I’m sure a good deal of you have heard of that stabbing that happened in Akihabara yesterday. My friend noticed the news scrolling on the marquee signs from inside the Shinkansen but wasn’t sure just exactly what was going on. It was only when we got back to the apartment that we found out the details.

Today, I decided to go for a stroll there to check out the electronics and various other geekware. I didn’t feel like I was in danger or anything. I mean, what are the chances of a second deranged lunatic repeating the same thing the day after, know what I mean?

As I walked around, I noticed that so many Japanese news agencies were in the area interviewing people and filing reports. One part of the street was just lined with signal trucks, sending feeds back to their home bases. All of that in itself was a little unnerving. I mean, I suppose you don’t get a feel for the scale of what happened just by reading it on a website. Being there, I could feel that there was a tiny bit of uneasiness in the air. Sure, people were going about doing their own business, but knowing what had happened…could anyone really feel truly safe?

My friend said that if it wasn’t for the weeklong trip he probably would have been in Akihabara like he usually is on Sundays. Wow man. Imagine just going about your business down Queen St. then having some guy just plough down the sidewalk with a pickup truck with the intent of injuring and killing as many people as possible. It’s kind of scary.

Well, just know that I’m doing alright. Life will go on.