You've gotta' love the propaganda. This is one of those things the host 
national government seems to excel at.  But, some days it just gets too 
thick to ignore.

As I was reading, a new slogan kept running through my mind ...

Japan's Agriculture Ministry:  No Cow Too Mad, No Flower Too Lovely, 
Defending Your Right to Pay Too Much to Domestic Producers!

CL

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Not pretty: Chinese flower exporters are refusing to play by Japanese 
rules, much to the ire of the local industry.

http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200605120207.html

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Pre-Mother's Day probe targets knockoff flowers

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060513a4.html