So I'm still irritated, but things are looking up.
Next Thursday, I have to go to Okinawa for a new tourist visa. The governmental logic behind this escapes me, but I don't care at this point. My boss, as an apology for his own negligence, in telling me not to worry about all this before it turned out that I should be worrying, is buying the plane ticket.
I also don't care because I've spent Friday evening dowing a 6-pack and watching "Escape from Alcatraz" on HBO Asia.