Do not worry alone. Consult the police
before the problem becomes more serious
What is stalking?
The Anti-Stalking Act defines stalking, for both men and women, as repeated attempts of“following” types of harassment with the purpose of satisfying love or other favorable
feelings towards you or to work off grudges resulting from failure to satisfy these feelings.

What is Following

Following acts are divided into eight patterns

１ Tagging along, ambushing, intruding into or hanging around your living space○ Tagging along with you or following you and your way○ Keeping watch on you in the neighborhood of your home, workplace and schooland Intruding in those places, etc.
○ Hanging around in the neighborhood of your home, etc.
２ Telling you that you are being watched○ Giving you a call just after you come home, telling you things like “Welcomehome!”○ Telling you things like “I am always watching you” meaning you are kept undersurveillance, etc.
３ Demanding you to see or date the offender○ Demanding you to see, date, or resume a relationship with the offender despite
your refusal○ Delivering a present to you disregarding your feelings and persistently demanding
you to receive it, etc.
４ Rude and violent behavior○ Insulting and verbally abusing you in a loud voice○ Acting in a rude manner such as yelling or honking a loud horn in front of yourresidence, etc.
５ Silent call or persistent calls, fax messages, e-mails or SNS messages○ Giving you persistent calls at your home, cell phone or workplace despite yourrefusal to accept them
○ Sending you e-mails or facsimile messages repeatedly despite your refusal○ Sending you SNS messages or sending comments to the blog you opened
repeatedly despite your refusal
６ Sending disgusting matters like excrement○ Sending a matter unpleasant or disgusting like feces or a carcass○ Smearing feces or urine on your car, etc.
７ Defamation○ Saying things or delivering documents defamatory or insulting
to you○ Posting a comment defamatory about you on the Internet, etc.

８ Violating your sexual sense of shame○ Sending obscene photos or posting on an Internet bulletin board○ Embarrassing you by using indecent language on the phone or in letters, etc.

Crime Prevention
Dealing with suspected stalkers○ Tell him(her) your refusal clearly, and do not take a fuzzy attitude indicating you arepossibly interested in him/her.
○ If you have any contact rom the offender, ignore it and call the police
Crime Prevention at your home
○ Secure doors of your home and use curtains so others cannot see inside.
○ If you have a visitor, check the person through the door observation window.
○ Do not leave postal items in your post box.
○ Use security goods like sensor lights.
Crime prevention away from home
○ Carry a security buzzer and a cell phone, etc.
○ Use streets which are well-lighted and well travelled.
Management of personal information○ Do not give out your address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.
○ Do not post your personal information like address, work place.
○ Do not send or pose for a naked photograph.
Dealing with acts through the telephone○ Change our telephone number and e-mail address○ Use a telephone with a number-display function○ Tell the offender flatly that you do not want to have any contact with him/her,and hang up the receiver without correspondence.

What to do when you became a victim○○○

In emergency cases, call “110”.
Record the situation of damages, incoming call history, and contents of e-mail forevidence, and call the police.
Don’t worry alone. Consult the police.

If you are worrying about a stalker, consult the Community Safety Section of the nearest
police station. (The principle police station which controls your present address.)
It is very dangerous if you ignore stalking, as acts will escalate and there is the danger of it
developing into more serious affairs such as murder.
The police protect your privacy, and work to comply with the intention of the consultant.
Police consulting
service

In emergency cases

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General Counselor’s Officeof Ehime Prefectural Police
Headquarters

089-931-9110 （Consultation telephone）#9110 （National united consultation call）

Homepage address

http://www.police.pref.ehime.jp

Police consultation synthesis
window of each police
station in Ehime

The main number ofeach police station

In any case, please consult thepolice without a doubt.