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I just realized that I have completely forgotten to update the pages on DA! I've been uploading them on my Facebook artist page >_< Oops!

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One thing you must remember if you are arrested in Japan: You are entitled to a lawyer that is provided by the Japan Bar Association. If you have under ¥500,000 (around US $5000) in your bank account, your lawyer is free of charge.

However, they don't tell you that. When we were processing my paperwork back at the police station they told me to tick a box, and upon closer inspection, the box stated that I did not need a lawyer. Immediately I shook my head and said that I did want a lawyer.

However, you cannot have a lawyer present when you are giving your statements. You do those alone. So what is a lawyer for then? Your lawyer is your liaison to the outside world. Remember when I mentioned that you're not entitled to any phonecalls? Only through my lawyer could I tell my company that I won't be coming to work, as well as let my family know what's happened to me.

My lawyer arrived at the detention center at around 7 or 8 pm on my first night. We didn't exactly see eye-to-eye regarding what should be revealed or not. I told him to call my mother and to tell her where I was, and his response was, "You want me to tell your mother you're in jail???"

He was also reluctant to tell my company what happened to me, even after I insisted that they need to know where I was.

I asked him to send an e-mail to a certain person who was important to me, to tell them where I was and what happened to me. Later when I got out, I learned that the e-mail simply said that I was "involved in an unfortunate incident involving unmentionable circumstances."

Oh wow. Talk about secretive.

Lawyers are also there to arrange depositing money into your account, if you're staying there longer and need to purchase stuff inside. I'm not sure what else he did. Honestly, I only saw him twice. Once on the first night, and once just before my hearing. He wasn't even there during the hearing itself.

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You can also see the full album on Facebook !

I just realized that I have completely forgotten to update the pages on DA! I've been uploading them on my Facebook artist page >_< Oops!

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One thing you must remember if you are arrested in Japan: You are entitled to a lawyer that is provided by the Japan Bar Association. If you have under ¥500,000 (around US $5000) in your bank account, your lawyer is free of charge.

However, they don't tell you that. When we were processing my paperwork back at the police station they told me to tick a box, and upon closer inspection, the box stated that I did not need a lawyer. Immediately I shook my head and said that I did want a lawyer.

However, you cannot have a lawyer present when you are giving your statements. You do those alone. So what is a lawyer for then? Your lawyer is your liaison to the outside world. Remember when I mentioned that you're not entitled to any phonecalls? Only through my lawyer could I tell my company that I won't be coming to work, as well as let my family know what's happened to me.

My lawyer arrived at the detention center at around 7 or 8 pm on my first night. We didn't exactly see eye-to-eye regarding what should be revealed or not. I told him to call my mother and to tell her where I was, and his response was, "You want me to tell your mother you're in jail???"

He was also reluctant to tell my company what happened to me, even after I insisted that they need to know where I was.

I asked him to send an e-mail to a certain person who was important to me, to tell them where I was and what happened to me. Later when I got out, I learned that the e-mail simply said that I was "involved in an unfortunate incident involving unmentionable circumstances."

Oh wow. Talk about secretive.

Lawyers are also there to arrange depositing money into your account, if you're staying there longer and need to purchase stuff inside. I'm not sure what else he did. Honestly, I only saw him twice. Once on the first night, and once just before my hearing. He wasn't even there during the hearing itself.