NOVA British female teacher murdered

[made of stone]

Wouldn't be too hard - grow your hair out, or cut it short. Grow a tash or beard. Wear completely different clothes. Its not too hard to attain a new identity in Japan if you are Japanese either.

Even after his surgery he's quite a recognisable character. A haircut, moustache, or beard wouldn't change much. So he turned up, and found paid employment elsewhere despite minor cosmetic transformation, and with no questions asked? In a country where he was absolutely notorious, and almost everyone with access to a TV set or newspaper would have known exactly who he was, and what he looked like, this is absolutely unbelievable. Further investigations need to be made, in fact they must be. But, will they?