On Mar 22, 7:52 am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
wrote:
> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
> [...]
>
> >earthquake. The parade was cancelled. I had then had a smashed glass
> >window at the office to contend with, and while sorting that our as
> >best I could, had my wallet and cellphone stolen. Along with all
> >credit cards, cashcards and forms of ID.
>
> >Shit.
>
> Christ, man, sorry to hear that. Now that one is a surprise. Any leads? Reasons
> someone might have done that?

Just had the opportunity to steal it I guess. Have a new phone. Gaijin
card on the way. Got new driver's license today. No new cashcards or
credit cards yet. Its a real inconvenience.

> >Meanwhile I'm swamped with irrational panicky emails/phone calls from
> >irrational panicky people.
>
> Yes, and this is beginning to make me angrier than the first reason I posited
> when I wrote the original rant -- forget all that blather about abandoning Japan
> in her time of need... where the hell did all the common sense go?

The lack of common sense is a problem. But I'm increasingly irritated
by seeing news reports with the name of the journalist, followed by
the byline "Tokyo", when I know they have left. Or companies that have
evacuated their foreign staff (but left the Japanese staff to hold the
fort, deal with the customers etc, or in some cases, forced the local
staff to use up their paid leave without any fair reason!). Why should
anyone in Japan trust them or do business with them ever again?