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That’s the Chinese version. What about it? Read more

You claim to be offended when cis women claim that you had privilege as a male; yet you argue that, because you were unhappy in your body, you never fully enjoyed that privilege aside from passively accepting the privileged breaks received via your male birthright. Read more

It wasn’t rhetorical, I’ve been answering. Cheap, yes. Ramen and gyoza are indeed some of the most inexpensive forms of food in Japan. Poor quality Chinese food, yes. But high quality Japanese food. Read more

I live in Japan. I have lived in Japan for almost a decade. I speak Japanese. I’m naturalising to Japan. Read more

It’s not Chinese food, no. It’s Japanese food that has long, long ago stopped resembling its Chinese basis. If you called it Chinese food, then yes, it would be poor quality and not real Chinese food. If you call it Japanese, then you would be correct. Read more

Most Japanese I know are against the TPP. You’re saying the cost to comply is too high with a small potential market? I say that’s a matter of opinion, and business seek constantly to maximise profits, and as such they see any cost to comply as too high. I don’t buy it. Read more

Bunk in the sense it’s unfair. It’s fair because everyone does QE. It’s in the article. Read more

The 500s seem to sell quite well. Read more

I wasn’t actually told that the size of the parking space matters. I don’t think it really does. I see big cars technically hanging over the line all the time. Read more

I’m an “us” in Japan. I’m a Japanese domestic consumer. Read more

Fiat is already here. Read more

There’s a legally required pattern to turning in Japan. If you don’t do it, you fail the driving test. Read more

Honda Logo GA3. I’ve written about it before. Read more

That’s true. Read more

I’m talking about Type Approval Certification. I’m not sure you and I are discussing the same thing, but I’m talking about TAC. I’m going to need to see some kind of citations on you from this, because I didn’t include it because I don’t consider it a trade barrier. It’s not expensive. Read more

This is true! There are many HD dealerships in my area. Almost one in every other municipality. If I drive from my parking spot in Saitama to my new apartment in Arakawa, I pass three or four of them. Read more

...why would I? You can do this as an individual. I don’t consider it a barrier. It’s part of inspection and registration. I’ve already paid three times the cost of my Japanese made 1.3L Honda Logo GA3 for inspection and registration. The type approve certification is just part of this process for an imported vehicle… Read more

There aren’t any real trade barriers though. Read more

Foreign cars will still be lower than the Japanese model in the same segment. I’ve got almost ten years living and driving here. Trust me. Read more