MYNIPPON got together its team of both beauty and medical professionals and the conclusion is rather simple - It is possible to get and maintain a perfect body without much effort.  What is needed is a strong determination. While a lot of medicines and other weight loss programs might offer magical solutions, the reality is that nothing works.  In fact many of these programs have a placebo effect.  Because you are in a program you are more likely to eat right and exercise and get more disciplined.  The result is a good body - not because of the drugs or weight loss programs but just because of the discipline.  (Related article:  Plastic surgery in luxurious, spa like setting)

If Japanese people have perfect bodies, especially the women, it is becauseof certain simple things that Japanese society allows them to do:

Eat better (or in other words, monitor your diet)

The whole world is crazy about eating less, depriving yourself of your favorite foods, and then gorging these during the holidays to put on weight that will not go away for a year.  The Japanese do not do this.  They eat good food that they can enjoy every bit of it and do not have to feel guilty about it since the helpings are so small.  Regardless of how expensive the dish is, the helping in Japan is just big enough to make you not ask for another main dish but does not fill you up to a point that you cannot move.  The rule should be to eat what you really like but just enough to take your hunger away till the next meal. 

This principle is followed even in Japanese  supermarkets where the portions of every item are similarly sized.  In addition, the Japanese houses and refrigerators are tiny so there is really no room to store all those snacks.  The point to note that the Japanese obsession with quality is reflected in what they eat - it is better to pay $45 for a nice meal even though you may still feel hungry.  On the other hand, in the United States, you can get enough food for three meals for half that price.

Stay active

Japan has the second highest number of cars in the world.  In a country the size of California, that's a lot of cars.  While MYNIPPON does not have the exact statistics, but our rough estimates indicate the number of bikes in Japan is somewhere in the 50-75 million range.  In tiny apartments where there is hardly any room for moving, riding a bike is a good way to get regular exercise. Whether you have to go to the convenience store or to the train station, a bike comes in extremely handy.