Homeless Woman Caught Living In Man's Closet In Japan

Associated Press Writer ^ | Friday, 30 May 2008 | By MARI YAMAGUCHI

[Obadiah]

Yeah, well at least that’s the story he told his wife.

[Brilliant]

They have homeless women in Japan? I thought that Japan was the ultimate welfare state.

[Eurale]

I would have used a different story.

[Brilliant]

I suspect this is just what he told the authorities in order to avoid being arrested for false imprisonment.

I don’t believe for a minute that she could live there undetected for a year.

[Past Your Eyes]

Sounds like the perfect tenant.

[Fox_Mulder77]

I'm an anime fan, so this story reminded me of this:

[Red Badger]

She owes him a lot of back rent and board!.............

[neodad]

Then there was this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022412/posts

[Puppage]

So, she’s come out of the crozet?

[carjic]

I think she should be allowed to stay at his house. Maybe she can do some jobs that his family won’t do. All she is looking for is to work and he has no right to turn her away. Sound familiar?

[LIConFem]

I wonder if I could ask her for Tom Cruise’s autograph.

[Eurale]

LOL.

[Vigilanteman]

Japan is NOT a welfare state. Believe me, I lived there for 14 years and know a little about it.

Even their socialized medicine is less socialized than ours-- the government is the insurer of last resort and has to compete with plans offered by various company groups.

Homelessness is not so different than the United States, mostly related to substance abuse, some to an inability to fit into a highly conformist society.

Most homeless prefer the cities, of course, because there are miles of subway corridors offering protection from the elements. You get the occasional aggressive jerk, but most of them are passive and well-behaved. They roll up their bedrolls during the day and put them out of the way of traffic. Some can be seen reading discarded newspapers. Others get casual jobs as day laborers. Occasionally, there are even newspaper stories about one which invests well and leaves a small fortune. Most are neat and clean, especially compared with their American counterparts. Were it not for their bedrolls in the subways, it would be hard to distinguish many from your average construction worker or day laborer.

[Moose4]

Considering it’s Tokyo, she probably thought the closet WAS an apartment.

}:-)4

[Brilliant]

Sounds like paradise.

[supremedoctrine]

Reminds me of Larry the Cable GUy’s joke:
“Ah was livin’ with a woman for six months......
then she found out ah was there.......”

[tflabo]

Least she could’ve done was iron the clothes....oh wait...that’s a ‘sexist’ comment. pardon me... Must not refer to ‘victims’ with hate speech in this un-Brave New World Disorder.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

No doubt about it. Has to be Obama’s uncle’s missing wife!

[mkjessup]

I wonder if I could ask her for Tom Cruise’s autograph.

That's Tom Cluise to you, pronounced "clues", as in Tom hasn't got one. ;)