This is taking the phrase "I'm gonna clean up this town!" a little too far. I wonder what would happen if a New Yorker or visitor to New York farted.

Here's another one - picking your nose then wiping it on a hand grip on a city train. I think the Tokyo Mayor should definitely enforce that one.

Can you picture the copper?

"Sir, do you have authorization to employ that crate in that manner?"

Absolutely ridiculous.

Bobe: On the nosepicking, I find the way to survive Tokyo trains is (a) move closer to where you work and (b) don't look at anything that goes on on the trains or at anybody on them. What you don't know can't hurt you.

It's an ideal way to cope with it. But it's like eating tripe. As a kid I loved it, but then found out what it was. So every time I eat it I try to remember the enjoyment I had as a child but at the back of my mind I know where it really came from.

I would love to see footage of a copper announcing the infringement. My first question to him would be - "are you serious?".

But as for nose picking and booger flicking, and in addition, spitting in Japan I welcome such an enforcement.

I would volunteer my time to help the enforcement. Even so, such strict policing would give the cops in this country another purpose other then give directions.