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Hamp Will Not Be Charged By Japanese
- Detroit Bureau, Wednesday, July 8, 2015 8 AM
Questions are swirling about whether Julie Hamp, Toyota's top PR executive, was targeted as a gaijin when arrested for having imported oxycodone. Hamp has been held in a Tokyo jail since June 18 when she was arrested. Observers say her arrest and the threat of prosecution against her may have been influenced by the fact that she is a foreigner, and one of the highest-ranking women in the normally male-dominated Japanese business world.
