Japanese law and social mores still treat users of soft drugs severely
Woe betide any celebrity caught with a spliff
UNTIL HIS dramatic mea culpa in June, Junnosuke Taguchi was just another pop star-turned-minor actor. Dressed in funereal black, Mr Taguchi (pictured) prostrated himself in contrition before a scrum of reporters after his release on bail for drugs charges. A police raid on his apartment in Tokyo had uncovered rolling papers, a seed-grinder and 2.2 grams of marijuana (enough to roll a couple of joints).
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Going for pot”
Asia September 14th 2019
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- Japanese law and social mores still treat users of soft drugs severely
- India’s government is pouring money into dung
- A row about medals reveals disputes about East Timor’s history
- Bangladesh tries to muffle the siren song of the capital
- Japanese spies, once renowned, have fallen on hard times
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