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aesthete8

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Jan 23, 2012, 1:43:02 AM1/23/12
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- It is a mystery to Mr Johnson why he was called aside for
examination, but he suspects it is because of his critical coverage of
Japan.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/01/japans-immigration-control

Ben Bullock

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Jan 23, 2012, 5:10:03 AM1/23/12
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The missing link seems to be that he hasn't actually said why he was
detained (what the problem with his visa was).



Hard Time
After Three Weeks in a Shinjuku Lock-Up, the author finds that justice in
Japan is rough indeed


http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/jail.asp


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Jean-Marc Desperrier

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Jan 24, 2012, 5:51:26 AM1/24/12
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Ben Bullock a écrit :
> The missing link seems to be that he hasn't actually said why he was
> detained (what the problem with his visa was).

It seems quite obvious he was staying in Japan with a tourist visa, and
had just taken the 3 days trip in Korea to "extend" it by getting a
stamp on his passport so that it would be counted as a new 3 month
tourist trip to Japan.

However the questions he reports having being asked about his staying in
Fukushima in April seem to have absolutely no relationship at all with
his abuse of a tourist visa, and may indicate that he was picked for the
rough treatment instead of the usual "this is the last time, get a real
visa, or we'll turn you away the next time and you'll have to take a
return flight at your own expense" for not very respectable reasons.

chance

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Feb 1, 2012, 4:25:52 AM2/1/12
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"aesthete8" <art...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>- It is a mystery to Mr Johnson why he was called aside for
> examination, but he suspects it is because of his critical coverage of
> Japan.

How did you know about his suspicion and is he your acquaintance?
After all, the Economist discredits itself, carrying such an impossible
fable
like cited, which should not have been treated simply like that,
and should make for one of the greatest scandals ever reported in Japan.
You are also susceptible to be irresponsible for the failure
to investigate if the story should stand as it is provided as it is.
It's just a fable riddled with holes. It simply doesn't hold water.
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> http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/01/japans-immigration-control


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