Another interesting experience... Stopped by the police!!!
I was riding my bicycle home from the store with some curtain rods in my bicycle basket, trying hard not to sideswipe any pedestrians, when I saw some policemen standing on the corner. At first I thought they were just waving at me, but then I realized that they wanted me to stop. They were pointing to the bicycle registration sticker and asking me things in Japanese. We couldn't get very far because they knew about as much English as I knew Japanese--not much! I was just trying to call Akihiro on his cell phone for help when they motioned for me that it was ok to go on. I wasn't sure if they got it checked or decided it wasn't worth their bother and I probably hadn't stolen the bicycle! I did my best to avoid any more policemen for the rest of the way home!