Japan outlaws humans under the age of 15
In Japan, it seems that cats and dogs are more popular than an actual child
SHUKAN ECONOMIST (May 6) via Japan Times
….there are more dogs and cats in this country (an estimated 23 million as of 2007) than there are children under 15….
…Shukan Economist traces modern Japan’s first of two pet booms to the economic bubble of the 1980s…[and then] around 2000, with three main differences: the dogs of choice are now the smallest imaginable; their owners are economically average; and, unlike its transitory predecessor, this boom could be here to stay. Its immediate spark seems to have been a TV commercial featuring a Chihuahua. The dog was adorable. Suddenly everyone had to have one…more…
Ok, ok, I lied about the Japanese outlawing humans under the age of 15 (but you get the idea).
However, “Qoo-chan” the chihuahua has been a hit for the Japanese loansharking company “AIFUL.” And since more people in Japan retire than join the work force each year, humans are now obsolete. Beware of the Japanese robot armies!
See the previous 3Yen reports on the chihuahua plague in Japan:
—Who let the chihuahuas out?
—Rat-nappings dog Tokyo
—Fad-driven inbred Japanese runts
—Loan shark sashimi
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May 4th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Japan’s child population sags to record low for 27th year in row
TOKYO, May 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The number of children aged 14 or younger is estimated to have totaled 17.25 million in Japan as of April 1, marking a record low for the 27th straight year, according to a government report….