Word: shirai
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Japanese have even coined a word for the problem: engai. meaning monkey pollution. "These apes are just like furyo [juvenile delinquents]," says Kunihiko Shirai of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. "Like the human furyo, they're creating trouble in many rural communities...
Even when they stay in their parks, the macaques have become rather disagreeable. Half tame, half wild, they mingle with park visitors, snarl at them, and delight in running away with food packages left on benches. "Once having tasted the amenities of human society," observes Kunihiko Shirai, "they feel they must continue to have them. no matter what...