The same thing happened with soy milk, tempeh, and other products over the years.

Long, long ago there was a rumor (one that I have on good authority was false, by the way) that supplies of toilet paper soon would be running low because of a world shortage of oil. In those days it became pretty difficult to find bum fodder in the Land of Wa.

Peter,

I hope those keychains aren’t made out of natto…

Now all we need is to bribe a reputable journalist into saying with a straight face that there is a causal link between random sex with gaijin men and physical and mental health in Japanese women, provided it is done at least three times a day and in groups.

Or at least bribe Kaishin into reporting that you can lose weight by not sleeping for four days at a time. OH wait they already that in Tokyo.

Seriously though, I want to see how far you could take this before Tokyoites called bullshit.

…Maybe put an ad in an underground magazine about the new and coolest tattoo for rebellious youth; “FAG” emblazoned across the forehead…

Think of the power

Alright, you have a point, some hack intellectual is needed.

Shams, in terms of a good spaghetti recipe, I tend to use spaghetti al-dente with 2 servings of natto with mirin and soy sauce. Delicious! (But its basically tastes like udon ala spaghetti so that might turn some people off).