Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 10:13 AM KDT

In most cases of 'Gaijin and the Law in Japan' the first two things before calling a lawyer that you should do is
--->one find and hire a competent interpreter that will accompany you to any interviews ...

--->The other thing you need to do is before the cops arrive or at the first chance you get is write down everything that has happened so far and continue to keep copious notes (including everybody’s name and title) as you go along. Once you have that written down, memorize it and then STICK TO IT through hell and high water. Absolutely refuse to be budged.

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:34 PM KDT

N00b writes:"you have no right to your own interpreter, just the police interpreter"

In Japan, you've got no "rights" per se
However, if you're real polite and nicey-nice you can refuse to talk without your own interpreter. This trick works better outside Tokyo police interpreters are few.

The way Nick Baker claims he got screwed was he refused to talk, they threw him jail for 7 months of torture. AND THEN his police interpreter made him sign a "confession" all in Japanese.
Lesson: Never sign anything in Japanese and never believe a police interpreter.

Oh and, yeah, in jail the cops will steal your notes. But writing them all out beforehand and memorizing them is what Steve's talking about..

So many times, I heard the same sad story from a detainee: "I talked to some skinny cop and he said I would be charged/free/castrated in a hour."

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