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Take heart, America. Three monkey wrenches have been thrown into Japan's well-oiled economic machine. It's only a mater of time before that powerful engine of productivity begins to sputter and fail.What could cause such a sharp turnaround? High interest rates? Increased unemployment? Lower productivity? No, it's something much more economically debilitating - and permanent.Three American lawyers have become the first foreign attorneys permitted to practice law in Japan. What's more, two of them are from New York! The decline has begun.Japan has one attorney for every 10,000 residents, compared to the U.S. ratio of one attorney for every 390 residents. For every 100 attorneys trained in Japan, there are 1,000 enginerrs. In the United States, that ratio is reversed.But a law that became effective on April 1 permits foreigners to practice in Japan for the first time since 1955. Already, an additional 20 American and six British lawyers have applied for permission to open practices in more...

There was a Japanese man who went to America for sightseeing. On the last day, he hailed a cab and told the driver to drive to the airport. During the journey, a Honda drove past the taxi. Thereupon, the man leaned out of the window excitedly and yelled, "Honda, very fast! Made in Japan!"
After a while, a Toyota sped past the taxi. Again, the Japanese man leaned out of the window and yelled, "Toyota, very fast! Made in Japan!"
And then a Mitsubishi sped past the taxi. For the third time, the Japanese leaned out of the window and yelled, "Mitsubishi, very fast! Made in Japan!"
The driver was a little angry, but he kept quiet. And this went on for quite a number of cars. Finally, the taxi came to the airport. The fare was US$300.
The Japanese exclaimed, "Wah... so expensive!"
There upon, the driver yelled back, "Meter, very fast! Made in Japan!"

Toyota is recalling over 500,000 cars due to faulty parts that could cause drivers to lose control of the steering wheel. Among the recalled cars is Toyota's super-efficient hybrid, the Prius. That's how environmentally friendly the Prius is: It actually tries to run you off the road so you'll take public transportation.

The Prius has been added to the list of Toyota vehicles with faulty gas pedals that make the car speed out of control. The upside is you can’t even hear the Prius crash.

After recalling 338,000 Sony made battery packs used in its laptop computers, Fujitsu has challenged Sony to a Dragon Circle Death Match, an ancient Japanese battle to the death.

Sony is heavily favored, having trained with the dragon masters for centuries, but Fujitsu has been training in the Dandenong mountains with a mysterious teacher, and may be a formidable foe. The fight will take place at midnight on the first quarter moon in the Year of the Bitch.

Here is an electronic gadget that much prized by Japanese women. Many regard the Pucki Pucki noise an antidote to stress.
Bubble-wrap, Pucki Pucki, Poppety-Pop, call it what you will, bursting these bubbles provides harmless pleasure for office workers.& Japan has seen a craze for an electronic toy that recreates the thrill of squeezing the plastic packaging material. Bandai sell them for about $10, for that you get a gizmo, battery and a pack of 10 bubble wraps.
`Eternal Poppety-Pop` fits on a keyring and the electronic gizmo makes an endless supply of plastic bubbles.& Will and Guy are astonished to learn that three million of the Eternal Poppety-Pop gadgets have been sold in Japan.&
Other gadgets include scented bubble wrap, heart-shaped bubble wrap and high-pressure bubble wrap, designed to produce an extra loud pop when its bubbles are burst.&
The parent company Bandai is not sitting back on its laurels, but trying to generate the next craze.& They are more...

Toyota announces solution to the Prius brake problem by simplyrenaming car the Pius…. You still won’t stop and you will still die…but you areguaranteed going to Heaven.