We now have Japanese waistline mandates. Here's Jim in a 1986 article on fitness in Japan:
Some Japanese friends tell me that things are changing. Kids are overeating now; adults are starting to worry about weight. I don't believe it, but I take heart from their concern. When Jane Fonda's Workout Book becomes a best seller in Japan, we'll know that our industries have a chance.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/04/so-fallows-is-fallible/218038/
