USA Bans Japanese Packages Over Terrorism Fears

[Izzy]

fuck japan. Maybe it could do us all a favor and sink into the ocean.

I'm disappointed no one bit on this

[mistmonster]

Thank god it wasn't China.

This is the exact thing I thought of first (play-asia.com ships from china)

[Petitssk]

It's temporary, and the concern is with things coming through japan, not necessarily from japan. No one is reporting on it because it's a totally irrelevant bit of trivia, seeing as how these sorts of restrictions come and go on a regular basis. The only reason anyone cares this time (and the only people who care) is because of japanophiles leaping to conclusions and outrage (see: OP article).

I see, thank you for the explanation. I thought it might be related to packages going through Japan and not coming from there, but even so picking Japan seemed somewhat arbitrary. If it's temporary, it probably doesn't matter too much anyway, though I certainly wouldn't be too ecstatic about if it affected me.

[MisterBob]

Woah...someone reads Sankaku Complex?

[Salodin]

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

My first thought too =(

[Valkrish]

For the security of our nation, the otaku must also feel the pain *'-')

That, is the message that they are sending :3

[Chicomagiko]

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[ZarakiKujata]

VICTORY IS MINE

take that you filthy fucking slants. go worship your god damn holograms and touch underage children. there is a reason tom cruise was the best and last of you. fuck off

<3

[#686578]

Woah...someone reads Sankaku Complex?

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[Demosthenes11]

I'm disappointed no one bit on this

this so much but thankfully in this day and age of the internet, weeaboo's aren't applauded or tolerated except on very specific corners of the internet. The world is a better place when people that (wrongfully) believe that japan is superior to any culture are afraid to voice that opinion.

[Elmer the Pointy]

If you just slap some postage on a package and toss it into the mailbox, it will be rejected.

However, you can still go into the post office and mail it through a clerk. Like always, you weigh the package, tell the clerk what you're sending, and fill out a customs form.

Christmas is such a high volume season, so they probably don't want to deal with all the random junk that didn't go through the proper channels (i.e., no customs form).

Businesses can still send packages, and I personally sent out a bunch of CDs recently (about 6 packages worth) to the U.S. and Canada.