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Alternative medicine. Shiatsu ( / ʃiˈæts -, - ˈɑːtsuː / shee-AT-, -AHT-soo; [ 1] 指圧) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), [ 2] shiatsu derives from the older Japanese massage ...
Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
There is continuing debate about the role women's education plays in Japan's declining birthrate. [ 66] Japan's total fertility rate is 1.4 children born per woman (2015 estimate), [ 67] which is below the replacement rate of 2.1. Japanese women have their first child at an average age of 30.3 (2012 estimate).
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Massage Envy is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.Its network of franchised locations is the largest provider of therapeutic massages and skin care in the United States. [1] [2] The Massage Envy franchise network uses a membership-based business model, [3] Massage Envy's franchisees are collectively the largest American employer of massage therapists and estheticians.
Onboard morgues allow a ship’s crew to store bodies in the event of a death during a cruise, according to Winkleman. The facilities are refrigerated, stainless steel rooms accommodating between ...
Japanese women in business. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Japanese businesspeople. It includes businesspeople that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Getty Images/sihuo0860371. 4. CON: EXPENSIVE MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION. The report also mentions that wet rooms cost about 20 to 30 percent more than a traditional bathroom renovation.