So, I currently live in a short term furnished rental in Japan. I'll be here less than 6 months total and the key point is, the furniture is not mine, TV included.
I also happen to be dealing with the flu which just made everything worse when I answered the door to a man claiming to be from NHK with a contract. My voice isn't even coming out because I'm so ill and I'm just left confused. There was insistence about me signing a contract for NHK, even though I am here very short term and the TV is not mine and I DO NOT USE IT. I kind of assumed this was some sort of scam at the time, especially since this is mid-afternoon on a weekday.
I read somewhere that if you open the door to an NHK man, you're more likely to be bothered by them in future. I wound up saying I'm sorry but I'm in no fit state to be signing a contract right now, and closed the door.
I'm left at a loss because apparently it is a legal requirement to pay NHK 2200 yen every two months or so if you possess any device "capable of receiving NHK broadcasts" when I don't even know if the TV here is capable of that.
I don't want to get in trouble and so looking for advice on what to do. I'm living in this apartment until early March and have been thinking I should start ignoring knocks on the door if I am not expecting them.
Help/suggestions/advice welcome! I'm just a bit spooked by the whole thing.
by archertinuvian