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Wednesday 18th June, 01:32 PM JST

This is one of many posters put up in trains this week by the agriculture ministry to promote traditional breakfasts.

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Altria at 04:07 PM JST - 18th June

If a bowl of rice tried to ride the Saikyo-sen, it would be pulverised before you could say 'onigiri'
capone at 04:09 PM JST - 18th June

have a bowl of rice every day and you too will turn into a no-personality droid with bad breath and a cheap suit
sabinuki at 04:14 PM JST - 18th June

I don't know why this traditional breakfast is so surprised. She knows where the women-only car is.
DenshaDeGO at 05:22 PM JST - 18th June

I just saw this poster on the subway an hour ago. I wonder when the Contac cold medicine people are going to sue.

Then I thought about how Japanese rice is 7 times more expensive than any other. I'll stick to Cheerios, thank you.
Nessie at 05:26 PM JST - 18th June

Rejected catchphrase:

Eat more rice, or the uyoku boys will make you wear this neat head-dress!
sabinuki at 05:34 PM JST - 18th June

You'd think the never ending price increase of wheat would stem the unquenching thirst for bread and other delicious foreign goods. Have a rice day and have some unsatisfying local food and culture.

If the agriculture ministry really wants to protect its inefficient farmers, why not put up the standard bikini act? Salaryman wouldn't be nodding off then would he.
Dimewood at 09:34 PM JST - 18th June

I see what you did there.
namabiru4me at 10:01 PM JST - 18th June

if they are trying to encourage women to eat rice in the morning...they should have a before / after add showing a women without breakfast and sleeping with her head dangling over a VERY happy man's crotch. Then show an after breakfast with her smart enough to take an all women's car, everyone perky and nicely dressed.
himasan at 10:08 PM JST - 18th June

They can also promote the sign at public schools. Have a lice day.
borscht at 10:09 PM JST - 18th June

DenshaDeGo,

My first thought exactly - when are the Contact cold remedy people going to sue?

Looks like those two guys are asleep at noon. Guess they overate at breakfast?
usaexpat at 11:51 PM JST - 18th June

Awesome, I love the egg girl. I wish I could wear that outfit to work. What's that you say? It's a bowl of rice. No boys that is a bowl of eggs as plain as day.
thepro at 12:15 AM JST - 19th June

A bowl of eggs and some salarymen? I don't want to have a rice day.
Sarge at 06:59 AM JST - 19th June

Whoever thinks that's a bowl of eggs has never tried to pile a bunch of eggs in a bowl like that. This is obviously a bowl of sticky rice.
capone at 10:00 PM JST - 19th June

nobody can eat 50 eggs
Wottock_Hunt at 12:10 AM JST - 23rd June

Every single poster up the middle of my Joban line trainyesterday was a variant of this. Surely, if you like rice, you'll eat it, and if you'd prefer a bit of toast, it's your privilege to choose to eat that also?

Please, before increasing my tax burden next month, somebody in authority justify this immolation of cash.