Toyota in damage control mode after American exec arrested
06-25-15 | 05:06 PM
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Although the drug laws here are really strict, hence the handcuffing, once all the crap blows over, someone will talk to someone high up and make it go away ,some where down the line.
06-25-15 | 07:22 PM
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This may get worse first
Someone from Japan is coming to the US to investigate the shipment side of the mess
For context folks, this stuff is akin to heroin and there is zero tolerance in the US for playing fast and loose with it
The best outcome for her would be being sacked and deported
I am betting she could get a bit worse (setting an example) like 3 to 6 months in a cell
And I continue to say that she (and her dad who shipped the stuff) could face some misery over here
Someone from Japan is coming to the US to investigate the shipment side of the mess
For context folks, this stuff is akin to heroin and there is zero tolerance in the US for playing fast and loose with it
The best outcome for her would be being sacked and deported
I am betting she could get a bit worse (setting an example) like 3 to 6 months in a cell
And I continue to say that she (and her dad who shipped the stuff) could face some misery over here
06-25-15 | 07:50 PM
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Although the drug laws here are really strict, hence the handcuffing, once all the crap blows over, someone will talk to someone high up and make it go away ,some where down the line.
06-25-15 | 09:55 PM
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With a huge company like Toyota, don't they have their own police force, or at least some kind of security-force? Seems to me that even the Tokyo police can't necessarily just go charging onto their property, just like that, without running into some resistance from Toyota's own security force, whose job it is to secure Toyota's property.
I'm not convinced it was ever such a terribly big deal to start with.
I'm not convinced it was ever such a terribly big deal to start with.
What I think you will find is that they probably only looked at her office and interviewed a few of the board members and connecting staff. I am gathering what they are looking for is any proof that she had needed them in the past (makes it easier to dismiss if this is the case) or if you had any others in her possession.
No, any type of drug is a big deal here. On the unlikely chance she is found guilty, she will never be allowed to come back into Japan and most likely have to serve a prison sentence (unless the judge deems it appropriate to pay a fine to avoid Jail time)But, like I said, I am very doubtful anything will ever come of this, it will just fade away and everyone will forget about it.
06-26-15 | 05:28 AM
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An illegal drug sent to her in Japan in a box marked necklaces.
I think both she and her father will have legal issues.
Sending drugs through the mail is illegal here and to another country probably worse.She better have a prescription too.
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06-26-15 | 07:13 AM
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Well, that was my original point. From the original media reports, she did seem to have an American prescription for it, if not a Japanese one. Now, later reports seem to question that.
06-26-15 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave600hL
What I think you will find is that they probably only looked at her office and interviewed a few of the board members and connecting staff. I am gathering what they are looking for is any proof that she had needed them in the past (makes it easier to dismiss if this is the case) or if you had any others in her possession.
No, any type of drug is a big deal here. On the unlikely chance she is found guilty, she will never be allowed to come back into Japan and most likely have to serve a prison sentence (unless the judge deems it appropriate to pay a fine to avoid Jail time (But, like I said, I am very doubtful anything will ever come of this, it will just fade away and everyone will forget about it.
06-26-15 | 05:53 PM
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Does anyone still think that the Julie Hamp affair will quietly go away, and that Julie will eventually return to her office at 1-4-18 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8701, Japan? All it takes to dissuade one from this silly notion is to witness the steady drip of leaks from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Today, the usual “investigative source” told Kyodo News “that the tablets in question were not prescribed for her.” The same source told Kyodo that ” Tokyo police are considering sending officers to the United States to verify Hamp’s statement and confirm other aspects of the investigation.” You don’t go on a fact-finding mission to the U.S. if you want to sweep the matter under the rug.
Yesterday, a police source told Kyodo that Julie Hamp’s father shipped the package with camouflaged oxycodone tablets. A day before, the same police source told Kyodo that Julie Hamp said she needed the powerful painkiller due to problems with her knees. That statement apparently did not sit too well with the police. On the same day, they raided Toyota’s headquarters both in Tokyo, and in Toyota City, Aichi, along with a mysterious “third location.’ Hamp’s office is in Toyota’s PR department in Tokyo, and a visit there to look for pills in the drawer, and incriminating email in the computer, would probably have been enough – unless you want to make a very big point.
As far as the point is concerned, there appear to be two schools of thought in Tokyo. One school thinks that the point being made is that it obviously wasn’t a good idea to make a woman, and an American, the public face of Japan’s biggest company. The other school thinks that the daily leaks and ostentatious raids are simply part of the kabuki drama, and that the police is simply doing is job.
Yesterday, a police source told Kyodo that Julie Hamp’s father shipped the package with camouflaged oxycodone tablets. A day before, the same police source told Kyodo that Julie Hamp said she needed the powerful painkiller due to problems with her knees. That statement apparently did not sit too well with the police. On the same day, they raided Toyota’s headquarters both in Tokyo, and in Toyota City, Aichi, along with a mysterious “third location.’ Hamp’s office is in Toyota’s PR department in Tokyo, and a visit there to look for pills in the drawer, and incriminating email in the computer, would probably have been enough – unless you want to make a very big point.
As far as the point is concerned, there appear to be two schools of thought in Tokyo. One school thinks that the point being made is that it obviously wasn’t a good idea to make a woman, and an American, the public face of Japan’s biggest company. The other school thinks that the daily leaks and ostentatious raids are simply part of the kabuki drama, and that the police is simply doing is job.
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07-01-15 | 09:49 AM
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Toyota's top female executive resigns after arrest in Japan
Associated Press By YURI KAGEYAMA
7 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) — Julie Hamp, Toyota's most senior female executive, has resigned following her arrest in Japan on suspicion of drug law violations, the automaker said Wednesday.
Hamp tendered her resignation through her attorneys on Tuesday, and Toyota Motor Corp. accepted it because of "the concerns and inconvenience that recent events have caused our stakeholders," the company said.
Hamp, a 55-year-old American who was Toyota's newly appointed head of public relations, was arrested on June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, a narcotic pain killer, into Japan. The drug is tightly controlled in the country.
Toyota declined to disclose other details, noting the investigation was ongoing.
Hamp, who previously worked for Toyota's U.S. operations, remains in custody and has not been available for comment. Police have said she denied she tried to bring in an illegal drug.
She has not been formally charged. Japanese authorities can detain suspects without charge for up to 23 days. It is unclear when she might be released.
Police raided Toyota's headquarters in Toyota City in central Japan and its offices in Tokyo and Nagoya five days after her arrest.
Her appointment in April had been highlighted by Toyota as a step toward promoting diversity.
Toyota reiterated Wednesday that it remains committed to diversity. But it acknowledged in a statement that it still needs to become "a truly global company," noting that Hamp's appointment had been a "big step" for the company.
Toyota President Akio Toyoda has said the company should have helped Hamp more in settling into her job in Japan. He also has said he believes Hamp did not intend to break the law.
Her arrest came as she was moving her things from the U.S., and police came to her Tokyo hotel after finding the drug in a package that was mailed to her. Japanese media said the drugs were hidden in a package containing jewelry.
Although Japanese Toyota officials have been posted abroad, Hamp was the first senior foreign Toyota executive to be fully stationed in Japan.
Foreigners have sometimes been detained in Japan for mailing or bringing in medicines they used at home. Such drugs may be banned in Japan or require special approval.
Before joining Toyota in 2012, Hamp worked for PepsiCo Inc. and General Motors Co.
She oversaw marketing and communications for the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands in the U.S. before her latest promotion.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/toyota...081208990.html
Associated Press By YURI KAGEYAMA
7 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) — Julie Hamp, Toyota's most senior female executive, has resigned following her arrest in Japan on suspicion of drug law violations, the automaker said Wednesday.
Hamp tendered her resignation through her attorneys on Tuesday, and Toyota Motor Corp. accepted it because of "the concerns and inconvenience that recent events have caused our stakeholders," the company said.
Hamp, a 55-year-old American who was Toyota's newly appointed head of public relations, was arrested on June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, a narcotic pain killer, into Japan. The drug is tightly controlled in the country.
Toyota declined to disclose other details, noting the investigation was ongoing.
Hamp, who previously worked for Toyota's U.S. operations, remains in custody and has not been available for comment. Police have said she denied she tried to bring in an illegal drug.
She has not been formally charged. Japanese authorities can detain suspects without charge for up to 23 days. It is unclear when she might be released.
Police raided Toyota's headquarters in Toyota City in central Japan and its offices in Tokyo and Nagoya five days after her arrest.
Her appointment in April had been highlighted by Toyota as a step toward promoting diversity.
Toyota reiterated Wednesday that it remains committed to diversity. But it acknowledged in a statement that it still needs to become "a truly global company," noting that Hamp's appointment had been a "big step" for the company.
Toyota President Akio Toyoda has said the company should have helped Hamp more in settling into her job in Japan. He also has said he believes Hamp did not intend to break the law.
Her arrest came as she was moving her things from the U.S., and police came to her Tokyo hotel after finding the drug in a package that was mailed to her. Japanese media said the drugs were hidden in a package containing jewelry.
Although Japanese Toyota officials have been posted abroad, Hamp was the first senior foreign Toyota executive to be fully stationed in Japan.
Foreigners have sometimes been detained in Japan for mailing or bringing in medicines they used at home. Such drugs may be banned in Japan or require special approval.
Before joining Toyota in 2012, Hamp worked for PepsiCo Inc. and General Motors Co.
She oversaw marketing and communications for the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands in the U.S. before her latest promotion.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/toyota...081208990.html
07-01-15 | 03:23 PM
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Don't assume that she will retire now, at age 55. She will return to the USA, may lay low for a while but I suspect if you do some digging in a year, she will be employed somewhere else.
Good PR people are always wanted. And people like Julie Hamp who have moved so far up the corporate ladder did not do so because they want to retire at 55 (or even 65).
07-01-15 | 05:08 PM
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Don't assume that she will retire now, at age 55. She will return to the USA, may lay low for a while but I suspect if you do some digging in a year, she will be employed somewhere else.
Good PR people are always wanted. And people like Julie Hamp who have moved so far up the corporate ladder did not do so because they want to retire at 55 (or even 65).
Good PR people are always wanted. And people like Julie Hamp who have moved so far up the corporate ladder did not do so because they want to retire at 55 (or even 65).