tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888761600937554304.post6797721171819528641..comments2023-12-05T20:39:08.997+09:00Comments on designpunk: Expat Fatannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358660913480918263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888761600937554304.post-81060660507773236712014-05-23T11:31:08.904+09:002014-05-23T11:31:08.904+09:00Church, yo. And don't be sorry. My bad, for us...Church, yo. And don't be sorry. My bad, for using the word regulation instead of guideline ... hussy that I am. I changed the wording and link to the (hopefully more accurate) NY Times article on the subject. Cheers to you!annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358660913480918263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888761600937554304.post-8583608830447091252014-05-23T00:05:59.537+09:002014-05-23T00:05:59.537+09:00Can't believe idiotic article from Global Post...Can't believe idiotic article from Global Post about how it's supposedly against the law to be fat in Japan. Full of half truths and possibly based on some shoddy Google translated version of the Japanese news articles from those years. <br />There are government guidelines for weight but they are just guidelines. Some companies and government offices took it upon themselves to stick to those guidelines and decided to withhold the sacred yearly bonuses for those employees who were deemed too fat. So the employees, not wanting to miss that big chunk of money, went on diets and hit the gyms. <br />But of course that's not shocking enough for some freelance wannabe journos, so they came up with a more exciting story, because hey, it's Japan. They're weird like shit already. <br />Sorry, I had to vent. <br />Cheers!<br />Anna2catsinjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316120450874485137noreply@blogger.com