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"Are You Too Fat for Japan?"

source The following is an excerpt from an article on GlobalPost.com. For the full article, please visit "Fat in Japan? You're Breaking the Law." "Being thin isn’t just the price you pay for fashion or social accept…
A Japanese Island Holds The Fountain of Youth

This is a guest blog submitted by AmberBelen I read an article recently about the islands of Okinawa, Japan. Apparently the majority of the world’s centenarians, estimated in 2006 to be about 740, 90% of which are w…
Is Weight A Problem At Your Workplace?

This is a guest blog submitted by IrisLily22@xanga I read the most surreal article in the New York Times about the Japanese government mandating companies to monitor the weight of their employees. Basically, Japanese…
Government forcing weight loss...Is it a good idea?

Mr. Cheeseburger A few months ago I read a NY Times article about Japanese citizens being forced to have their waistlines measured to help prevent rising health care costs. The idea behind this plan is to have loc…