Cultures and larger bodies...

Sumochickfan wrote:
In some countries fat is considered ''power'' and ''wealth'' and in Japan they have Sumos so obviously they dont see fat as gross.

JAPAN RULES!!!!


crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-399020/fat-being-illegal-in-japan

Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population.

Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.

To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The country’s Ministry of Health argues that the campaign will keep the spread of diseases like diabetes and strokes in check.


*coughs*
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A friendly person that's always been great to talk to in chat. =)
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Pokemon! ^_^

Some early rough European and US release dates - they'll be set for Autumn 2012. smiley

serebii.net/index2.shtml

Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 European Launch

Following from Saturday's reveal of the new games Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2, Nintendo of Europe have confirmed that these games, due for release in June 2012 in Japan, are due for European launch in Autumn 2012 giving the game a short localisation period. We'll provide information on American launch and exact European launch dates as they come in
Edit: Nintendo of America also confirms launch in Autumn 2012. More details likely to come closer to the release
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Pokemon! ^_^

Right, Pokemon is back again! Or it will be soon, anyway. Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 are set for release in Japan on the Nintendo DS in June 2012, and feature two new forms of the legendary Ice Dragon, Kyurem, which are 'Black Kyurem' and 'White Kyurem'. The hidden/unused moves Freeze Shock and Ice Burn will be utilised at last, no doubt:



serebii.net/index2.shtml

Pokémon Smash is currently in the process of airing and has has Junichi Masuda arrive on the show and make the announcement for which the world has been waiting. In this announcement, he unveiled the release of Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2. These games are essentially the third game of Generation V, in a new duo of games and follows in a similar pattern to past releases and is due for release on the Nintendo DS in June 2012. We'll bring more as it comes. The names of these forms are to come next week.
Edit: The official US site has also posted about these games. Release details not known
Edit: Junichi Masuda has revealed the names of Kyurem's new forms via his Twitter account. The forms are simply called Black Kyurem & White Kyurem, though he interestingly lists them as seperate Pokémon
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