[AmericanInTokyo]

The rumor making the rounds in Tokyo on this case is that Attorney General Holder's office, along with the State Dept. have asked the US Govt. to make an outreach to the Government of Japan, to ask them to play the crime down for the sake of "US-Japan" relations and that it is a touchy news story, and that they will both benefit by having it toned down. Will be interesting to see if the Japanese media follows suit. I doubt it. Also, my predition: Expect either Revs. Jackson or Sharpton in town here (Tokyo) very soon to try for a "rescue of the brothers", though that will be like butting into a brick wall with strict Japanese authorities and these guy's asses are now in the custody of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Ministry of Justice on Japanese soil under Japanese law. No visiting, rabble rousing, shakedown artist American community organizer is going to have much power over that in Tokyo. Generally they are rather independent and somewhat paparazzi-ist, so I doubt they can keep too much of a lid on this, like they might be able to do back stateside. Thing is, probably most of the stories and gory details and trial particulars, will come out only in Japanese. CNN is not going to send a reporter to cover this one 24/7. They will do the cursory overview to protect themselves from charges of cover up, other than that, well, DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. Can we move on now back to Trayvon-Zimmerman!!?? / sarc

[windcliff]

I would think that the Irish press would be interested in the story.

[Vince Ferrer]

Also, my predition: Expect either Revs. Jackson or Sharpton in town here (Tokyo) very soon to try for a "rescue of the brothers",

Usually they only do this with an anti-American and/or left wing government that they can negotiate with to poke America in the eye. I don't see a way they can stab America in the back over this, and they won't go over there on the hope they can do something, and then fail. The only way they will go is if Obama has already negotiated a fix.

But they can't just be sent over here and let free, they are accused of murder. They will either have to be put on trial there, and serve their sentence in Japan or in the USA. And the fact that the girls are Irish, not US or Japanese, complicates things as well, but might favor them being sent over here to serve their sentence, since neither the perpetrator or the victim were Japanese.

[dfwgator]

Great! Piss off the Japanese and the Irish.....so glad the World loves us again. /s

[skinkinthegrass]

"DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE"Well..one could've dreamt. :-P