Japan Opts Out of Kyoto Protocol

It does look pretty bad when the country that gave the name of its city to the flawed treaty opts out with this pretty blunt statement.

The brief statement, made by Jun Arima, an official in the government’s economics trade and industry department, in an open session, was the strongest yet made against the protocol by one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

He said: “Japan will not inscribe its target under the Kyoto protocol on any conditions or under any circumstances.”

I guess the Japanese are getting tired of falling further behind the Red Chinese in manufacturing. Now they can bring that other hand out form behind their back and move toward recovering the title of manufacturer to the world. Hell, I would buy a TV made in Japan 10 times faster then one made in China.