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Yes, I'm sure it would improve the economy..... people that work in R&D could possibly come up with better/different ideas, people get the munchies wanna fork down a ton food, promotes a non-violent attitude. Quality of life would improve to those who like to smoke, drink as a tea, cook it with your food. Government could tax it and sell it like cigarettes.

It would be nice to have a choice.

I have no respect whatsoever for the police! They do nothing about bozos on noisy motorbikes, intimidate and ask inappropriate questions when someone is in need of help, routinely card you regardless if they have checked you previously.

They are just another governmental Cockroach!!!

And for every second that their late, knock off a hundred yen from the bill. That'll help the customer pay for the hospital fees from eating that low quality dogfood.

Some of it is really funny......Was cruising around Amemura in Osaka the other day when I spotted a girl wearing a sweatshirt. On the front were 2 cats snuggling with "I smell good" on the front. On the back were 2 cats showing their behinds with " No fishy pussy here".

After reading all the lies dished out to the public last year about Fukushima, radiation, and TEPCO, I wonder if anyone will believe what the Jgovernment says.

Seems the Jgov has another idea to bring in foreigners with twitter or facebook accounts that have lots followers as they need some good traveling press about Japan to say that its safe, and there's no radiation fears.

Fine with me as long as it applies to politicians as well.

Really buy imported and live longer!!!

Jeez, no wonder there raising taxes! When are they gonna "clean up" the government. LAMFS. What a waste.

Both.

I wonder whats next?........Body odor? Since I quit smoking, I'm a lot hungrier these days and the wife knows I love chili with beans so she always keeps a big pot on the stove.....Enjoy the smell :-)

Model citizen

From a creative standpoint, I can't see any harm from it. Whether you smoke it, eat it with brownies etc, or make tea with it. Whenever I go home to Cali, I hit the nearest dispensary, pick up a few g's, and get to work. The company that I work for encourages it use....Discreetly. The money I make goes to a pension fund. I will not retire poor! When I return to Japan, my body is "clean" so there's no worries from blood checks. To me it's really surprising that it hasn't been legalized. R/D would certainly benefit from it. But then again when you have old world thinking combined with brain dead politicians going into their 60's and 70's, I can easily understand.

Don't they sell bear strength pepper spray in Hokkaido? It's great deterrent when I go fishing in Alaska or when there's bosozuku. The police don't do anything anymore. LAMF's

Crooked teeth or pecker wrecker is not a desirable look!

Wow, they got jail time! Nice to see this as exec's rarely spend time in jail. I hope they are added to the regular population, and not some cushy farm. Don't bend over for the soap.

I think they got off easy! $28 million isn't enough....... “The cartel affected prices for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of marine hose and related products sold worldwide,” It should have been at least $100 million.

I'll feel better when the government starts making an effort to build a tsunami barrier to help prevent major damage when the next big quake hits. It just seems like the government is in a continual circle jerk with themselves and not doing a thing to help the people that are paying their salaries. A 6.2 may not seem like much too many people but if it moves an under water shelf enough, it can cause major damage.

This idiot should be fired, fined, and jailed immediately.

3rd world government, 4th world police, high prices, dirty countryside, road map designed by idiots. Fingerprinting in airports. If you don't speak Japanese or read kanji, tourist destinations are inaccessible.

Best/safest/cheapest/cleanest/easiest way to see Japan..... INTERNET!!!

How about just putting in speed bumps then adding traffic lights to the already over-wired streets and highways.