<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
practice	O
among	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
the	O
famed	O
Japanese	O
mafia	O
,	O
where	O
members	O
would	O
"	O
cut	O
off	O
their	O
little	O
fingers	O
as	O
a	O
sign	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
trusted	O
and	O
have	O
strength	O
of	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
stay	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
Bob	O
the	O
Builder	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
without	O
such	O
edits	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
other	O
series	O
including	O
Postman	O
Pat	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
