So would someone be required to fill your tank with sake for you? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070511/sc_nm/...HZGodMb_aUE1vAI Production has just begun at the facility at a former high school field in Shinanomachi and a sweet, sour aroma, similar to that of unfiltered sake, wafts into the air. "We like the idea," said Shigehiro Matsuki, the mayor of Shinanomachi. "The new fuels are renewable... instead of fossil fuels which are running out." Unlike spacious sugar cane plantations in the No.1 ethanol exporter, Brazil, family farming is dominant in Japan, with a majority of farmers working regular jobs and growing rice, the staple food, on their weekends. There is plenty of potential to develop biofuels from agriculture waste and abandoned farmland, Igarashi said. The project will test its biofuel on a "flex-fuel vehicle," which can run on any mixture of gasoline and green fuels and which is gaining popularity in the rest of the world as the battle against global warming heats up.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 13 2007, 08:23 PM) [snapback]441411[/snapback]</div> Only for the first couple of tanks... Unless, of course, it is in a formal state like New Jersey or Oregon where your tank is always filled for you.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ May 14 2007, 12:02 AM) [snapback]441467[/snapback]</div> Thank goodness someone got that little joke...I wasn't sure (thus the link).
I can see a potential alliance between Alcoholics Anonymous and AAA, if these organizations have counterparts in Japan.
