I was prepared to translate an article (see source below) for the above headline when I realized that Reuters News agency had already picked up the story, which can be read here
Further details regarding the case of beaten-to-death Rikkyo University student Satoru Kobayashi can be read in this Japan Times article (free subscription required).
Article Source: Yahoo! News Japan, May 22nd 2007, 8:00am (Tokyo). Originally appeared in Sankei Shimbun, May 22nd, 3:31am. Variations also appeared in other publications, including Jiji Tsûhin.
2007年5月24日木曜日
2007年5月16日水曜日
Video Of Ichihashi Posted On Gyotoku Police Website
The video footage described in the previous entry has now been removed from Nippon News Network's site, but is now available on the official Gyotoku Police website.
Please visit this page and click the first link under the wanted poster to watch the footage. If you want to save the file (1.8Mb) on your local hard drive, right click and save. Microsoft's Windows Media Player is required to view this video.
As the video was taken from Ichihashi's building's elevator security camera, the footage is quite choppy (not unlike a convenience store camera) and there is no audio. It is, however, larger and of better quality than what was shown on TV and contains Ichihashi's full entrance and exit from the elevator.
Please visit this page and click the first link under the wanted poster to watch the footage. If you want to save the file (1.8Mb) on your local hard drive, right click and save. Microsoft's Windows Media Player is required to view this video.
As the video was taken from Ichihashi's building's elevator security camera, the footage is quite choppy (not unlike a convenience store camera) and there is no audio. It is, however, larger and of better quality than what was shown on TV and contains Ichihashi's full entrance and exit from the elevator.
2007年5月9日水曜日
New Video Footage of Suspect Ichihashi Made Public
In a development in the case of murdered British English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, new video footage of suspect1 Tatsuya Ichihashi was made public by police on May 7th. Hawker's body was found at Ichihashi's condominium in March of this year.
The footage was captured by a security camera in the elevator of Ichihashi's condominium2 sometime between March 20th and March 25th, when Hawker's whereabouts become unknown.
There remain no clues as to Ichihashi's whereabouts as police continue to appeal to the public for information.
Gyotoku Police Hotline: 047-397-0110
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Please follow this link to Nippon News Network's online article, where you can view the news segment including the elevator footage by clicking either the 56k icon (small video window) or 300k icon (large video window) in the lower right corner of the article. (Windows Media Player required).3
The newscasters cover the same information in the article above, emphasizing that these are the first images of Ichihashi in a "normal" state, fixing his hair etc. The text on the image above also mentions the image as Ichihashi's sugao -- his "natural face" or "real self" -- as captured right before the crime (the black clothing appears to be the same clothing worn in the café footage).
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1 Although Ichihashi is the prime suspect in Lindsay Hawker's murder, the official crime he is listed as being suspected of (in all media) is "illegal disposal of a dead body," which is often the first charge in a murder case. The standard reference to Ichihashi in every article is the unwieldy "Unemployed Ichikawa City resident suspected of abandonment of a dead body, Tatsuya Ichihashi." The replacement of this with "murder suspect" or simply "suspect" in my translations both aids the flow of the writing as well as providing the Western equivalent of the crime he'd be wanted for questioning in, though it is not technically a correct translation.
2 In the first segment of footage, Ichihashi appears to be wearing the same striped top he has on in the wanted poster image.
3 I am not sure how long this footage will remain available online. If anybody has the capability to capture streamed WMV files, please contact me. It could be hosted on Youtube or a similar solution.
Article Source: Nippon News Network (NNN) (a division of the Nippon Television Network [NTV]), May 7th, 5:18pm (Tokyo). Also appeared in slight variations in the Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Jiji Tsûshin etc.
2007年5月2日水曜日
Anti-Japan Sentiment Intensifies - Golden Week Travellers Going to the UK, Beware!
Japanese travelers heading to England this Golden Week should take extra precaution.
With English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker's funeral being held at a church in England on April 26th as well as a not-guilty verdict in the Lucie Blackman case reached on the 24th, anti-Japan sentiments have risen sharply.
The Daily Telegram featured a large photograph of Lindsay Hawker's casket accompanied by the headline "Misery continues after not guilty verdict in Obara case"1. Other newspapers harshly criticized the Japanese police. "Ichihashi still loose due to botched police investigation"(Daily Mirror), "Japanese police rife with negligence" (Times)2.
Other publications commented on the Obara ruling. "If it were a British or American courtroom, the verdict would've been different" (The Guardian)3. BBC television commentary stated "The British public's distrust of the Japanese police has certainly increased."4
"Japanese men are gross" and "Japan is filled with stalkers" are among the flood of comments on the internet, some of which are shockingly racist.
There may be many Japanese travellers heading to England now, but it might be better not to walk alone.
1 Original English headline not yet retreived -- this is a translation.
2 ibid
3 ibid
4 ibid
Article Source: Yahoo! News Japan, May 1st 2007, 10:00am (Tokyo). Originally appeared in Nikkan Gendai, May 1st, 10:00am (original article not online).
With English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker's funeral being held at a church in England on April 26th as well as a not-guilty verdict in the Lucie Blackman case reached on the 24th, anti-Japan sentiments have risen sharply.
The Daily Telegram featured a large photograph of Lindsay Hawker's casket accompanied by the headline "Misery continues after not guilty verdict in Obara case"1. Other newspapers harshly criticized the Japanese police. "Ichihashi still loose due to botched police investigation"(Daily Mirror), "Japanese police rife with negligence" (Times)2.
Other publications commented on the Obara ruling. "If it were a British or American courtroom, the verdict would've been different" (The Guardian)3. BBC television commentary stated "The British public's distrust of the Japanese police has certainly increased."4
"Japanese men are gross" and "Japan is filled with stalkers" are among the flood of comments on the internet, some of which are shockingly racist.
There may be many Japanese travellers heading to England now, but it might be better not to walk alone.
1 Original English headline not yet retreived -- this is a translation.
2 ibid
3 ibid
4 ibid
Article Source: Yahoo! News Japan, May 1st 2007, 10:00am (Tokyo). Originally appeared in Nikkan Gendai, May 1st, 10:00am (original article not online).
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