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Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 23, 9:43 am, chuckers <chucker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> His original article on his blog (which my dyslexia kept insisting was
>> called "preposterous.com") has been revised umpteen dozen time since it has been
>> pointed out that he has been claiming a lot of things that simply beggar belief.
>> I read perhaps the first draft of it and I only managed about 3/4s of the
>> way through it.  As a "journalist", his writing style leaves a LOT to be
>> desired.  As you say, he is in dire need of an editor which is why I think he
>> crowd sourced it to the world in general and now, for some reason, is getting
>> a bit aggro that people are questioning the veracity of it.
> 
> There are various layers of journalism. For instance
> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/author/cj/
> 
>> Some of the long commentary about it can be found here:
>> 
>> http://tepido.org/dont-put-your-finger-in-my-ass/629
> 
> Always enjoy Ken's posts.
> 
>> While I think some of the things may have happened, a good portion of it has
>> been embellished by his own anger and hyperbole that it really isn't worth
>> listening to.  That reminds me of someone ...  I just can't recall who ...
> 
> My guess is still a) activities inconsistent with whatever category of
> work visa he may have had, or b) churning tourist visas and working
> illegally.

Kiwi Hiko Saemon's blog entry on this topic is thoughtful and worth a look,
and contains links to further discussions as well:

http://www.hikosaemon.com/2012/01/japan-how-bad-is-japanese-immigration.html?m=1