William How the Kumamoto Clamshell Scam unfolds is interesting to observe. As suspected, clams originating in other Asian countries are temporarily planted in Ariake sea and when harvested are then claimed to originate from that area. As a Californian, I can understand the dilemma. California makes excellent sparkling wine that cannot be termed “Champagne” is it is not from the Champagne region of France; thus, it is termed “sparkling wine” or “cava” though it is really the same thing (and saves you money!) So the question is: when is a clam from Ariake termed to be actually from Ariake, and how much is that distinguishment worth? (The graph regarding who flows what to whom reminds me of the meth flow from my home state - just a reminder that it could be quite worse.) https://kumanichi.com/articles/549507