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Japanese Father Arrested for Impersonating Son During Exam

edition.cnn.com — A 54-year-old Japanese father was arrested after he tried to help his son pass an exam by impersonating the young man and taking the test for him, police said Thursday. The father, who was not named, put on glasses and straightened his hair to look more like the picture on his son's identity card, said Masaaki Nakamori, a police official said.

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  • minidiez, on 01/16/2009, -0/+105I don't want to be there when his son has to lose his virginity....
  • socivitus, on 01/16/2009, -4/+106If only parents here in the states wanted their children to succeed that bad.
  • jas2701, on 01/17/2009, -1/+80When I read this I imagined an old, balding Japanese guy trying to look emo.
  • inactive, on 01/16/2009, -2/+76I know who I am! I’m the dude taking the test for the dude disguised as another dude!
  • solid12345, on 01/17/2009, -3/+47Wonder if he tried to bang his son's girlfriend too?
  • conversekid, on 01/17/2009, -1/+44I SWEAR TO GOD I'M ONLY FOURT...EEN!
  • betheturtle, on 01/17/2009, -4/+42See? It's not racist! Even they can't tell each other apart!
  • mileswj, on 01/17/2009, -0/+36This type of articles suck unless there are pictures.
  • alricsca, on 01/17/2009, -1/+33Well there is a element to these stories most Americans would not understand. Though I am not sure if it is true in this case, in Japan and China failure at these exams is often a life sentence to menial labor. Usually there are no second chances and the competition is insane. Sometimes the test scores needed to pass are set so high that one could argue that random chance determines who succeeds. Ironically the more skilled persons who lacks good test taking skills or have any form of leanings disability will fail and a test drilled moron will pass. I am not sure why our society is so focused on multiple choice test, because they fail at so many levels. As a person who has interviewed many people for programming and technology jobs, I would have more trust in a well known mentor's recommendation, a hands on demonstration, or a good portfolio from a high school drop out than a mere passing grade on a skills test. People need to understand skills tests do not measure aptitude or talent they measure memorization skills, unless that is the primary need of the position they should not take a primary role in judging an employee's potential. This is what happens when test become more important that people. Yes he was wrong, but in truth the option in many cases is so much worse that it is not hard to understand.
  • DoogieHowitzer, on 01/17/2009, -0/+28AWWW no pics! :(
  • Satanael, on 01/17/2009, -1/+29Best. Dad. Ever.
  • twiztidsinz, on 01/17/2009, -16/+42How the hell was he caught?
    THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!

    </sarcasm>
  • Ica7us, on 01/17/2009, -0/+21So the article says that the son did not know his fathers intentions.
    Sr. "Son I know you have a big test today, don't go."
    Jr. "Why not? This is a very big test, it is important I go."
    Sr. "because I think that you will do better if you DON'T GO"
  • fluidfoundation, on 01/16/2009, -6/+27Actually, since its japanese, you should ROR.
  • inactive, on 01/17/2009, -0/+19Parents do do that, only its for football and they are called soccer moms.
  • SurrealDream, on 01/17/2009, -1/+17When he HAS TO!
  • babydick, on 01/16/2009, -4/+20Short but funny story.
  • upick, on 01/16/2009, -7/+22Now that's a good father making sure his son gets somewhere in life, to bad he got caught
  • inactive, on 01/17/2009, -0/+15Last time I tried skipping exams, my Mom said "do it again, and I'll come to school in your place." I never put much thought to it, but now I realize parents are serious about this stuff.
  • 12D3, on 01/17/2009, -0/+9I love when people take schemes that sound like something from "Saved by the Bell" and apply them to real life.
  • canudiggit123, on 01/17/2009, -0/+8wtf are you talking about?
  • twiztidsinz, on 01/17/2009, -3/+11ROR IRR
  • SheilaNoya, on 01/17/2009, -1/+8FTA: "Police said the man runs a company that distributes medicine and had passed an exam in August to earn a license to handle drugs"

    How do I get one of these licenses to handle drugs? Anyone willing to take the exam for me?
  • r3m1x645, on 01/17/2009, -0/+6And I wouldn't gatten away with it, if it wasn't for all those other meddleing kids.
  • graemee, on 01/17/2009, -1/+6But in the US it's cheerleading.
  • JGUSMC7, on 01/17/2009, -0/+5That's Love.
  • alenox, on 01/17/2009, -0/+5no asian people just stay young-looking until they get really old
  • scribat, on 01/17/2009, -4/+8Alcohol free beer is like licking your sister out - it tastes the same but it's just not right.
  • inactive, on 01/17/2009, -1/+5I see you ended your sentence with a comma. Jackass.
  • KevinRosa, on 01/17/2009, -0/+4pics or he didn't cheat
  • binaryloop, on 01/18/2009, -1/+4Smart. Because a doctor would never be able to figure out that a guy claiming to be 28 has the body of a 54 year old.
  • passedoutghost, on 01/17/2009, -2/+5Dugg for Tropic Thunder reference.
  • 9bpm9, on 01/17/2009, -1/+4The school system in Japan is a hell of a lot harder than it is here.

    Oh, and this test wasn't in a school. It was a test the man took to distribute drugs and he wanted his son to work beside him but he obviously didn't have the same knowledge as his father did to pass the exam to have this job.
  • dweebish, on 01/18/2009, -5/+8You rack a disciprine!
  • PopcornDave, on 01/18/2009, -1/+4Please don't tell us how you know this.
  • Orchid64, on 01/18/2009, -1/+4All of those who are saying this was a good thing because the father wanted to help his son or help him succeed should pay heed to the fact that the test was for handling medication/pharmaceuticals. That means that the father would be putting his son in a position to handle drugs when the son was unqualified to do so. Would you be so positive about this news if you were the recipient of the wrong medicine because the father wanted to help his son "succeed"?

    This isn't about "success", but about obtaining a qualification.
  • Vosona, on 01/18/2009, -1/+4Buried for explaining the joke.
  • Lewie, on 01/18/2009, -0/+3It's true. I had a Chinese math professor (probably the best of the whole department) who is probably close to 50, and other than his slightly graying hair he could pass for mid-30s. He's about 5' 6", 160-70 lbs, and can bench at least 315 (that I've witnessed, at his fourth set!). He can also jump like a gazelle, it's crazy. The Chi must be strong with him.
  • MizuhoChan, on 01/18/2009, -0/+3Choices
  • BlackX4Life, on 01/18/2009, -0/+3he only said that so his son wouldn't get in trouble too.
  • oda1, on 01/17/2009, -1/+4It would have been funnier if his MOTHER took the test for him.
  • Meocross, on 01/18/2009, -0/+3Now thats a cool dad, wish there where more dads like that.
  • tehknotte, on 01/19/2009, -0/+2I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN MATE! THERE IS PLENTY OF EYE-CANDY AWOUND HEA! A DUDE CAN'T HEP HIMSELF!
  • Ender17, on 01/17/2009, -1/+3I wonder how often this happens. When I took the ACT, they barely glanced at my ID. A friend who wasn't very bright was going to pay me to take it for him, but I didn't go through with it.
  • slvrbullet87, on 01/17/2009, -0/+2As the son of an accountant he could have helped me alot in some of my econ classes
  • tehknotte, on 01/19/2009, -0/+2@Vosona: exactly, how can you not know it's from that movie. I HATE digg comments that say Dugg for ____ reference.
  • flashboy131, on 01/18/2009, -0/+2choises choises ... twice no less.
  • PopcornDave, on 01/18/2009, -0/+2LOFTR?
  • pkjohnson17, on 01/18/2009, -0/+2i had a couple friends in high school who would do this kind of thing all the time.

    They took a lot of the same classes and one would study for on test and the other would study for the other. I thought it was pretty clever
  • LaughingMan89, on 01/18/2009, -0/+2Stop digging him down, that's hirarious.
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