pass by, and just entered it. The guy just ran away, i tried to explain to the police what happened but they couldn’t do anything 🤷🏻♀️ Glad you are safe, please be careful!! 💕
Hearing about situations like that makes me feel it'd be great if we were taught self-defense at school. It's so unfair that you can't even have a weapon with you when that guy is allowed to be a total creep. Well, glad you're okay!
Whenever someone approaches me, I just decide to point at my mouth and do weird actions because I’m english it’s a very popular language and most people speak it so it’s a life saver. Also sorry you had to go through that ):
i have no idea what the law is regarding that but i know that in the moment i wouldnt even be able to do anything basic im sure if i was attacked id freeze up or something
@@mikanmandarin then you need to do some training! with even just a little training you can train yourself to overcome the fight/flight/freeze instinct and take direct action!
I am 2 minutes in and it just makes me uncomfortable listening to this tale. I’m sorry you had to go through this. Hopefully situations like this won’t happen to you anymore
Just an idea but if you’re in a big city with lots of hotels, and you’re obviously foreign, and a guy rubs you the wrong way, you could pretend you’re not in Japan much longer and say you’re heading back to a hotel. Then find the closest one and actually head there, explain the situation to them, and wait in the lobby for a while, possibly calling a taxi to get home after. If your situation happened to me I might do that. If the dude is in front of your place tell the taxi driver to head to a police station… idk. Anything to prevent a creep finding out your actual residence. Possibly more important is to introduce yourself to some other people living on your street, far enough away for your actual building to be out of sight. You could ring their doorbell and enter the neighbor’s place to throw the creep off. Having a support network is huge. The neighborhood should all look out for each other
Omg, I was kinda freaking out here myself when you said "then he started knocking on my window" like, what the h!!!? really?? ugh D: Sorry that happened to you, so scary.. I know how it feels to be stalked, sadly..
the same thing happened to me in yokohama when i lived in an apartment (first floor)😭😭😭 a stalker was spying me at night through the window for a month until i had to move.....he also used to knock at my door repeatedly and ring the doorbell like crazy🤦🏻♀️
I'm from America, when i was in high school I was stalked by different men 3 times. It was very scary. This old man was hitting on me, saying I was a beautiful woman(I was 15) and he was old enough to be my grandpa. I got on my train to go home and he followed me, I ended up pretending I knew a woman near me and texted on my phone for her to pretend she knew me and she did. I got off my stop and just my luck police were at the station to make sure no one hopped the train.I told them and described the man (there was 2 officers) one stood to keep an eye out and the other escorted me to the bus stop. Most police wouldnt do that, i was very thankful, we need more people like that woman and those officers.
I agree.... I hope you don't have another horrible experience like that xc
How did you text a woman you didn't know if you wouldn't have had her number?
@Tidder T She probably meant that she wrote on her own phone (like in her notes app or something) and then showed it to the woman so the creep wouldn't hear.
@Tidder T she may not wrote it on her comment but maybe that's what she's trying to say.
@Tidder T based on what i understood on ur comment, i guess it was her way of doing so. Because if she went inside the train first while the old man trying to follow her, she thought of a way of sitting beside another person, ex: She quickly saw a woman sitting with no one beside her, so she went up to that person to sit with so the old man wouldn't go up to her that easily, then silently trying to tell her that someone was following her and trying to do her a favour and play along. That's what i think of her way of doing it. (:
I remember the Insta Storys. Not gonna lie hearing this again gave me chills, I'm sorry you had to go through this. Stay safe!
She has such a pretty voice
Ye like Emma Watson
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W8 R U HER NEW STALKER????? DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN! 😨
Japan "We don't know if we can arrest them for threatening."
America "IS THAT A POP TART THAT IS SHAPED LIKE A GUN?!?! JSDFLKWJFLIWH"
Lol
Umm have you guys even been to America... 😬
Have you ever even been to America that is definitely not true
bakugou shrimp not where I live🤷♀️
lol Ikr kinda not so much of a bad thing anymore, if you think about it.
Yess I wanted to hear the story on this (Also I’m sorry this happened, Mikan)
Kovu is a unicorn ohmygosh hii
that's messed up that they can't arrest those creeps. they couldn't get him for trespassing?
it was like outside my door but i didn't have a yard or anything he was technically just on a regular street :(
@MountainRain o
They cant do anything ANYWHERE. I was being stalked by my ex bf and I was pregnant and they couldnt and wouldnt do anything until they had him on paper in police report harming me. Smh ( I live in the states) each state has diff laws though I'm in Connecticut but still it's pretty much the same everywhere and so many women are killed every yr because of it.
You should try taking some self defense classes!
i should! thanks for the advice
I have taken some self defence classes and it didn't really help me and my friend. Our self-defense teacher told us to just run away and never start a physical confrontation, because we are so weak and would not win. I took classes for 6 months and still were not able to free myself in the end when my self-defense teacher held me. It was quite frustrating....
@@NoctLightCloud What kind of class did you take if you don't mind me asking? (Bjj, krav maga, kickboxing, etc.) Because while escaping should be a person's priority vs dropkicking their attacker, I feel your teacher should have tried to instill more confidence in his students.
@@rowansaro2458 It was a course called "self-defense for women", and all of us participants were quite bad at it. I actually thought I'd be better. It was frustrating. The teacher was super nice, he was a Taekwondo teacher. In the end he told us to avoid touching or making the attacker agressive, we better run.
that's true
I’ve watched about 4 stories about stalking in either Japan or South Korea, because they all popped on my feed at once when I watched one, y’all know how TH-cam is, but I’m just going to put out a few tips for those if you’ve had this similar experience:
1) self-defense classes or any type of martial arts is one of your best ways to fight off these creeps; running away or just thinking they’ll stop is just naive, they want what they want, and as creepy as it sounds it’s true, so if you’ve got to open a can of whoop ass, do it
2) calling someone was a good move, but I think what really throws them off is shouting in public or giving awareness to those around you (not in your rent scenario but out in a public area or even on the train)
3) doing the unexpected is also a good bet, saw this one post where a guy suggested his girlfriend to do something crazy like sing a song outload or dance in a weird way, throws these creeps off guard. Crazy isn’t a bad thing in this case, these might be crappy ex but I think y’all get it
4) in many countries the police aren’t as comforting and safe as people would assume, it’s true and sad that in Japan, police don’t give a shit about stalkers, but that doesn’t mean you can’t call them for comfort, they deserve to know more cases are happening
5) in many countries foreigners are primary targets to assaults, stalking, or even molesting (which is sick but true) keep this in mind if you plan to foreign exchange, move, or visit a foreign country *and* with this in mind have a weapon of self-defense if you don’t *know* self-defense
6) IF ITS DARK, don’t talk to anyone, DONT, this is what everyone does, if it’s night and you’re alone it’s no coincidence people are out there late at night, these assholes are on prowl, also don’t let anyone touch your phone OR you, also wear dark clothing nothing revealing, in other words dress like a man, this’ll lower your chances of being approached
7) NEVER let them follow you home, they’ll just keep coming back, if you’re outside, first house you see with lights, you knock on that door and explain the situation, they’ll let you in because why wouldn’t they, then call the police
That’s all I’ve got. So glad you’re safe Mikan because sweet lord this crap is nuts 💕, also send my prayers to anyone out there that’s had this similar experience because this shit happens everyday.
I am sorry to hear about what you have experienced. But since you mentioned about handshaking, I think in Japan's history handshaking is related to some sexual acts. Japan is a very conservative country and before handshakes are prohibited but due to development of their lifestyle handshakes became acceptable especially in meeting "idols". Maybe that guy thought u have accepted him taking advantage on you thru that handshake u've given him. Japan is a non verbal country. Japanese have the tendency to give meanings in every actions you take.
I hope this info will help everyone. Be safe girls.
Eleonor Rabanillo thanks
Wow this is very informative. Thank you!
Handshakes in Japanese history are related to sexual activity?> Haha ha, not so. It's just that some people are not normal.
This kinda reminds me of the older people here.
Like they tell you not to let a guy touch your hand or you would get pregnant.
I guess people before are more conservative than todays.
my mom always tells me "if someone suspicious approaches you, do not speak english, do not speak their language, speak in arabic and they will leave" (i am arab so arabic is my first language) basically if someone strange approaches you, either speak your first language or don't speak at all depending on wether english is your first language or not.
i dont really get it, so do you not speak at all when your first language is english??? thanks for the tip
divinities lu pretty much yeah. Youre welcome
I either pretend I can't speak or invent my own language
But won’t they use that to their advantage ??
I actually dont understand how that helps though :/,can someone explain?
Can we just take am moment and appreciate how *beautiful* Mikan Look 💖🧐😊🌸
y'all are so sweet this was after school too so i was sure i looked messy af but these comments r making my night
She's not attractive....
Elfchen No
Shes is so pretty! Imma take a moment
People are so mean, why are you saying No, she is very beautiful. She is like an anime character. So for y’all saying she doesn’t look good please don’t say anything. Thank you 😑
Btw Mikan I’m glad things are better ♥️♥️ I’m late to this video but I just want to say that I love your TH-cam channel I have always loved Japanese and Korean culture I’m only 11 and I have planned to save enough money to go there when I’m 19 with my older brother. I really want to go there and your channel always gives me hope that I can make it since you went to Japan all by yourself ♥️♥️ keep doing what you do. 😊😊♥️♥️
Idk what I would of done in that situation. I think you handled that really well and its unfortunate that the police there (and in other countries) don't take stalking seriously. I wish they would because you never know what that person is capable of. Im just glad you are okay now!
Amai_Maple It did seem like the police took her serieusly.
The police just couldn’t do anything, because there are no laws against stalking.
The police only enforces the laws so they had no other choice then to let him go.
You did the right thing, I’m so glad you had a boyfriend you could rely on! It must have been so scary. I had a similar experience in Japan, unfortunately it seems to be quite a common occurrence for foreign women (likely Japanese women as well but I think we are seen as more vulnerable as we are in a foreign country). I was walking home from the train station and a man on a bike started trying to talk to me. I told him I was going to the convenience store so he didn’t think it was my house but he insisted on me going there with him to buy alcohol. He ended up grabbing my arm and then touching me inappropriately and as my house was right there I broke away and ran inside. I was on the third floor and thankfully was planning to leave Japan in a few days so I wasn’t worried about him stalking me but it was such a sad reminder that even though I had a great time in Japan apart from that, no country is safe especially as a women.
_i remember seeing your insta stories about this and honestly it made me feel so uneasy for you but at least you’re safe now_ 💓
ah i hate stories like this it makes me worried about living in big cities :((( im glad you moved out quickly mikan
“After school and after work!”
You are so responsible organized and adorable!!! From your very very young friend!
Mikan was ready to cry at 8:36 to 8:50. I feel really bad for her and I'm happy that she moved out from that apartment.
So glad you're okay now!! I've also experienced Japan's lax attitude about stalkers and general creeps >_< no where near as bad as you had however when I was 16 I went to Japan for a couple of weeks and had some guy in Japan in his 40s started hitting on me and continued even when I said I explained that I was 16. (Whenever I said no he kept demanding why) He then followed me for a bit but luckily since it was in a busy station I managed to loose him and hide in the bathroom. I told the teachers at my language school later as I was really freaked and they just said 'oh probably just some lonely salary man poor guy' which at 16 was not what I wanted to hear 😵😂
Technically 16 years old is considered legal marrying age in Japan so he probably didn't understand why you kept saying you were 16 and why the teachers didn't think it was that weird. but it probably would have creeped me out too.
Kaia wait so they were taking the mans side?!
@@PuffleBomber so? They still can't get married unless a parent consents, same thing with the age of consent he would have to be within a certain age range to have consensual sex so either way it wouldn't matter she's still a minor by japanese law.
It's sad that society makes us want to feel about the predator instead of the prey. The fact that the teachers said "oh probably a lonely salary man poor guy," makes my stomach churn. Poor him??? Poor her!!
I’m sorry I couldn’t read cha story
U sound like Emma watson a bit
she look like her too
Memo J I was thinking the same
Not really.
Right
Said any American tourist to any southern British person
“OMG! You sound exactly like _______ from Harry Potter!!!”
It’s really old
Wow mikan that’s a hell of a story D: you must have been crazy scared at that point, I didn’t follow you back then so I didn’t know what happened, luckely you managed to move somewhere else 😊
I'm so glad you're doing fine and are okay again!! I remember reading about it when it happened and knowing instantly that I had to help, I'm happy that I was able to help you get to a new home and be safe again!!
Thank god you ended up okay, you really never know what people are thinking and planning. Stay safe 💞
Im so relieved that youre safe
That mustve been so scary and tense
I am from Canada but I now live in Korea and this happened to me and my room mate but with a women that could be my grandma. But she tried knocking down are door. I called my boyfriend and he called the cops cause my roommates phone was dead and I did not want to give her mind cause lord knows she breaks everything. But besides that I love your makeup!
I was looking for stories like this since my friend and I were followed in Don Quijote when we visited Japan for the first time. My friend didn't notice but I definitely did after the guy passed by us for maybe the 10th time, and I didn't start getting scared until he followed us up the escalator to the next floor after being nearby us for about 40 minutes. He sort of pretended to shop while staring at us from time to time from the end of the aisles. We lost him when we went back downstairs, but it's strange that this kind of thing happens because I thought Japan was super safe, being a very low-crime place. Nothing happened and he may have just been intrigued by us as foreigners, but it's still scary being followed!
*Me when getting stalked*
Me: _Karate chop_
yeahh
Same i have learned karate for 1 and a half year but i dont remeber them know now i only remember some basic things.
FRRRR
That sounds so terrifying, hopefully it is a bit unusual and you will be safe now
Wow 😦 terrifying...just glad you are safe girl! ❤️
Ommmgg so happy that you are safe, actually I was in Korea, and I was walking..after a while I noticed a man who was following me...I actually just kept going but faster, then the man started to get closer to me and started to mumbling something but I couldn't understand so after some minutes he was like that he just changed street...but the worse is that was during the day and in a main street...so creepy :(
You should do a storytime on that.
Girl he deff had seen you before to have been knocking on your window. He had been watching u. It was like he wanted to make u think he was gone because like you said as far as he knew you didnt go " home" because u kept walking hoping he didnt know you lived there. So he circled back saw your light on and knocked on your window so he even knew which room was yours. That's so scary and I'm glad you're ok.
So happy to hear that you had amazing fans to help you out with being able to move! My friend had a similar experience with a creep a few months ago who had stolen her backpack to get her to come inside his apartment. Luckily she was fine afterwards and the guy didn't try hurting her.
Creeps in Japan are the weirdest, imo from how they're portrayed in anime/hentai, which is very accurate, judging by the TH-cam videos I've seen on the topic.
I am so sorry that this happened to you. I was once... how do I word this? Touched inappropriately? On a bus once. And it gave me immense anxiety throughout my life. These types of experiences are truly terrifying.
oh my god thats so scary!!! glad you were able to move away!!
You’re this amazing mix of Ariana Grande and Emma Watson, we never knew we needed.
I like how you go through a scary story and then you have your magical intro but i hope you’re doing ok!
This is crazy, I just saw a video from a youtube channel called "coffeehouse crime" with a girl that started being stalked and approached by a creepy guy who convinced her to become his English teacher and ended up very tragic :( stay safe please, I am glad you are okay
That must have been so very scary! I am really glad you were able to move away quickly. I know I wouldn't be able to stay somewhere after having that happen!
Ok, I seriously LOVE your shirt!!!
So scary! And inconvenient. I've had a few creepy encounters, I mean who hasn't, but I'd be terrified if someone followed me home like that. Glad you've been safe since then.
I’m so happy your okay Mikan💕💕
I was stalked in college (in the late 80's), I worked at the library and he sit and watch me and would write down everything I did/wore that day and also what my then boyfriend (now husband) and I would do. He handed me the notes one day and it freaked me out (this was before cell phones), he then tried to follow my boyfriend and I home...we reported him to campus police the next day...
Freaked me out because he seemed so normal at first, I even talked to him a few times. Really messed with my trust, I used to trust everyone. This happened when I was 19 am now 54 and will never forget it.
Stalking is one of the scariest things to happen to someone ever, especially if the person seemed "so normal" at first. Your story even freaked me out!!
Ahhh I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm glad it ended well and that you're safe. I remember you talking about this on Instagram and I felt so bad and I was scared for you. I really wanted to help but I didn't make money so I was sad so I'm very glad you got the help you needed and hope this never happens to you again. I couldn't even imagine how scary that was
How terrible! I was stalked by a co-worker for a few years when I was in my twenties. What a shame that your danger was not taken seriously! You absolutely did the right thing.
6 years living in London - working at night, partying most of the weekends - I think I only had 2-3 cases when I felt uncomfortable because of a man starring or behaving weird. 2 weeks in Japan - just being a tourist accompanied by bf - 3 cases of being touched, talked to in weird way, taken pictures of in sneaky way + constantly being starred at by men.
Ugh how do you girls deal with that? I am soooo impressed. I would be freaking out every day.
I’m happy you’re safer now
I have been obsessed with your channel lately, love you ! 😍😘
I'm so sorry that happened to you xc I'm glad you're safe
Stuff like this gives me the chills
I was a little bit worried when I clicked on this, wondering if it was going to be just some dumb clickbait like someone coincidentally being at the same places you were, and I'm so happy you're ok. You're one of the most trustworthy and honest TH-camrs I know because your videos and content always match up. So so glad you are safe.
A couple years ago my mom and my brother were at the metro (in America)
There was this woman who was following them and she was mumbling something we couldn’t understand. She held my brothers hand and kept saying stuff like “beautiful child follow me your mom isn’t worth it” my mom tried to get away and she went to the streets where she thought there would be more people. But there weren’t . She should have gone back to the metro where there were police. She called my dad and when my dad came, the lady held my brothers hand and my dad closed the car door and she let go. Then the woman threw a bunch of glass and plastic bottles at the back of our car. ( my brother was three and my mom works a little far from our house)
OMG like AAAAAAAA I really don't know how it feels but it must' have been really scary. I'm really sad and sorry that it happened. Stay safe always :3
OMG! I’ve experienced a similar situation…I’m so happy you’re in a better place and situation.
I'm so sorry that happened to you, no one deserves to be scared like that.
I’m so so sorry that happened to you Mikan! Take care! Sending love and good vibes your way 🌸💖💖💖
I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm not from Japan, or live in Japan, but I feel you should feel safe no matter wherever you are.
Don’t live in the first floor or the second floor. I used to live with in the first floor with my BF and my bras that I put to dry in veranda were stolen. In Japan, we usually dry clothes in our verandas. My veranda was covered with trees and nothing can be seen from the street unless someone wants to peep through the trees. But still it happened. Then, shortly we moved to another place.
…i live in japan… i live in the first floor…i just saw a man look into my shower window…
Omg! You should try to invest into curtains, (if there there are curtains in Japan). So sorry that happened to you.
Whenever I’m walking by myself to a friends house which is like 10 minuets away I usually don’t come across many people. But when I see men in their 40s I walk fast because I’m scared of what could happen.
There was this one time were I was walking and there were a lot of men across and on the same side of the street as me. I was like “Wtf why are there so many men.” I was the only 12 year old girl walking so I like walked super fast because I didn’t want them to talk to me lol.
I act the same, which is so sad that we don't feel safe when we see men.
@@petrag8 human nature. You don't know them or their intentions and they are usually much bigger than us wee females.
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I've had stalkers on different occasions; one in college, one customer at my job, another customer who happened to be a old friend of my friend's, and some creepy old dude at the gas station not far from my house. Luckily in all the situations I had my parents, friends, or co-workers looking out for me.
Stalkers are scary and no one should go through that experience but I'm happy you are safer now
Ahh I'm sorry to hear this, stay safe!
That sounds horrible! i'm sorry , i totally understand everything you feel, i send you love♥ and a hug ♥
God that must have been terrifying
oh my god that must have been so scary :: i'm glad you were able to move!
So happy you are safe!
Heya mikan! I thought id just give props on your outfits, I love your style ^•^
Tip: if someone is following you or trying to touch you, always cough or do something so other people look at you (for example when there are a lot of people around or when there are a lot of people in a shop with you) the person that is stalking you will maybe look at something else so he or she doesn’t get caught. So you have more chance to walk away faster (idk if this helped but yeah, and sorry for my bad English lmao, i heard this from someone else but I wanted to say it in the comments too!)
that's really creepy and I'm glad you're ok
Omg I’m so sorry to hear that ;;
The same happened to me but I was reaaally far from my home, the guy would start to touch me and follow me even though I wasn’t responding to him. So I decided to find the first kôban and pass by, and just entered it. The guy just ran away, i tried to explain to the police what happened but they couldn’t do anything 🤷🏻♀️
Glad you are safe, please be careful!! 💕
Scary! On an unrelated note, your voice is beautiful and your Japanese is so amazing, too.
Could you share the documentary about the stalking crisis in Japan?
Vivian Cristina Cosentino isn’t there a problem in Korea too? I know it’s worse in Japan but still.
Hearing about situations like that makes me feel it'd be great if we were taught self-defense at school. It's so unfair that you can't even have a weapon with you when that guy is allowed to be a total creep. Well, glad you're okay!
Well if that happened I can’t call my boyfriend cuz I don’t have one fml😂😂
I’m so glad you’re OK
Omg I’m so sorry this happened to u and I also like ur cinnamaroll pillow :)
I’m glad your ok😸😰 I can’t imagine being stalked😬... I LOVE U MIKAN!😍😍😍
i love u too!!!!
The window knocking part is horrifying, that’s why I’m scared to live on the ground floor (or basement)
Whenever someone approaches me, I just decide to point at my mouth and do weird actions because I’m english it’s a very popular language and most people speak it so it’s a life saver. Also sorry you had to go through that ):
love you mikan!
I love your story time videos! I wish you’d do more!!!
room tour !💕💕pls
soon!!! when its a bit more put together im still missing a lot!
Mikan In Japan yay !💕im looking forward to it 💕 Love u❤
6:01 Oh helll nooo 😥 The same thing happens in Ny (where I live). If you don't have proper evidence, the police literally can't do anything.
You are so cute!♡
Oh yeah I remember the instagram stories!
Are you at least allowed to use self defense on the other person without getting arrested?
i have no idea what the law is regarding that but i know that in the moment i wouldnt even be able to do anything basic im sure if i was attacked id freeze up or something
@@mikanmandarin then you need to do some training! with even just a little training you can train yourself to overcome the fight/flight/freeze instinct and take direct action!
I'm glad it ended well for you, ad I hope you will not have to experience this ever again !!
Omgg... And here I was trying to escape my country for similar reasons and study in Japan.. 🤦🏻♀️😭
What the fuuuuck omg I'm so thankful that u are okay!! 🥺
This is compelty unrelated, but i really like your style. I find you so adorable😊
im glad your safe now :)
I am happy that everything turned out okay. Glad I could help a teeny weeny bit
I am 2 minutes in and it just makes me uncomfortable listening to this tale. I’m sorry you had to go through this. Hopefully situations like this won’t happen to you anymore
That would be so creepy for me wow, I’m sorry for what happened
I'm living in UAE Dubai. I must admit it's very very safe to go out even at 2am.
Just an idea but if you’re in a big city with lots of hotels, and you’re obviously foreign, and a guy rubs you the wrong way, you could pretend you’re not in Japan much longer and say you’re heading back to a hotel. Then find the closest one and actually head there, explain the situation to them, and wait in the lobby for a while, possibly calling a taxi to get home after. If your situation happened to me I might do that.
If the dude is in front of your place tell the taxi driver to head to a police station… idk. Anything to prevent a creep finding out your actual residence.
Possibly more important is to introduce yourself to some other people living on your street, far enough away for your actual building to be out of sight. You could ring their doorbell and enter the neighbor’s place to throw the creep off. Having a support network is huge. The neighborhood should all look out for each other
Japan’s safety is pretty great. But sometimes, we forget that there is never a perfectly safe country.
Omg, I was kinda freaking out here myself when you said "then he started knocking on my window" like, what the h!!!? really?? ugh D: Sorry that happened to you, so scary.. I know how it feels to be stalked, sadly..
No one thinks it's going to happen to them until it's to late stay safe
the same thing happened to me in yokohama when i lived in an apartment (first floor)😭😭😭 a stalker was spying me at night through the window for a month until i had to move.....he also used to knock at my door repeatedly and ring the doorbell like crazy🤦🏻♀️
omg that's hella creepy
Thank god you are safe 💖🌸✨
this is so fucking sad. im sorry you had to experience this.