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"At 150 kilograms and 185 centimetres, Mr Antonio Ferreira is a giant. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he came to Japan 15 years ago. His main line of business is bill collecting. Originally based in Osaka, he has recently made inroads into Tokyo."
Mr Ferreira is not only collecting bills but also the acting Robin Hood from Tokyo to Osaka; that's at least what he would like to be seen as. After a legal battle with the owner of Metropolis magazine (formerly known as Tokyo Classified) and editor of Japan Today, Mark Devlin, he had to relocate and rename his website.
http://www.scumbagsinjapan.com
turned into
In its latest edition, Metropolis has printed a legal notice that an injunction has been served against Antonio Ferreira, ordering him "to cease and desist from the publication of any defamatory remarks" and "coercive activities (including extortion)."
Again, Google is your friend.
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:EsxFQYqy7yIC:[url]www.scumbagsinjapan.com/metropolis.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
A lot of dirty laundries
Mr Ferreira is not only collecting bills but also the acting Robin Hood from Tokyo to Osaka; that's at least what he would like to be seen as. After a legal battle with the owner of Metropolis magazine (formerly known as Tokyo Classified) and editor of Japan Today, Mark Devlin, he had to relocate and rename his website.
http://www.scumbagsinjapan.com
turned into
In its latest edition, Metropolis has printed a legal notice that an injunction has been served against Antonio Ferreira, ordering him "to cease and desist from the publication of any defamatory remarks" and "coercive activities (including extortion)."
Again, Google is your friend.
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:EsxFQYqy7yIC:[url]www.scumbagsinjapan.com/metropolis.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
A lot of dirty laundries