NHK bans appearance of 5 singers for golfing with gang

Thursday 09th October, 06:13 AM JST

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thepro at 09:28 AM JST - 9th October

Hey, if a gangster invites you golfing, you go.
Altria at 09:31 AM JST - 9th October

Wonder if they're gonna get Kiyohara next?

Hope our boy Jero is keeping his nose clean - his manner of dress is a little suspicious.
ProfessorJ at 09:41 AM JST - 9th October

Hey, if a gangster invites you golfing, you go.

Yes I am free this weekend too. I haven't played golf in ages so it won't be hard for me to lose either.

Well maybe in light of this case the heavy-handed thugs will think twice about who they invite, and consider the inconvenience it might cause. Down with gangland bullies.
Altria at 09:48 AM JST - 9th October

It must be difficult to grip your club with a missing finger...
xample1 at 11:53 AM JST - 9th October

If gangsters are known and nobody dares arrest them, it means their actions are legal and the singers are free to associate with them. If being a gang member is a crime, why can't police arrest and charge them? All people are supposed to be equal but gangsters are more equal than singers that is why no criminal charges are prefered against them but the singers get unfair treatment. Where are we heading?
CavemanLawyer at 02:06 PM JST - 9th October

If gangsters are known and nobody dares arrest them, it means their actions are legal

It means no such thing. There are a million reasons why they might not get arrested, including the concept that everybody and their brother knows they did the crime, but nobody has the material proof necessary to prove it.

I do not know why NHK has done this or if they will stick to it. What I do know is that we cannot expect the law to solve problems that we ourselves contribute to. A gang boss only has power because others give it to him. I salute NHK, for once in my life, for slapping the hands of people who assist slimeball thugs.

But, xample1, if you insist on sticking to the logic I am responding to, remember, NHK's actions are not illegal and not even in question as being so. They have a right to protect their image and to not associate with people who "pal around" with gangsters. --Cirroc
kavikahi at 02:15 PM JST - 9th October

"Pal around with gangsters"

Exactly, clearly define the gangsters please. They are a broadcasting service.
CavemanLawyer at 02:38 PM JST - 9th October

Exactly, clearly define the gangsters please.

I can't. The article does not name them. However, in any definition, the fact of whether they are currently practicing gangsters or not is very important.

Please note that I am not supporting NHK's decision as much as I am supporting the concept of ostracizing those who party with gangsters and NHK's reminding us of that concept. --Cirroc
Altria at 02:53 PM JST - 9th October

Maybe they were getting some new extortion tips...
WaDisruptor at 03:44 PM JST - 9th October

Not that I'm going to be on NHK anytime soon, but if a gangster wants to cough up the cash for an English lesson I'd be happy to do it, providing he pays more than what seems to be the current rate of 1500 yen an hour some of these English schools are paying these days.
xample1 at 03:53 PM JST - 9th October

It means no such thing. There are a million reasons why they might not get arrested, including the concept that everybody and their brother knows they did the crime, but nobody has the material proof necessary to prove it.

If nobody has material proof to prove their wrong doing, is there any material proof that it is wrong to dine with them? Is is illegal to dine with your friend if no criminal charges apply to him?
Samuraiiki at 03:58 PM JST - 9th October

Guilty by association?
dennis0bauer at 04:03 PM JST - 9th October

After the Yakuza boss has a "talk" with the NHK board all will be ok.
presto345 at 06:58 PM JST - 9th October

For the time being is to see how the general public will react to their favorite singers associating with the scum of society. For me they are finished, not for the time being but for ever.
sharky1 at 10:35 PM JST - 9th October

Guess NHK will have to quit showing pics of most government officials too.