Rent Calculated According to Body Weight, Shared Accommodation Facility in...
Quite common in Western countries, the concept of shared accommodation in Japan is still relatively new. However, according to Oak House, a guest house and apartment operator in Tokyo, such...
View ArticleNagano legislators propose banning morning practice for middle school athletes
There are a few unique things about student athletics in Japan. Team activities continue throughout the year, which makes joining one a major commitment. And instead of playing a season of games with...
View ArticleRun, fat boy, run! Moe cuties return to help men shed pounds in running app...
With Thanksgiving looming over our North American readers and the eatathon that is Christmas not far behind it, the folks at Creative Freaks are clearly worried about our waistlines. Following on from...
View ArticleBeautiful gym babe impresses Chinese netizens with her incredible...
Skinny is out, fit is in! Gone are the days of envying models for their stick thin figures, girls these days are seeking to look slender and beautiful in a healthy way. Last month, a marathon-running...
View ArticleCrazy ad shows why we need to do sit-ups: To survive alien and pro wrestler...
All else equal, most people would prefer to have a set of firm, sculpted abdominal muscles. Of course, most people miss out on their chance for six-pack abs when they give in to the temptation of a...
View ArticleHooked on helping: The man who is running the length of Japan for tsunami relief
Aaron Porter is a man on a mission. Giving up drinking in 1998 and smoking two years later, he took up running. Before he knew it, his new hobby had become his life’s passion, and he began taking part...
View ArticleRun for your rice! Nagano marathons require runners to lug a sack of grain
Food always seems to taste better right after getting in some exercise. Unfortunately, sometimes a long workout leaves you feeling starving and exhausted, which is a problem when you then have to go...
View ArticleKorean fitness guru goes from cute to drop-dead gorgeous, sparks beauty...
While it’s hard to believe, not everyone is born fitting perfectly into the extremely high (and sometimes, a little repetitive) standards of what a person “should” look like. Recently, some Korean net...
View ArticleMacho Bus tours let you pick strawberries, play sports with buff dudes (if...
Japan is famous for having a whole industry set up around letting guys do fairly mundane things in the presence of attractive women, with hostess bars and maid cafes dotting its urban entertainment...
View ArticleFrom out of shape to fitness instructor in three years – one woman’s tale of...
Here on the internet, where many of us virtually live, there’s little we love more than a good tale of transformation. Whether it’s through the use of clever make-up and camera angles to achieve a...
View ArticleJapanese female bodybuilder could kick your butt, break your heart at the...
Tomoko Kanda, a 47-year-old woman from Osaka, is one of Japan’s most successful female bodybuilders, who has been winning hearts across the country for her killer muscles and megawatt smile. But just...
View ArticleJapanese Fitness expert recommends toddlers play catch, climb on jungle gym,...
Remember when you were a little kid, and your parents would take you to the park to play? Not only were you having fun, you were developing important motor skills as you ran around, did somersaults,...
View ArticleJapanese Twitter user uses cute drawings to teach us some cool lifehacks
Who doesn’t love lifehacks? These simple outside-the-box tips have the potential of making your life exponentially better. Need a new wallet? Use a Starbucks bag. Have sink slime? We’ve got you...
View ArticleBalls Floating Atop the Jacuzzi Water Spirit and other supernatural denizens...
Aside from having a way with words and a pleasant smell, it’s a job requirement at RocketNews24 that every man, woman, and child who works for us be physically fit enough to wrestle a crocodile to...
View ArticleSoccer star Ronaldo is at it again, now starring in ad for weird Japanese ab...
There are a lot of things about Cristiano Ronaldo that we know to be true. He is objectively a very attractive man. He is objectively a fantastic soccer player. He objectively very rich. He is – and...
View ArticleWomen in Tokyo are cutting through stress and fat with this new “Katana...
There’s a growing fitness trend in Tokyo, but it’s nothing new really, being based on age-old traditions: Katana Exercise. Not only will you be taught to swing a sword like a samurai by a handsome...
View ArticleIt must be love: Korean couple make dramatic body transformations in just...
Want to go from flabby to body builder in five months? Yeah, who doesn’t, right? It may seem to be an impossible feat, but one couple in Korea did it and they are loving life. The couple’s...
View ArticleAdidas’ Attack on Titan fitness wear is perfect for exercise, fighting giants
Compared to most other action anime, the cast of Attack on Titan has a pretty low-survival rate. This could be because their opponents are remorseless man-eating giants, but is another key factor that...
View ArticleGroup of exercisers in China are loving it on all fours, doctor approves (Video)
In any park in China you’re bound to see people exercising, whether it’s by jogging, dancing, tai chi, or downing unmanned aircraft. But just when you think you’ve seen it all, a whole new way of...
View Article“Best Body Japan” winners are in just in time to make us ashamed of our...
Model Saya Kagawa takes the women’s crown, distracts everyone from a bunch of ripped dudes flexing in the background. When you think of Japan, you no doubt associate the famously healthy country with...
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