Still haven’t been paid. We have a promise to be paid soon. I spoke to my landlord about the situation (as my rent is due in a few days) and he threatened to evict me. The Japanese government still does nothing as thousands of foreigners are unpaid, being evicted, and some unable to even eat or commute to work. This goes unreported in the Japanese media. I have learned (again and again) that in Japan if there is a problem, the best thing to do is to a) ignore it till it gets worse or b) ignore it till it goes away. People are so ignorant and have so little common sense about many things. Some of the lessons I teach are on charity and environmental issues. The Japanese people (in general, there are A FEW exceptions) have no concept of charity or helping out other people and are baffled by why anyone else would want to do this. If someone is in trouble… it is always their fault. Also, people here in the world’s most materialistic and wasteful society are under the illusion that Japan is environmentally-friendly. This is one of the questions in a class I teach and am always astounded at the answer. I have job interviews but am just not sure I want to be in a country like this any more. As much as I dislike America, this would never happen there. I’m going to my consulate this week to file a report and see what can be done, as other consulates have been assisting their citizens.
