00:00Hey guys, maybe I've had myths about Japan playlist.
00:03So I actually addressed this piece of BS about 10 years ago,
00:06but it does keep popping up again and again
00:09because the attention seekers and clickbaiters know
00:11that this one's really popular, this one really sells well on the internet.
00:15So this particular version's been going viral recently.
00:19Have a look at this nonsense.
00:21This country made obesity illegal.
00:23That country is Japan.
00:25In 2008, Japan passed the Metabo Law.
00:27Every citizen between 40 and 74 must have their waist measured every year.
00:32Men, maximum waist size, 33.5 inches.
00:35Women, maximum waist size, 35.4 inches.
00:38Cross that line.
00:39You get mandatory diet counseling.
00:42So he's basically repeated word for word the same nonsense
00:46that we addressed 10 years ago.
00:47So it seems that's what happens is the clickbaiters and attention seekers
00:51see other nonsense that was posted by other clickbaiters and attention seekers,
00:55realize that it goes viral, and they just repeat it again.
00:58So let's address it piece by piece.
01:02This country made obesity illegal.
01:04That country is Japan.
01:06In 2008, Japan passed the Metabo Law.
01:09So obviously there's no law in Japan called the Metabo Law.
01:13Metabo is short for metabolic syndrome, and law is English.
01:18So obviously there's no law called that.
01:21There was guidelines introduced by the national government,
01:24by the Japanese government in 2008.
01:27Just guidelines, health guidelines, on what we consider healthy
01:30and what we consider isn't,
01:32just so that the prefectures and municipalities
01:36would have some guidelines of dealing with health issues.
01:40Every citizen between 40 and 74 must have their waist measured every year.
01:45No, that's not right.
01:47So as we've talked about in previous videos,
01:49the Japanese healthcare system is excellent.
01:51And what they do is they send us a letter every year,
01:54and it invites us, everybody between 40 and 74,
01:57to go and have a health check for free.
01:59And it's a pretty thorough health check.
02:01If we want to have cancer check as well,
02:03we pay about $10 extra,
02:05and they give us a full check and a full report
02:08on how we're doing health-wise.
02:09It's 100% totally optional.
02:12I'm an old man, so I tend to do it every year or two.
02:15But I know people that don't do it at all.
02:17I know people that do it every year.
02:19Totally optional.
02:20There's no must about it.
02:22Men, maximum waist size, 33.5 inches.
02:26Women, maximum waist size, 35.4 inches.
02:30There's no maximum.
02:31That's just, again, that's just the health guideline.
02:35By the way, Japan, like 95% of the world,
02:39actually uses the metric system.
02:41So the fact that this guy has used the same inches measurement
02:44that the other clickbaiter used 10 years ago
02:47shows that their fake information has come from the same source.
02:52Cross that line.
02:53You get mandatory diet counseling.
02:56Mandatory diet counseling.
02:58It makes it sound like North Korea, doesn't it?
03:00So, again, most of these clickbaiters and attention seekers
03:04take the truth and then alter it
03:07so that it makes it more powerful clickbait.
03:11There's no mandatory counseling.
03:12What they do is if they find anything when they do that health check,
03:16that free optional health check,
03:18if they find anything that needs attention,
03:20they offer us the options to deal with it.
03:25So if you are overweight or you've got some health problem
03:29that could be resolved with dietary advice,
03:32they offer you dietary advice.
03:35They say, would you like to meet the dietician
03:37or, you know, can we set up a meeting for the dietician?
03:40And, again, it's usually free and it's 100% optional.
03:45So there's no mandatory about it.
03:47So next time you see this piece of clickbaity nonsense
03:50on the internet, guys, don't click it.
03:53More videos coming soon.
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