Tuesday, April 04, 2006

japanese laws you may not know.

In Japan, if someone performs a necessary service for you in your absence and without your consent, you may still be liable to reimburse them. It's right there in section 697 of the civil code.

Say for example you were on vacation, and a storm blew into town that could potentially damage your house. If your neighbors paid for or performed some necessary pre-storm maintenance, you gotta pay them back.

In section 698, there's some mention of the rule being applicable to face-saving situations too.

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