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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 modality called anma .
A host club (ホストクラブ, hosuto kurabu) has female customers pay for male company. Host clubs are typically found in more populated areas of Japan, and are numerous in Tokyo districts such as Kabukichō, and Osaka 's Umeda and Namba. Customers are typically wives of rich men, women working as hostesses in hostess clubs, or sex workers.
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 ...
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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).
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 ...
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.
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