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oberstNov. 11, 2011 - 06:01PM JST it's not natural

What tipped you off?

papigiulioNov. 11, 2011 - 08:41AM JST LOL Jonathan. Yah what Yubaru said, what happened to setsuden?

Been there, done that.

It's in Mie. Why would they be observing setsuden other than as a meaningless gesture as they are in Western Japan and on separate power grid?

Ted BarreraNov. 10, 2011 - 02:18PM JST Would love to see how much traffic a Ford F-650 would cause while trying to negotiate through all the tiny roads here in Japan. That reason alone is enough reason to enact a tariff deterrent.

Yup. There sure ain't no large domestic models on the road. Oops! Forgot about the Land Cruiser, FJ Cruiser or the Honda Step Wagon to name just three.

I agree with you as I think anything larger than a F-150 should be classified as a commercial vehicle and require a special "business use only" license here. Americans are, by-and-large, complete idiots about what they drive. However, there are lots of vehicles manufactured and sold in Japan that are too large for half the roads. Once upon a time, the engine displacement tax used to be so high that very few Japanese could afford such behemoths. I can only assume it's been relaxed.