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Wait, this is the same country that has government-enforced weight and size restrictions to ensure people are not fat? (look up metabo law)
by zibzab 5y ago
Wait, this is the same country that has government-enforced weight and size restrictions to ensure people are not fat?
(look up metabo law)
- tjpnz 5y agoYou get weighed and measured every year as part of the medical but there are no consequences for being fat. There may be a few notes on the report if your BMI is abnormal (by Japanese standards) but these are for you alone.
- Pigalowda 5y agoI just read there are indirect consequences. The employers and regional governments are financially penalized if their employees or citizens are too fat. Is that true?
- Pigalowda 5y agoIntelligent and proactive governance that understands nuance i think. Not every healthcare issue can be tackled the same way. Thanks for the info. I had no idea they had a metabo law. The law appears to be egosyntonic with their culture.
- MaysonL 5y agoLook up Sumo wrestling…