Well, goodness gracious, I got it back! Basically, I left the cab and there was no way for me to get it back, but a million to one chance. So, I emailed my keitai so it would make a noise, hoping the taxi driver would hear it, and maybe bring it back to the last place he saw me, which was the 99 shop where he dropped me off. That’s actually not what happened, as I think someone else found it in the rain somewhere and brought it back to the store. so it’s all waterlogged now, and is blinking red, so we’ll see how long it lasts. Anyway, I don’t think I’d ever get it back so soon in any country.

Let’s see what happens. Anyway, at least I got the thing back…