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Oct 13 2005 4 Comments

Restoration risk

The Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry supported the import of Propecia this week, the first orally taken hair-restoring agent to be approved in Japan.

It will go on prescription-only sale later in the year, with the only downside being that it may decrease the user’s libido. Potentially leaving floppy fringe fanatics with an equally malleable member.

Japanese barcode

A tough call for sure.

Categorized: General

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  1. Anonymous Coward says

    10/14/2005 at 2:12 am

    Hardly… I should imagine the product if it REALLY works, will sell like nothing before. Because we all know the typical tokyo business man only gets as far as the local video shop.

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  2. Bunny says

    10/18/2005 at 8:32 am

    Since last meeting, I also have a proud barcode stretched from my lower back, all the way up and then over my shining scalp. I have a bit tucked away for emergencies.

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  3. Judy says

    10/20/2005 at 8:39 pm

    Was it here that I read that the Japanese slang for a comb-over is “barcode”?

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  4. Hair Extensions says

    5/30/2006 at 4:22 pm

    As a hair salon owner I can assure you that there is no product on the market that will make your hair grow… Why look like this guy, just shave it all off..

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