How to Enjoy Eating During Inflation
Eating good food is one of the joys of living. Good food satisfies our appetite and makes us feel happy. Eating fine foods is a joy for many Japanese. Some Japanese go to Napoli to taste real Napoli pizza; others go to Okinawa to enjoy goya champuru (bitter gourd), a famous Okinawa cuisine.
How can we maintain the joy of eating easily when recent oil price surges have affected our spending and lifestyle? With only 1,000 yen in one’s pocket, there are still many ways of getting good food, satisfying our appetite, and making us feeling happy.
August 16 2008 | Clothing, Food and Housing and Economy and Health Care and Life and Research and Technology and Weekly Articles | No Comments »
“It is NOT literally the later term care. It means that the government wants us to die sooner!”
Under the present circumstances there has been growing interest and a need for anti-aging products among Japanese. TheJapanese government estimates that the market for health foods and health nutrients such as foods with health promoting benefits, food with nutrient function claims, health supplements, and specified health foods will increased to 3.2 trillion yen by 2010 from 1.3 trillion yen in 2001 (source: 2002, Outline for Government’s strategy in biotechnology).
Cosmetic surgery such as wrinkle removals and procedures for diminishing dark spots has become especially popular among Japanese women. Some of the most popular anti-aging treatments at cosmetic surgery clinics include Botox treatment, removing sagging skin and diminishing aging spots on the skin. Cosmetic surgeries, which used to be socially forbidden, have become more widely accepted in Japanese society.
‘Brain exercise’ is a popular exercise to prevent age-related memory loss or dementia. ‘Brain Training (Nintendo DS)’, which was released in 2005, is still a very popular software in the Japanese market. There are similar brain training games and exercises on websites, and there are also many books for brain exercises.
Eating properly and exercising are popular approaches taken to prevent mental and physical aging. There are many books and TV programs covering diet regimen to help slow down aging. Regional communities also promote diet regimen at cooking exercises or seminars. In terms of exercising, fitness gyms and regional communities offer various training programs for senior citizens that can help their physical well-being.