# Monday, August 02, 2004

And people wonder why I know what I know...

I'm spending a day in Tokyo, and expect to have pistachios with me, so I had to find out if Japan allows them to transit.

Most types of nuts (with the exception of walnuts, which are prohibited) may be brought into Japan, particularly if they are salted, dried, or roasted.

[ Consulate General of Japan ]

I'm sure this will come up on Jeopardy in the next week, or be a vital fact that a friend needs to know.

Update: The prohibition of Walnuts is not due to a dislike of Walnuts, or an aversion to Walnuts, but an attempt to keep pests out of Japanese crops.

#    Comments [7] |
Monday, August 02, 2004 12:59:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Maybe you should dig a bit deeper and try to find out why they hate walnuts so much.
Nate
Monday, August 02, 2004 1:00:15 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
What about nuts like Bull, does Tokyo allow Bull Nuts?
Monday, August 02, 2004 1:12:38 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
And, as always, we can count on Alex for tasteless humor...

No link to a Bull site though?
Monday, August 02, 2004 1:24:12 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Sorry... [url]http://www.donkeyd.com[/url]
Monday, August 02, 2004 3:53:54 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Those damned walnuts. CURSE THEM!!! It's about time someone stopped the evil spread of walnuts.
Monday, August 02, 2004 5:12:33 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
"particularly if they are salted, dried, or roasted."

Obligatory: "Two peanuts walk into an alley in Tokyo; one was a salted."
Monday, August 02, 2004 8:08:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
And of course, since everyone pointed out the oddness of the exclusion for walnuts, I had to go looking for that too...
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