No looting in Japan: An interesting take

Life insurance proceeds are denied for suicide during the first two years of the policy, not thereafter.

 

After the tornado in Fayetteville, looters ransack houses.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/9490702/

FAYTEETVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville residents whose homes sustained heavy tornado damage have been urged to remove all valuables after burglars looted at least three homes on one storm-ravaged street.

The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday that thieves took tools, electronics, jewelry and other items late Saturday from homes with extensive damage.

Police Sgt. Christopher Joyce said officers are trying to remain visible as they patrol the area. Police also have enacted a 9 p.m. to 6 p.m. curfew because homes are most vulnerable after dark.

Joyce said police plan to work closely with community-watch organizations to try to prevent more burglaries.

 

I bet they don't pay for The Times either.

 

Japanese have turned over $78 million in found tsunami money.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/3032358/

I like this blurb:
Altruism and honesty among different cultures are difficult to measure and compare, but in 2003 a University of Michigan Law School professor conducted what he called a comparative study on recovering lost property in the United States and Japan.

The professor, Mark West, left 20 wallets on the street in Tokyo and 20 in New York, each containing the equivalent of $20. In New York, he said, six wallets were returned with the cash intact and two were brought back empty. In Tokyo, finders returned 17 of 20 wallets, all with the cash intact, and all but one waived the right to claim the money if the owner wasn't found.

Americans returned the wallet intact 30% of the time.
Japanese returned the wallet intact 85% of the time.