RResidents in Japan

Suspicious people outside of my apartment building?

  • February 7, 2026

This isn't related to my other post about JW's (they came again today, I just didn't answer the door to them), but still asking because I'm not sure what is best way to deal with this situation. I live in a leopalace apartment, it's a 2 story building with a parking lot outside, and it's located in a pretty remote part of town where I live, with no businesses nearby, all building around me are either private households or apartment buildings. In past 1-2 weeks i've been seeing same person walking around our parking lot and looking for something or someone and he's been acting very very sus. First time I saw him when I opened the door and went outside, he was in a parking lot walking around, he saw me and immediately left, and saw him again this week when I was coming home, he was standing in the block near the electricity meter boxes, he saw me coming and immediately went to the side of the building and left.
Today I woke up, and someone was knocking at my door, checked the doorbell cam and it was some dude, I asked who is it, but he just turned around and went to jump the fence to the other apartment building.
From what i've seen, there are no security cameras in the parking lot that would catch him, so not sure if I should report this straight to the police or the management, which btw, isn't present on the territory of the building, I've seen the guy only 2 times in 5 months of living here.

by drafthard

8 comments

  3. If you haven’t invited someone or don’t have a scheduled delivery, you can be assured that unsolicited door knocks are sales, politics or idiots

    You can safely deny their existence

  5. People doing people things, I expect. especially in a quiet part of town. The work isn’t going to do itself! Especially if it involves jumping fences…

  6. I was thinking it could’ve been…

    -an NHK goon checking out the areas of people who aren’t paying
    -salespeople checking out the area
    -apartment management related people doing a quick survey of the area (for damage, repair/cleaning etc)
    -someone who was lost/looking for an address

    but then seeing this last part:

    >I asked who is it, but he just turned around and went to jump the fence to the other apartment building.

    you should definitely report to the police first and management.

    there’s quite a huuuge difference between “Oh, sorry, wrong apartment” and turning to leave… and then suddenly jumping the fence to another apartment building when being questioned. i’d say they’re definitely either stalking you/someone in that building or trying to rob you/the building.

  7. I got one of those no salespeople/no religious people stickers at the 100 yen store and no one has knocked in 6 years – it used to be almost weekly – maybe that and a fake security system sticker would give you some piece of mind.

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