The word in Japanese politics these days is reform. Japan is faced with an aging population, a weakened yen and a less-than-thriving economy.
However, politicians have not addressed Japan's biggest problem: centipedes. The Japanese government, more worried about the welfare of bug-spray manufacturers than the welfare of its citizens, is clearly turning a blind eye to the problem of centipedes.
Shouldn't citizens be able to watch a whole 30-minute episode of "The Simpsons" without having a centipede rush toward them at top speed, causing panic among the entire family? Shouldn't they be able to sleep peacefully without having to worry about air attacks from centipedes dropping from the ceiling?