Japan bans gaijin "animals"

[Taro Toporific]

New law in Japan to ban imports of nonindigenous animals, plants
Xinhua, China - 27 May
... The Japanese parliament enacted a law Thursday to ban imports and breeding of designated nonindigenous animals and plants that damage Japan's native ecological ...

[Big Booger]

so no more non-native homosapiens in Japan eh? Without permission from the j-goven'ment...

Cause we tend to spread our seeds and reproduce at a phenomenal rate.. mixing with native species and ruining the local stock.

hehehe..

[Unspoken]

Ummm, why was this law actually enacted? Is there a problem in Japan with American weeds taking over Sakura-trees or something?

It's not like gaijins are invading the country and bringing their own Japan-assimilating lifestock with them, so why was there a need for such a unwarranted and draconic change in the "rule book?"

[ChrisRT]

It's all part of a master plan to take over the world!

[Evilhead]

Hopefully this won't affect all the weird-ass pets they sell in Japan... I was hoping to get something strange when I got there...

[Taro Toporific]

Hopefully this won't affect all the weird-ass pets they sell in Japan... I was hoping to get something strange when I got there...

The got a KOMODO DRAGON for sale (very illegal) at Center Kita Pet Store (largest in Japan in north Yokohama). Only 800,000yen!

[homesweethome]

Watch Out For Gaijin Critters That May Escape their Cages and Breed

Frogs, Crabs get FG Status

The Environment Ministry has designated 42 foreign species, including Shanghai crabs--a popular item in Chinese cooking--for control under the Invasive Alien Species Law.

American minks and bullfrogs also are to be subject to controls.

The ministry will solicit opinions from the public and officially designate the named species as subject to control under an ordinance before imposing a ban on importing, breeding or selling the animals.

Shanghai crabs, or Chinese mitten crabs, have been imported as a foodstuff and farmed in Japan in fallow fields. However, if they escape and establish themselves in the wild, they could breed with domestic mitten crabs and cause soil erosion.

When the regulation is enforced, restaurants will require ministry approval to import the crabs, and individuals will be banned from purchasing live crabs. In addition, crab farms will be subject to tough requirements.

Why don't they set up a hotline to report any foreign critters breeding with native species