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I came across a very interesting article in today’s Asahi newspaper. One of Asahi's reporters, Furuya Kouichi, went to cover an international summit meeting in China. He left his baggage behind in the trunk of a taxi. Nobody would have remembered which taxi he had taken. Fortunately (or of course?), he found a sharp-eyed young man at the side of the road, who looked clearly like a security officer in plain clothes. The reporter asked the officer if he knew what type of taxi it was. He sympathized with the reporter and said, “The name of the taxi company is ... The registration number is ...” without looking at anything, and then made a phone call. Then, the taxi came back and the reporter was able to take his baggage back.
The reporter wrote, “I was once again surprised at how able members of the security police in this country are.” He is said to have asked the young man his name and affiliation so he could send a thank-you letter to his boss. However, he is said to have been rejected politely.
Cf.
古谷浩一
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E8%B0%B7%E6%B5%A9%E4%B8%80
See also:
http://lang-8.com/satoshi/journals/817560/ (警視庁公安部)
http://lang-8.com/satoshi/journals/1029221/ (It was unexpected even for a veteran China watcher.)
The reporter wrote, “I was once again surprised at how able members of the security police in this country are.” He is said to have asked the young man his name and affiliation so he could send a thank-you letter to his boss. However, he is said to have been rejected politely.
Cf.
古谷浩一
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E8%B0%B7%E6%B5%A9%E4%B8%80
See also:
http://lang-8.com/satoshi/journals/817560/ (警視庁公安部)
http://lang-8.com/satoshi/journals/1029221/ (It was unexpected even for a veteran China watcher.)
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Fortunately (or of course?), he found a sharp-eyed young man at the side of the road, who looked clearly like a security policeperson in plain clothes police officer in plain clothes (or plain clothes policeman).
Then, The reporter asked the policemanperson if he knew what type of taxi it was.
The registered number is ...” without noticeably seeing anything, and then he phoned somewhere.
Then Finally (or, In the end), the taxi came back and the reporter could take his baggage back.
The reporter wrote, “I was quite surprised afresh at what able members of the security police in this country are.” He is said to have asked the young man about his name and belonging (department/position) to send a letter thanking his boss.
BTW, police and security police are different. The latter is typically KGB or the Gestapo.
One of Asahi's reporters, Furuya Kouichi, went to cover an international summit meeting in China.
Nobody would have remembered which taxi he had taken. (I say stay away from political correctness (he/she) because it's just annoying to write. Just go with "he". I'm a woman and I'm not offended.)
Fortunately (or of course?), he found a sharp-eyed young man at the side of the road, who was obviously a security officer in plain clothes.
Then, The reporter asked the officer if he knew which taxi.
He sympathized with the reporter and said to him, “The name of the taxi company is ...
The registration number is ...” without looking at anything, and then he made a phone call.
Then, the taxi came back and the reporter was able to take his baggage back.
The reporter wrote, “I was once again surprised afresh at how able members of the security police in this country are.” He is said to have asked the young man about his name and affiliation so he could send a thank-you letter to his boss.
The reporter suggests by this article that there are many security officers here and there (in JP, あちこち) like streets, cafes, and etc, in particular, places around a summit meeting to watch foreign journalists. He has probably learned it from his long experience in China.