Not Just Ninjas

A pitch-perfect article in the Japan Times about the curse that is a foreigner’s relation with any Japanese government office:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20070929td.html

The curse of the middle name

By THOMAS DILLON

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As I have done many times for the past several years – ever since my older son decided to become a professional student – I walked to my local post office to wire him finances. As a veteran, I came prepared: I had my personal stamp. I had copies of the last many times I had wired money. I had my postal savings passbook. I had my alien registration, my passport, and my driver’s license. All this because I always feared something would go wrong.

But I had had no difficulties whatsoever in numerous tries. Which meant the post office was due.
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