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Fat Fines: Japan's New Law

July 8, 2008

Japan has recently instituted a new law that fines employers that hire ‘obese’ employees or employees with ‘obese’ relatives. Men are required to have waistlines slimmer than 33.5 inches and women 35.4 inches.
As I read that from the newspaper headlines last month, my first reaction was stunned silence.
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