The first memory that came to my mind at the first report of this earthquake was "Skips and Loafers."
今回の被災地には、私の親戚も思い当たる友人もいないのですが、それと同等、あるいはそれ以上に、コミックの登場人物を現在被災している方々に重ねて、思いを馳せる ――
I have no relatives or friends in the disaster area; however, I come to overlap the characters in the comic and the people who are currently suffering from the disaster.
これは、不謹慎なことではないと、私は思う(そう信じる)。
This is not inappropriate, I think (and believe).