Students pay price in visa crackdown

Hachiko · May 19, 2004, 00:40

When American students Angela Luna and Richard Nishizawa tried to board a plane bound for San Francisco in March, airport authorities threw them in a small holding cell and held them incommunicado for several days before banishing them from Japan for five years.

Richard Nishizawa (left) and Angela Luna were banished from Japan for 5 years for overstaying their visas Michael Macor/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE PHOTO

Luna and Nishizawa, who had studied Japanese for a year at Reitaku University, northeast of Tokyo, were not arrested for committing a serious crime. They had merely stayed in the country two weeks longer than their visas permitted.

"We had valid 5-year visas, so we didn't bother to look at our immigration stamps," Luna, 27, said. "The guards made me change my clothes because they had drawstrings. They thought I might use it as a weapon, or strangle someone. We were treated like criminals."

Japan Times

dreamer · May 19, 2004, 01:23

O_o
OMG...they're crazy !!

Sophisticated · Oct 23, 2004, 00:02

Welcome to Japan. Actually there is no good police in Japan. Oppositely, japanese yakuzas are nice guys.

Mike Cash · Oct 23, 2004, 10:08

Originally Posted by Sophisticated

Welcome to Japan. Actually there is no good police in Japan. Oppositely, japanese yakuzas are nice guys.

Smear 240,000+ individuals indiscriminately with a single dismissive sentence. Nice.

And praise extortionists, rapists, thieves, murderers, con men, arsonists, etc. in the next sentence. Wonderful.

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

TwistedMac · Oct 23, 2004, 10:16

not very "sophisticated" mayhap?

Kei_Shugojin · Nov 10, 2004, 02:14

I'm confused. What exactly is the "Yakuza"?

TwistedMac · Nov 10, 2004, 02:18

organized crime in Japan.
petty thieves, rapists and even murderers.

Sort of like the mafia.

May 19, 2004, 00:40	#1
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,377	Students pay price in visa crackdown When American students Angela Luna and Richard Nishizawa tried to board a plane bound for San Francisco in March, airport authorities threw them in a small holding cell and held them incommunicado for several days before banishing them from Japan for five years. Richard Nishizawa (left) and Angela Luna were banished from Japan for 5 years for overstaying their visas Michael Macor/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE PHOTO Luna and Nishizawa, who had studied Japanese for a year at Reitaku University, northeast of Tokyo, were not arrested for committing a serious crime. They had merely stayed in the country two weeks longer than their visas permitted. "We had valid 5-year visas, so we didn't bother to look at our immigration stamps," Luna, 27, said. "The guards made me change my clothes because they had drawstrings. They thought I might use it as a weapon, or strangle someone. We were treated like criminals." Japan Times __________________

May 19, 2004, 01:23	#2
dreamer Traveler of eternity Join Date: Aug 15, 2003 Location: Tokyo/Asakusa Age: 26 Posts: 1,825	O_o OMG...they're crazy !! __________________ One of the most adventurous things left for us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams....

Oct 23, 2004, 00:02	#3
Sophisticated Junior Member Join Date: Oct 22, 2004 Posts: 2	Welcome to Japan. Actually there is no good police in Japan. Oppositely, japanese yakuzas are nice guys. __________________ Do not love me anymore.

Oct 23, 2004, 10:08	#4
Mike Cash Delusions of Adequacy Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 5,417	Originally Posted by Sophisticated Welcome to Japan. Actually there is no good police in Japan. Oppositely, japanese yakuzas are nice guys. Smear 240,000+ individuals indiscriminately with a single dismissive sentence. Nice. And praise extortionists, rapists, thieves, murderers, con men, arsonists, etc. in the next sentence. Wonderful. Pleased to make your acquaintance. __________________ Kiva: Loans That Change Lives

Oct 23, 2004, 10:16	#5
TwistedMac 夜露死苦! Join Date: Mar 4, 2004 Location: orz.eu Age: 27 Posts: 2,044	not very "sophisticated" mayhap? __________________ 夜露死苦! www.orz.eu I find affence at your post as I ware eyeglass and have lmited site. Sankyuu~! http://japan.orz.eu - A site for my trip to Japan.

Nov 10, 2004, 02:14	#6
Kei_Shugojin Regular Member Join Date: Sep 8, 2004 Posts: 85	I'm confused. What exactly is the "Yakuza"?

Nov 10, 2004, 02:18	#7
TwistedMac 夜露死苦! Join Date: Mar 4, 2004 Location: orz.eu Age: 27 Posts: 2,044	organized crime in Japan. petty thieves, rapists and even murderers. Sort of like the mafia.

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