Water, electricity and the toilet are unavailable. But I have no choice but to stay here to prevent a burglary.

Anyone that burgles a home in a disaster zone or engages in looting or something similar and takes advantage of the plight and suffering of others is particularly despicable.

Sometimes I feel there is a time and place for vigilante justice and would have no sympathy for a burglar if a homeowner beat the heck out of them if they caught them burgling their home in this situation.

seems those looters aren't aware of the unique Japanese bonds "絆” that gov't officials always go on about when promoting Japan

seems those looters aren't aware of the unique Japanese bonds "絆” that gov't officials always go on about when promoting Japan

Perhaps they aren't aware for obvious reasons.

http://www.j-cast.com/tv/2015/09/15245205.html

Maybe, maybe not. Ive heard of a few instances where Japanese thieves have used broken English etc. to throw people off

@zones2surf

As a home owner I agree. I hate the idea of martial law and over-policing, but local law enforcement seems to have been a bit lax in this case.

I heard things like this don't happen in Japan. The reports in the N.Y. Daily News after the 2011 eathquake and tsunami said there was no looting, etc. Something is amiss.

Looting is common in Japan. Police were forced to deploy additional officers and step up patrols in Tohoku after the quake for what they called "burglary" and signs at evac centers warned that wallets and money had been going "missing."

When Miyake Island was evacuated, gangs showed up in boats and targeted homes and businesses fairly routinely. They knocked over an ATM with a power shovel in one attack.

"The reports in the N.Y. Daily News after the 2011 eathquake and tsunami said there was no looting, etc. "

They were lying.