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May 20 2008 6 Comments

Japanese tubbiness and tattoos

The Japanese media’s somewhat excessive coverage of Metabolic Syndrome — the phenomenon formerly known as getting fat — has presumably played a huge part in pharmacies being full of suspiciously effective fat-fighting supplements, big companies bullying their staff into battling the bulge and even government ministers bravely baring their midriffs. Plus, anyone carrying even the most meagre amount of extra meat is now rather meanly marked as ‘metabo’.

However, for those not embarrassed about their bulging bellies, and at the same time brazenly prepared to say bollocks to such badgering, what better way to embrace the fact than by having it beautifully emblazoned?

Japanese tattoos

Categorized: Current Affairs, Photography

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  1. Landl says

    5/20/2008 at 6:07 pm

    Nice tattoo, but I would not wanna cross him!

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  2. Yojimbo says

    5/20/2008 at 9:12 pm

    He looks like Tony Soprano with tats.

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  3. The Truth says

    5/21/2008 at 1:14 am

    Not a shock. You can eat all that fatty, greasy, nasty Americanized food and not pay a price.

    Why do you think Americans all look like doughy tubs of pasty goo???

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  4. Neil Duckett says

    5/21/2008 at 9:21 am

    No Onsen for you!

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  5. shinobi says

    5/21/2008 at 1:05 pm

    sweet tats. but i hate to see what happens to them when he loses/ gains weight. or gets old for that matter lol 😛

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  6. ZEDorDEAD says

    7/13/2013 at 8:51 am

    That’s a beer belly not food fatness look at his legs they are regular sized the man drinks pints not like you american pussies and your shot glasses for beer

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