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William Crawley | 22:23 UK time, Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Here's a serious government strategy aimed at tackling workforce obesity. The Japanese health ministry is imposing fines on any company that fails to bring worker-waistlines under control. Under control apparently means less than 33.5 inches for males of average height over the age of 40. If a UK tabloid picks up on this story, I predict the following headline: "Japananny State". Unless you can think of a better one ...


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  • At 02:54 PM on 10 Apr 2008,
  • Simon wrote:

What about "Japanese firms pledge to tighten their belts"?

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