are you sure you aren't thinking of china? i have never heard that of the japanese but have heard that of the chinese. which would make more sense since there aren't any tigers native to japan.the chinese also are known for their illegal trade of shark fins which is why many types of sharks are rapidly moving towards endangerment. but one of my favorite stories was a small village in china was selling various ointments and "medicines" that contained dragon bones. after they got pretty famous from it scientists went to investigate. turns out that the village had uncovered a dinosaur skeleton and thought it was a dragon. don't get me wrong the japanese culture has their fair share of old wives tales, superstitions and miracle cures but i think the tiger thing is chinese in origin.
as for the titanium thing. if it seems to good to be true it almost certainly is.
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