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Posted in: Gyoza scare offers insight into Japan's culture of eating See in context

'Ban' is the wrong word. There is no need for an explicit ban. Just as they don't need to make special laws to make women quit jobs after the wedding or 'Yasukuni' off screen mostly.

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Posted in: Gyoza scare offers insight into Japan's culture of eating See in context

sorry.

It should be 'Chinese products are returned or flawed at NO higher rate than products from other nations even if the headlines seem differ.'

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Posted in: Gyoza scare offers insight into Japan's culture of eating See in context

It is indeed 10 and it is indeed because it is from China and because this is in Japan.

All the other Japanese food scandals never got so far to ban the whole sector let alone products by a country because of one incident.

The funny yet sad truth is food here are so full of artificial dyes, preservatives and all sorts of potential chemicals that it is a wonder that the average Japanese considers themselves mindful of food safety at all.

For instance, almost all yogurt, for adults or kids, are packed with preservatives. Even getting an icecream bar without preservatives is difficult. Other than a well-known foreign brand, I have so far found exactly one kind once.

Where was the alarm when it became clear lots of deep sea fish are packed with heavy metals such as mercury? That it may be too dangerous to eat certain sushi even more than a few pieces a week? (and that's for adult) Oh only the pregnant need to know. Whale meat (higher mercury concentration) can stay on the school lunch menu.

For those who argue it is not about Japan's attitude toward China, good luck with your kids and his/her lunch, with or without the Chinese gyoza. The American press, after creating headline news, will at least tell you the truth somewhere, i.e., schools aren't more dangerous even if high-profile incidents make people feel so. Chinese products are returned or flawed at higher rate than products from other nations even if the headlines seem differ. Just like who needs to be fingerprinted at the border, the Japanese attitude is never in doubt.

And I don't think anyone touched dioxin (formed by burning chlorine-based chemical compounds with hydrocarbons) and put that into the context for health yet.

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Posted in: China demands apology from CNN after commentator calls Beijing 'bunch of goons and thugs' See in context

To be fair to Mr. Cafferty, that is his style. On the other hand, I've watched him quite often over the years but can't recall him calling names on his own government.

For every comment, there is bound to be follow-up comments. Why does China have to just get over it if they see it as tip of the iceberg?

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Posted in: China demands apology from CNN after commentator calls Beijing 'bunch of goons and thugs' See in context

Finally, greenteaonsens, show your hatred to China and its people and that will do you good.

Cafferty, even if he really meant China not the Chinese, is going too far. America is still in Iraq. I don't know if he has ever called or will ever call his country or hispresident, most of his congressmen and two out of three presidential candidates those names.

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