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Judging from the content on Noriko Sakai's wikipedia page regarding the police action and the public outcry over the drug incident, Japan looks like a complete authoritarian hell-hole. Pulled all of her CD’s from shelves and cancelled consumer endorsement contracts? Sheesh, get a grip people. I guess terrorizing most of Asia last century was okay though.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Hey, over here, at times, it is guilty until proven innocent. Probably in 85% of the world for that matter, advanced and developing country alike.

Look at what they do in Singapore for chewing gum or chucking a cigarette but...or spray painting grafitti for that matter!

[Ronin]

It’s not though. It is completely different than America in so many ways that is is virtually impossible to explain to someone who has never lived here.

Her CDs will be back on the shelves in a week or so. I do not think this is going to kill her career although she is probably going to have to publically apologize to her fans and express sincere remorse.

I am SAFE in Tokyo. There is nowhere in this city that I would fear to walk at night. Or, if there are, they are so far off the beaten path of normal life I could probably never find them anyhow.

Japan is... Japan.