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 TOKYO (AP) - When Typhoon Nabi tore through southern Japan a few days ago, the Japanese government rushed to the scene with the basics: food, water, rescue workers — and a mobile post office.
Fitted with a satellite dish, the "Space Post" truck arrived in storm-wrecked Takaoka ready to handle not only the townspeople's postal needs, but also their savings accounts and insurance deposits.
"Customers who came to the office said things like, `I'm so glad the Space Post is here,' and 'It's good the post office is open,'" gushed Junichi Koyasako, a Japan Post official in the area on the southern island of Kyushu.
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