Huangpu is a district of pigeon fanciers and the skies over Shanghai have seen birds racing back to their coops for the best part of a century. Words and pictures by Jonathan Browning.
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Obese Japanese at risk of breaking the law
Dec 21, 2012
It is against the law to be obese in Japan. Companies are obliged to measure their employees' waistlines. An increasing number of people are seeking help at obesity clinics because they fear breaking the law.
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