Ten years ago I visited a Toyota museum in Japan where I learnt that Japan or perhaps Toyota converted everything to metric during the second World War! I found this surprising.
--- Michael Payne > [Original Message] > From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 19/3/03 19:42:39 > Subject: [USMA:25223] Re: The real reasons America is invading Iraq > General > MacArthur, when he was running Japan, speeded up Japan's conversion > to total metric usage. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.
