USA Bans Japanese Packages Over Terrorism Fears

[Zoner]

The Japanese have been banned from shipping packages of any significant size to the land of the free as the US believes they are likely a bunch of freedom-hating terrorists.

Japan Post, Japan's main international package delivery service, report that due to terrorism fears in the USA they have been forced to indefinitely stop accepting any items over 453g (16 freedom ounces) in weight for air shipment to the US or its various island territories.

The size restrictions are apparently intended to limit the size of bomb the Japanese can send.

Companies holding business accounts with Japan Post should in principle be exempt, meaning international retailers operating from Japan will probably be completely unaffected, but small businesses and individuals are now unable to ship packages of any great size to the US in a timely fashion.

Other international postal services in Japan may have different policies (although many are already highly restrictive, refusing to ship figures and so on if they lack CE marks, software, adult items, etc.). The patient should also be able to make use of sea shipment options.

Similar air shipment restrictions in other freedom-hating countries are likely.

The background to the crackdown is that bombs disguised as toner cartridges were shipped to the US from Yemen, and as a result the Department of Homeland Security imposed sweeping restrictions on "certain inbound international air cargo shipments" thought to be high risk, which evidently includes those coming from Japan.

Fortunately, as a result of the policy Americans can now once more freely imbibe the heady air of liberty knowing that the homeland is again secure and it is even harder than ever for any subversive Japanese otaku goods to reach their shores.

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/1...rrorism-fears/

Confirmation from JP Post: http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/inf...livery_en.html

[Chun Liroy]

Thank god it wasn't China.

[Insanecyclone]

At first I thought "what?" but then I saw Sankakucomplex.

[Alleya]

What an insightful and informative article.

[Atreides]

what the fuck are freedom ounces

[Zoner]

At first I thought "what?" but then I saw Sankakucomplex.

I thought it was a joke too till i confirmed on the JP Post. http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/inf...livery_en.html

[Yuri-G]

you've got to be fucking kidding me.

this shit is ridiculous. the amount of economic damage done by this regulation, no matter how small, will certainly outweigh any possible benefit to the country by a large margin (since there is NO FUCKING BENEFIT).

alright fear mongering terrorism whores, you're fucking with my ability to import Japanese parts for fightstick upgrades. shit. just. got. personal.

[Riposte]

Why are you posting Sankakucomplex articles here? That shit BARELY flies in gaming discussion. Rather than facepalm, just punch yourself in the face. Really hard.

[Yuri-G]

I dunno, seems like pretty important news for anyone importing from Japan, and the link to the Japanese Post confirms it.

[Zoner]

Why are you posting Sankakucomplex articles here? That shit BARELY flies in gaming discussion. Rather than facepalm, just punch yourself in the face. Really hard.

It's not like I'm posting some rumor, it's completely true. I would of posted a quote from some other site besides Sankaku, but it seems it hasn't made news yet.

The only reason I found out is because I had a shipment coming in from Japan that got blocked and i figured a few of the BG readers might be interested in US-Japan relations, since most of us are immersed in Japanese stuff like anime, mangas, games, ect

[Correction]

sankaku is the ebaum's world of gaming interest sites. Next time just directly post the japan post article

[Alleya]

Maybe post an actual article about it that contains, like, facts and analysis and official responses from the parties involved? Somehow I just don't think that some poorly written reactionary article from a weeabo fansite is really going to inspire a high level of discourse about the dynamic between civil rights and security concerns in this modern era.

[Yuri-G]

regardless of the source, I don't see the reason for jumping all over this guy. as a person who occasionally imports shit from Japan, I'm glad he posted it, because I doubt I would have seen this anywhere else on the net and would have had a rude awakening next time I tried to ship something over here.

not trying to white knight here but there's my two cents.

[Zoner]

Maybe post an actual article about it that contains, like, facts and analysis and official responses from the parties involved? Somehow I just don't think that some poorly written reactionary article from a weeabo fansite is really going to inspire a high level of discourse about the dynamic between civil rights and security concerns in this modern era.

When I googled news on why my shipment got blocked, Sankaku was the ONLY site reporting it. In this moden era you'd think a Suspension of International Mail from Japan would make the news, i guess reporters are more interested in reporting the going-ons of Justin Bieber

Shit like this just makes me rage

[BerenTebogo]

How will I continue to expand my collection of miniature female figurines being raped by tentacles now?

[Khelek]

it's the japanese. if they wanted I'm sure they could make an atom bomb that weighs less than 543g anyways!

[Niiro]

How will I continue to expand my collection of miniature female figurines being raped by tentacles now?

Improvise.

Spoiler: show

[Cyn]

Maybe post an actual article about it that contains, like, facts and analysis and official responses from the parties involved? Somehow I just don't think that some poorly written reactionary article from a weeabo fansite is really going to inspire a high level of discourse about the dynamic between civil rights and security concerns in this modern era.

The nerd rage in the article was well worth the read.

[Silenka]

Pfft they can just drop off the mail via giant robot, right? Who needs a postal system

[Insanecyclone]

Now how will I import Another Century's Episode Portable.