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Kazuhide Uekusa (植草一秀, Uekusa Kazuhide^?) was born December 18, 1960 in Edogawa, Tokyo. He is a Japanese economist, economic analyst, a former senior economist at Nomura Research Institute, and chairman of the Three-Nations Research Institute Co., Ltd.. He is generally called Prof. Uekusa (植草教授, Uekusa kyōju^?). Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Kazuhide Uekusa This work is copyrighted. ... In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Location of Edogawa-ku in Tokyo. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Location of Edogawa-ku in Tokyo. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... Three-Nations Research Institute Co. ...

Career

He was born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo. According to TV interviews with his ex-classmates, he was mostly a straight A student, so they call him a child prodigy. Location of Edogawa-ku in Tokyo. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ...

After graduating Matsue Fourth Municipal Junior High School, he went on to Ryogoku Metropolitan High School. Although this school is coeducational, he was in a boys' class. According to his classmates here, he never talked about girls nor love affairs. They were very impressed that he used to read books while attending school.

In 1979, he entered the prestigious University of Tokyo and majored economics. Uekusa joined Nomura Research Institute in April, 1983 after graduating from University of Tokyo in March, 1983. He obtained positions as a researcher of Fiscal and Momentary Policy Institute at the Ministry of Finance in July, 1985, an assistant professor at the Economic Research Institute at Kyoto University in June, 1991, an honorary fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in October, 1993, a senior economist at Nomura Research Institute in April, 2002, and became a professor at the graduate school in Waseda University from April, 2003, until he was dimissed in April 2004. Afterwards, he established the Three-Nations Research Institute, and became a chairman of the company on April 1, 2005. In April 2006, he made a career comeback in an academic position as a visiting professor at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business graduate school in Nagoya. He lectures on "national economic strategy".^[1] For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ministry of Finance (財務省; Zaimu-sho) is one of ministries of the Japanese government. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... The Clocktower Kyoto University (Japanese: 京都大学, Kyōto Daigaku; abbreviated to 京大, Kyōdai) in Kyoto, Japan, is the second oldest university and one of the leading research universities in the country. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hoover Tower at the Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term company may refer to a separate legal entity, as in English law, or may simply refer to a business, as is the common use in the United States. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Nagoya Castle Nagoya (名古屋市; -shi) is the fourth largest (third largest metropolitan region) and the third most prosperous city in Japan. ...

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Criminal events

Today, he is mostly known as "Mirrorman" for being arrested on April 8, 2004 because he tried to peep under a high school girl's skirt using his hand mirror on the escalator of the Japan Railway Shinagawa Station. He was dismissed from being a professor on May 7, 2004 because of the arrest, despite denying the charges. He held a news conference in Kasumigaseki on August 30, 2004, where he said "I was told I'd be able to go home quickly if I admitted my guilt, and so I admitted it. Clearly, this is a police frameup. I swear by heaven and earth I'm innocent". April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Two girls who are friends A girl is a female child, as opposed to a boy, a male child. ... Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse dHaussonville, wearing a dress. ... A mirror, reflecting a vase. ... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Shinagawa (品川駅; -eki) is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and is a major interchange between the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, several JR commuter and regional lines as well as the private Keihin KyÅ«kō (京浜急行) line. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (128th in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A member of Liberal Democratic Party Taizo Sugimura in an apology news conference in Japan A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. ... Kasumigaseki (霞が関, 霞ヶ関)is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A frameup refers to the act of framing someone, that is, providing false evidence in order to prove someone guilty of a crime. ...

His trial was opened at the Tokyo District Court on March 23, 2005 and the Chief Justice sentenced him to "Paying the fine of 500,000 yen (approx. £2300 or $5,000) and confiscating his hand mirror". He insisted that it was an "unfair judgement" and showed intentions of appealing. The ruling was established however as he did not make the appeal by the deadline on April 6, 2005. In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ... Tokyo District Court Tokyo District Court (東京地方裁判所; Tōkyō Chihō Saibansho) is a district court in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... An agents intention in performing an action is their specific purpose in doing so, the end or goal they aim at, or intend to accomplish. ... In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Deadline can refer to several things: A deadline is a point in time at which something must be completed. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Additionally, there is a standing criminal record that required he pay the fine of 50,000 yen (approx £230 or $500) for lewd exposure and advances on a woman while on the JR Tōkaidō Main Line from Yokohama Station to Kawasaki Station at about 9:20 p.m. on January 30, 1998. He allegedly caressed the foot of a woman standing opposite him, and then proposed he masturbated for her in his trousers. The woman went to the train conductor and reported the incident. Uekusa was then escorted off the train by the Kanagawa Prefecture police. A criminal record or rap sheet, is a compilation of an individuals identification, arrest, conviction (law), incarceration, legal status, sex offender registration, warrant information, and other relevant criminal history. ... FINE was created in 1998 and is an informal association of the four main Fair Trade networks: F Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) I International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) N Network of European Worldshops (NEWS!) and E European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) // The aim of FINE is to enable these... Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line ) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. ... Yokohama Station, located in Yokohama City in the Kanagawa Prefecture, is centered around rail. ... Kawasaki Station is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. ... The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (AM, Latin for before noon) and post meridiem (PM, Latin for after noon). Each period consists of 12 hours numbered 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ...

A large number of pornographic videos, DVDs and images about voyeurism were discovered in Uekusa's house and his white BMW E36 of AC Schnitzer specifications in a domiciliary visit by the police. For these reasons during a trial, the Chief Justice stated that the "Defendant's sexual tastes are obvious". ^[2][3][4][5] Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into image (disambiguation). ... A house in Pathanapuram, Kerala (India). ... 318is Coupé 1995 316i Compact 1996 M3 Coupé E36 convertible E36 Wagon Georgia State Patrol 318i The E36 automobile platform was the basis for the 1991-1999 BMW 3 Series entry-level luxury car / compact executive car. ... AC Schnitzer automobile Technik is a third party tuning company founded in 1987 based in Aachen, Germany specialising in BMW and MINI cars, as well as BMW motorcycles. ...

While still asserting that the charges upon his character are false, Uekusa is also trying to rebuild his reputation. One such attempt is characterised by his return to lecturing on economics. Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ...

In spite of the fact he declares himself not guilty of the previous offense (hand mirror case), he was arrested again at the Keikyu Kamata Station ([1]) for molesting a high school girl in a Keihin Kyuko train ([2]) which goes in a direction completely opposite his home on September 13, 2006, around 22:10. ^[6][7][8] Keikyū Kamata Station ), is a railway station located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. ... Keikyu Main Line ) is a commuter rail line operated by the Keihin Electric Express Railway. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

He claims to be innocent. He says he was drunk when he was arrested, so he does not remember what happened that night. However, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business announced that they dismissed him from being a visiting professor on September 27, 2006. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was prosecuted for chikan on October 4, 2006.^[9] A sign outside of a bicycle parking lot in Chiba, Japan, warns Beware of Perverts. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On January 22, 2007, he was let out on bail from a Tokyo house of detention after he paid the bail guaranty money of 6,000,000 yen. Tokyo District Court gave permission of the bail for him on January 19 and the Tokyo District Prosecution Office complained against it, but the district court avoided it. ^[10] January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Popular nicknames

Among a few of the titles Uekusa has earned: "Mirrorman" (ミラーマン, "Mirrorman"^?), "Tekagamist" (テカガミスト, "Tekagamist"^? JP pron: tekagamisuto), "Eronomist" (エロノミスト, "Eronomist"^? "Erotic" + "Economist"), "Touchman" (タッチマン, "Touchman"^?)^[11]. All such names can be found appearing in weekly magazines and the Internet. Succinctly, "Tekagamist" means a person who peeps using a hand mirror. "Mirrorman", named after the classic Japanese TV superhero Mirrorman is most popular version of this title, however. Eroticism is an aesthetic focused on sexual desire, especially the feelings of anticipation of sexual activity. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Mirrorman (ミラーマン) is the title superhero of a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, Mirrorman. ...

His hand mirror was dubbed the "invisible hand mirror of God" after Adam Smith's "invisible hand of God". Adam Smith FRSE (baptised June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. ...

Books

• The Political Economics of Interest rates, Foreign Exchanges, and Stock Prices (金利・為替・株価の政治経済学, Kinri kawase kabuka no seiji keizaigaku^?). Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo 1992, ISBN 4-00-004173-8
• Japan's Bottom Line (日本の総決算, Nihon no sōkessan^?). Kodansha, Tokyo 1999, ISBN 4-06-206330-1
• Modern Japanese Economic Policy Theory (現代日本経済政策論, Gendai Nihon keizai seisakuron^?). Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo 2001, ISBN 4-00-026268-8
• The Uekusa Report: Factors Defining FY2006 (ウエクサ・レポート 2006年を規定するファクター, Uekusa Repōto Nisenroku nen wo Kitei suru Fakutā^?). Shisei Bungaku, Tokyo 2006 ISBN 4902995018

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References

See also

• Upskirt
• Panchira
• Mirrorman
• Chikan (body contact)
• Masashi Tashiro

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External links

• Three-Nations Research Institute website (Japanese)
• A Flash movie that pokes fun on the Japanese economist Kazuhide Uekusa using Mirrorman's theme song (Japanese)