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June 13, 2008
Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
By NORIMITSU ONISHI

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.

Summoned by the city of Amagasaki one recent ( Read more... )