Comments on: My Very Brief Fight with a Yakuza http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza Knowledge for your brain about Japan Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ken Seeroi http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-2658 Ken Seeroi Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:38:47 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-2658 That sucks, but I guess it doesn’t surprise me. I saw a Yakuza in Kyoto get in a fender-bender with another driver, and he immediately jumped out of the car and started screaming at the guy. I mean, the U.S. has road rage, but this guy was going off like he was ready to cannibalize the other dude. I certainly don’t think it’s all yakuza (since I’ve met a few who seemed quite normal), but clearly there are some just looking for the chance to go nuts on someone.

]]> By: Silvia http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-2638 Silvia Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:52:55 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-2638 My experience with the yakuza wasn’t just as nerve-wrecking as yours, but the reaction of the police was the same. The police arrived at the scene with the guy present, they let him leave unmolested and asked me not to indicate him because he’s yakuza. Which cost me 10.000 Yen in insurance as the damage he caused to my rental car was only insured if the culprit is known.

The yakuza is still something you quite clearly stay away from.

]]> By: Ken Seeroi http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-2497 Ken Seeroi Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:29:44 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-2497 Yeah thanks. I mean, I generally believe in minding my own business. Breaking up fights, saving drowning people, rescuing cats from burning buildings—they all seem like great ways to get killed, something I’d prefer avoid. But you know, sometimes life puts you in a situation where, if it’s not you, it’s nobody. If I weighed it out logically, it’s a terrible idea to get in the middle of a fight in a foreign country. But that’s not how things work. You see someone being killed and, on the spot, you’ve either got to turn away or do something. Maybe this was just my time.

]]> By: Deano @ JTM http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-2468 Deano @ JTM Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:49:24 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-2468 Woah dude. That’s heavy. You’re one lucky man.

I saw a video of an American guy breaking up a fight, some guy was beating on his woman, and thought that was pretty brave. What you did is waaaaaaaay beyond that.

Respect.

]]> By: Ken Seeroi http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-1465 Ken Seeroi Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:59:09 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-1465 Thanks for the comment. Funny you should mention it, but I was drinking shochu with this old yakuza guy last night. He said he spent three years in prison. We made plans (sort of, we were loaded) to go drinking again, so maybe I’ll have some stories about that soon. Anyway, apparently I’m not doing a good job of staying out of trouble. But I never have, so why start now, I guess.

]]> By: Ka_Shin http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-1463 Ka_Shin Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:08:51 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-1463 This post is really something out of a movie. I listened to the Halo theme “Arrival” which made it even more epic!

I wonder what goes through their minds as they’re watching a unconscious guy slowly get beaten to so death. Another thing that fascinated me; was how the yakuza-dude just decided to walk away.

I usually don’t comment on people’s blogs, but I felt obligated to do so this time (the music encouraged me). Bravely done and I hope you’re staying safe out of the yakuzas’ way.

Greetings from Sweden

]]> By: Ken Seeroi http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-1197 Ken Seeroi Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:48:10 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-1197 Thanks. Yeah, and I’ll double-down on that. I know there’s a lot of information on the net about Japan being such an expensive place, but I just don’t see it. It’s far cheaper than the U.S., from my perspective. True, if you compare, say, the price per square foot of a hotel room, Japan comes out more expensive. But if you compare quality, Japan kills it. I’ve stayed in a number of hotels that, while small, were clean and safe for under $50 a night, including in Tokyo. In the U.S., I’d be terrified to stay in a hotel for that price. The same goes for food and drinks. You’re right, I need to get busy on that book.

]]> By: Jack Hydrazine http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-1182 Jack Hydrazine Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:08:27 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-1182 “Japan’s cheap if you follow the right program.”

Sounds like you could write a book about how to live or visit cheap in Japlandia!

]]> By: Ken Seeroi http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-764 Ken Seeroi Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:07:51 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-764 My general policy is not to interfere in the affairs of others. I certainly wouldn’t get in the middle of a fight between two
guys. They can punch the hell out of each other for all I care.

This, however, wasn’t a fight, since one of the parties was already unconscious. To me, it was more in the realm of watching a helpless animal or child being beaten. Maybe there are just some things that, regardless of the consequences, demand a response.

]]> By: PassingBy http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/my-very-brief-fight-with-a-yakuza/#comment-760 PassingBy Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:16:23 +0000 http://www.japaneseruleof7.com/?p=638#comment-760 Good job, mate. You did the right thing, hope the guy you help appreciate it. Hope that this incident won’t bite you from past.

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