Comments on: Are many of my fellow gaijin bloggers criminals? http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:35:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Greg http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6685 Greg Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:42:14 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6685 According to Goo News, Wang was almost never attending classes. 「王容疑者は２００４年、熊本市と桂林市の交換留学生として来日。留学直後からほとんど登校していなかったとみられる。」 Goo News　http://news.goo.ne.jp/article/kyodo/nation/20061122a4720.html I also found many racist comments on other blogs posting on this story, but in this case, I am afraid to say that hate towards foreigners or so called "coloured people" is not a Japanese monopoly. Thinking more about this case, my conclusion is that they probably deported him using the visa argument, just because it would be troublesome to sew him for some other reason. The police chose the most efficient (and cheap) way to deport him as soon as they could. According to Goo News, Wang was almost never attending classes.

「王容疑者は２００４年、熊本市と桂林市の交換留学生として来日。留学直後からほとんど登校していなかったとみられる。」
Goo News　http://news.goo.ne.jp/article/kyodo/nation/20061122a4720.html

I also found many racist comments on other blogs posting on this story, but in this case, I am afraid to say that hate towards foreigners or so called “coloured people” is not a Japanese monopoly.

Thinking more about this case, my conclusion is that they probably deported him using the visa argument, just because it would be troublesome to sew him for some other reason. The police chose the most efficient (and cheap) way to deport him as soon as they could.

]]> By: Greg http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6664 Greg Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:28:56 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6664 According to Goo News, Wang was almost never attending classes. 「王容疑者は２００４年、熊本市と桂林市の交換留学生として来日。留学直後からほとんど登校していなかったとみられる。」 Goo News　http://news.goo.ne.jp/article/kyodo/nation/20061122a4720.html According to Goo News, Wang was almost never attending classes.

「王容疑者は２００４年、熊本市と桂林市の交換留学生として来日。留学直後からほとんど登校していなかったとみられる。」
Goo News　http://news.goo.ne.jp/article/kyodo/nation/20061122a4720.html

]]> By: Greg http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6661 Greg Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:56:38 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6661 I posted the Japanese article on my Mixi to see what would be Japanese people reactions. Apparently, we all agree on the fact that various elements were missing in the article. Well, with all the money that this Wang guy could make, I'm sure he won't have troubles to find another university elsewhere that would take him. I posted the Japanese article on my Mixi to see what would be Japanese people reactions.
Apparently, we all agree on the fact that various elements were missing in the article.
Well, with all the money that this Wang guy could make, I’m sure he won’t have troubles to find another university elsewhere that would take him.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6637 Ken Y-N Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:43:04 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6637 Greg, good points, and I did think about raising the issue about him being Chinese, but I thought perhaps I would have been racist to assume the Japanese were racist to him? I also wonder if there are details that the Mainichi post missed out. Was he skipping school to play the MMPOG? Not attending lessons is a major no-no regardless of what you do instead. Greg, good points, and I did think about raising the issue about him being Chinese, but I thought perhaps I would have been racist to assume the Japanese were racist to him?

I also wonder if there are details that the Mainichi post missed out. Was he skipping school to play the MMPOG? Not attending lessons is a major no-no regardless of what you do instead.

]]> By: Greg http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6628 Greg Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:54:21 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6628 sorry, I wrote 20 but it is indeed 28 hours as you wrote. It seems that college students are permitted to work up to 28 hours a week while occasional students and research students, up to 14 hours a week. But in many cases, I saw universities refusing to support some students who wanted to apply for a working permit. sorry, I wrote 20 but it is indeed 28 hours as you wrote.
It seems that college students are permitted to work up to 28 hours a week while occasional students and research students, up to 14 hours a week.
But in many cases, I saw universities refusing to support some students who wanted to apply for a working permit.

]]> By: Greg http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6627 Greg Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:43:20 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/11/27/are-many-of-my-fellow-gaijin-bloggers-criminals/#comment-6627 I have been an exchange students in Japan in two different universities. Actually, I think it is possible to work as a student if you get a student working permit, which requires your university supervisor's authorization (for instance, many students would teach languages or make translation works in Japan). This permit allows to work up to 20 hours a week. However, in most jobs I did, I was never ask to fill any form or contract, and I guess I was not declared. What strikes me in the case of this student, is that he was denounced by his bank worker to the police. More than visa issues, there seem to be some xenophobia background in this case. If the guy was Japanese, I guess that the bank guy would have asked him before calling the police. Besides, I am not sure that the visa is the only issue, was his business legal, and how did he sell? I suppose that he did not declare his activity, which made it illegal, unless he would have been using online auctions, which in this case has nothing to do with the visa. Another funny thing about visas... I have a working permit in Japan, 'as specialist in Humanities and International Services'.... (category E). There are various categories of visas in Japan (too many), supposed to fit your job or function, but in fact, I know many people including me who got hired in Japan with a E visa, while our jobs have nothing to do with what it stands for. I have been an exchange students in Japan in two different universities.
Actually, I think it is possible to work as a student if you get a student working permit, which requires your university supervisor’s authorization (for instance, many students would teach languages or make translation works in Japan). This permit allows to work up to 20 hours a week.
However, in most jobs I did, I was never ask to fill any form or contract, and I guess I was not declared.
What strikes me in the case of this student, is that he was denounced by his bank worker to the police. More than visa issues, there seem to be some xenophobia background in this case. If the guy was Japanese, I guess that the bank guy would have asked him before calling the police.

Besides, I am not sure that the visa is the only issue, was his business legal, and how did he sell? I suppose that he did not declare his activity, which made it illegal, unless he would have been using online auctions, which in this case has nothing to do with the visa.
Another funny thing about visas… I have a working permit in Japan, ‘as specialist in Humanities and International Services’…. (category E). There are various categories of visas in Japan (too many), supposed to fit your job or function, but in fact, I know many people including me who got hired in Japan with a E visa, while our jobs have nothing to do with what it stands for.

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