Not only does the pound have no legal status in Japan, Norm, it is
illegal under Japanese Measurement Law.
Jim
On Thursday 08 March 2001 0825, Norman Werling wrote:
....
> > > Just after a piece about Costco's expansion into Japan, you
> > > mentioned a situation concerning a store in Japan which is
> > > selling used clothing "by
> >
> > the
> >
> > > pound" and your reporter repeated for emphasis "yes, by the
> > > pound".
> > >
> > > It is hard to believe that this would be possible in Japan since
> > > the
> >
> > "pound"
> >
> > > as a measure of mass (weight) has no legal status in Japan.
> > > Surely you
> >
> > must
> >
> > > have meant to say "by the kilogram"?
.....
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