So I had heard a couple of days ago that there was a murder in Akashi, which is the name of the big town that I live in. I live in a small town called Futami, which is in the western part of Akashi. I found out yesterday that the murder happened just a couple of blocks from my apartment, in a ramen restaurant that I’ve been to a couple of times. <\/p>\n
The story is that there was only one employee closing the place down, sometime after 3 a.m. He was killed with a knife, and the place was robbed. There aren’t many gun crimes in Japan, so I think most crimes are at knifepoint. The sister of one of the part time helpers at my yakitori hangout worked there – I had ordered noodles from her before. I’ll have to find out what happened from the folks at the yakitori – I’m sure they’ll have the whole scoop.<\/p>\n
It was a big surprise to me – I’ve been used to walking around without fear. It served as a good reminder that you are never 100% safe, and to be careful wherever you go. <\/p>\n
My cold is starting to go away. My cough has died down, and I’m feeling much better. I’m hoping to be healthy by Friday. I haven’t been exercising since I’ve been sick, and I’m dying to burn some calories. Saturday is a free day for me – I’ll probably end up doing laundry and if I’m healthy, taking a hike. Sunday I’m working as an interviewer for the STEP test – it’s an easy job that pays really well. The tradition is that after the test we go to Graciani’s for a big dinner – that should be very nice. <\/p>\n
Classes today went really well. My second year class did a great job with the food activity – they run around the classroom piecing together a sushi recipe. They were actually looking up words in their dictionaries without being prompted – it was unbelievable. Mr. Yamamoto, the somewhat scary teacher, had a belly laugh at the sight of all the students running around like crazy trying to solve the puzzle. I think he liked it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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