Well, here's one American who thinks that people of Asian ancestry have every right to be offended by the remark about ferrets in Japan. Just because we're the most powerful country in the world (which does not necessarily make us the greatest), that doesn't mean that it's okay to make fun of people because they look different. All of which doesn't really answer the original question about the appearance of Japanese ferrets, but I don't think that the poster was looking for a serious answer. At least, I *hope* they weren't. Paul [Posted in FML issue 4670]