Oh, I forgot this tidbit

A few days ago my student told me that my area of residence is "famous" for Yakuza activity and that she worried about me living alone. I think she expected me to be horrified by this news (Yakuza not her worrying) but I was kind of fascinated by it. I love that stuff. Does that make me weird? Anyway, it is sweet of her to worry, but so far the most "disturbing" thing I have witnessed thus far in my neighborhood is a cat fight with strays. People who live in Japan might think it isn't as "safe" as it used to be, but it is still 1000000000000000000000000000000000 times safer than the US I'll tell you...