{"id":15766,"date":"2019-09-28T17:41:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T00:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=15766"},"modified":"2019-11-26T11:18:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:18:27","slug":"fujisankei-owned-japan-today-posts-article-on-what-to-do-if-stopped-by-j-police-for-rugby-world-cup-visitors-after-consulting-with-debito-org-then-does-not-acknowledge-debito-org-and-leaves-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=15766","title":{"rendered":"Fujisankei-owned Japan Today posts article on “What to do if stopped by J police” for Rugby World Cup visitors, after consulting with Debito.org. Then does not acknowledge Debito.org and leaves out valuable advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. \u00a0Debito.org Reader JDG had this to say<\/a> about a recent article in Japan Today:<\/p>\n

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JDG<\/strong>: \u00a0Right wing Sankei owned Japan Today put out this \u2018what to do if you get stopped by the police in Japan\u2019 article for the Rugby World Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/features\/lifestyle\/What-to-do-if-you-are-stopped-by-the-police-in-Japan<\/a><\/p>\n

Half the article about having fun and getting travel insurance, the other half about complying with all police requests because, y\u2019know, cultural differences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Failure to blindly comply with police stop requests will be \u2018escalating the situation\u2019 and grounds for arrest because, y\u2019know, cultural differences.<\/em><\/p>\n

What about police discrimination and your rights? \u2018Don\u2019t believe all the hoopla you read online\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

Basically article\u2019s advice is;<\/em>
\nIf stopped by Japanese police, do as you are told.<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the record, the article is archived below.<\/p>\n

COMMENT<\/strong>: \u00a0Well, interestingly enough, Japan Today consulted with Debito.org before doing the article. \u00a0And then it made no mention of Debito.org or its advice therein. \u00a0Here’s the exchange:<\/p>\n

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From: <\/b>Jeff Richards <jeff@japantoday.com><\/div>\n
Subject: <\/b>Journalist Asking about Any Updates on “What to Do if Stopped by Police in Japan”<\/b><\/div>\n
Date: <\/b>September 8, 2019 at 11:08:36 PM<\/div>\n
To: <\/b>debito@debito.org<\/div>\n
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Hello Dr. Arudou,<\/div>\n
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My name is Jeff Richards and I’m an editor for Japan Today.<\/div>\n
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I’m currently putting together a piece on “What to Do if Stopped by the Police in Japan” as primer for both residents and tourists alike visiting for the upcoming Rugby World Cup (and by extension the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and other large-scale sporting and entertainment events).<\/div>\n
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I have been using your website as a resource in this regard (and have since I arrived in Japan over a decade ago… ). I was wondering if you had done any updates on this topic (on your website either as a post or in one of your many news columns):<\/div>\n
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