What's your number (in Japan)

[topless_mike]

Whats your number no longer refers to a fucking mattress in japan.

story (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/world/asia/13fat.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&no_interstitial&oref=slogin)

sounds like a government job. oh wait, it is.

im praying for the revival of godzilla one of these days.

[JPMNICK]

33.5" is the limit for men...

this would never fly in america

[topless_mike]

this is what disturbs me the most

Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population.

To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The country’s Ministry of Health argues that the campaign will keep the spread of diseases like diabetes and strokes in check.


so the govt will punish companies and towns because john and yoko that live and work there are fat.
hmm. sounds shady.

[Jujubees2]

What will happen to the Sumo wrestlers?

http://www.japantravel.co.uk/ask/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sumo-kid.jpg

[Thebazile78]

What will happen to the Sumo wrestlers?

http://www.japantravel.co.uk/ask/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sumo-kid.jpg

Good question.

I suspect that they will do the honorable thing and perform seppuku (http://victorian.fortunecity.com/duchamp/410/seppuku.html).

[topless_mike]

What will happen to the Sumo wrestlers?

http://www.japantravel.co.uk/ask/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sumo-kid.jpg

i dont know but i'd love to sniff the inside of his pants.