James, here is the past history:
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:19 p.m. ET July 19, 2004TOKYO - It wasn’t a smart move.
'After decades of evading the public eye and U.S. justice officials,
former world champion Bobby Fischer — possibly the best and certainly the
most eccentric chess player ever — has been taken into custody by Japanese
immigration after allegedly trying to leave the country with an invalid
passport.
Fischer, 61, was detained at Narita Airport outside Tokyo while trying to
board a Japan Airlines flight for the Philippines on Tuesday, according to
friends and airport officials. The U.S. Embassy confirmed Fischer was
detained.
It was not immediately clear if Fischer would be extradited to the United
States, where he is wanted for playing a 1992 chess match in the former
Yugoslavia in violation of international sanctions. Japan and the United
States have an extradition treaty.'
