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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Paris Hilton Denied Entry to Japan
As AP reports:
American celebrity Paris Hilton, who is on probation for drug possession, left Japan on a chartered plane for the United States on Wednesday as she dropped her request for entry to Japan following questioning by immigration authorities. Hilton, 29, appeared at a departure gate wearing a T-shirt and sunglasses and told reporters that she was very tired. The great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels, was questioned by officials of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau after arriving on a chartered flight at Narita International Airport on Tuesday evening, and spent the night at a hotel at the airport.
I am not making any commentary about the absurd "War on Drugs" or whether or not marijuana, for example, is good or bad. My entire point is that, in Japan, they are very strict about this sort of thing, regardless of what you or I think.
If you want to do drugs or have a past criminal record concerning drugs, don't even bother coming to Japan... Even if your daddy is one of the richest men in the world.
The Japanese authorities threw Paul McCartney into jail for marijuana before, they'll certainly throw you in jail too if you come to Japan and cause any sort of hijinks.
From Breitbart
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2 comments:
Comments must be succinct & relevant to the story. Comments are checked frequently and abusive, rude or profane comments will be deleted. I’m just one of many bloggers who answer questions online and sometimes for the press. I usually handle questions about Japan, marketing or the economy, so in those areas I’m more likely to make sense and less likely to say something really stupid. If I post something here that you find helpful or interesting, that’s wonderful. This is my personal blog. If you don't like what you have read here then, just like when you go into a restaurant or bar that allows smoking, if you don't like it, there's something at the front that has hinges on it and it is called a "door."
How ironic that marijuana is turning into a national pass-time for Japanese teenagers.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100823-OYT1T00008.htm
I hope Japan NEVER changes their policy on drugs, which is certainly the downfall of a nation. From one who has grown up in America, and is seeing, and has seen, its decline due to the indiscipline of it's society, and its embracing of drugs as "cool", I say to Japan, NEVER CHANGE YOUR DRUG LAWS! DO NOT LOOK UP TO THE USA AS A ROLE MODEL ANYMORE!-THE USA IS IN A STATE OF DECLINE AND APATHY!-REMEMBER JAPAN, THAT FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR NATION, YOUR ANCESTORS, SOME OF THEM MERE BOYS OF 17 YRS, CRASHED THEMSELVES UNTO ENEMY SHIPS, AND UNSELFISHLY GAVE UP THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES FOR THE NATION! DO NOT DISHONOR THEIR SPIRITS, YOUNG PEOPLE OF JAPAN, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU WILL SUFFER "SENZO NO BACHI", JUST AS WE, THE UNGRATEFUL PRESENT USA CITIZENS, ARE SUFFERING NOW!
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