Sad Truth About Japan! You'll think you're fat 😦

[@kirk5030]

I don't have to go to Japan to feel fat!😗

[@Emokraime.]

real

[@Eshizu]

Same

[@SustainableSierra]

It may not even be that you’re too “big,” the proportions are different too. I remember trying things on in the correct, larger size but the torso, sleeves or trouser legs would be too short.

[@belomi3878]

This was a big problem for me. There's a style of clothing I love here and although the clothes fit fine, because of my fat distribution, it looks SO off!

[@sanneoi6323]

Yea, Westerners are larger people than Far Easterners. You gotta take relative size into account. Even to us in mainland East Asia (we are probably the tallest Far Easterners) the Japanese are small, small enough to be called dwarfs.

[@Cantetinza17]

Since I'm short the lengths were fine, but I was a Medium and that was almost XL in some clothes.

[@drpepper1029]

They make clothes that fit their general population. They don’t need to cater to a population that doesn’t shop there except for a rare time on a vacation. If they wasted materials and hours creating things for us then that’s bad business.

[@NoraMalia]

Well Tokyo has quite a lot of foreigners may it be foreign residents or tourist. When you walk into a shop like for example zara or calvin klein and they tell you M is the largest size they carry for women in store is not great especially in popular locations like shinjuku and shibuya

[@Seigi_37]

A lot of their general population is also constantly dieting though

[@elizabethrogers5449]

I'm not exactly a small Westerner but I did not feel "fat" in Japan. I definitely felt BIGGER structure wise (taller/broader) and If anything the clothing is cut for smaller structured people in general but I still found clothing that fit that I wear to this day.

[@SirenaSpider]

I sometimes wish i lived in japan cause their sizes would be perfect for me, i can't find clothes that fit me here in the states, everything is too big

[@IndriAndri340]

THIS and clothes are getting bigger in the US so it's even harder

[@saya-mi]

It's the same in Europe and clothes are getting bigger here too. I'm usually S/XS, sometimes XXS here, sometimes I even buy children sized 164 (cm) clothes. When I was in Japan and M fit me, I felt like "a real women" lol. I used to like buying clozhes by the french brand Camaïeu, it was usually M there for me, but they don't do bussiness in Central Europe anymore :(

[@mileyrocks27101]

same

[@luckyk1tt3n83]

​@@IndriAndri340aye... gna have to start getting things taken in... I've never been to a tailor before aside from weddings and prom... but i don't want clothes to bag off of me unless they are meant to. Also I've lost a lot of weight recently due to mental dumptruck load of surprise depression... it's disconcerting, and I am uncomfortable enough with the current size without feeling like i am sliding around inside of a windsock. Wish me luck... I should be able to gain it back easily, putting on weight in muscle is what I do... but I have gotten quite weak with the amount of weight dropped in a dangerously short time. From 145-7 5ft 2in participate in bodybuilding weightlifting every day except 2... to not leaving the pull out couch of my bfs hotel room at all. Didn't notice I wasn't eating until someone said something about everyone eating that day except me. If I had to guess it would be 3 or 4.. and I was barely drinking fluids. I just overthought about everything but food... and could NOT close my eyes to sleep bc the intrusive thoughts are far worse at night. I would sleep after a couple days when I would pass out at some point. It was like that often during my formative years... I would read at night bc I had horrible nightmares, never dreams.. for a VERY long time. Idk what I should do to get back on track... I have ad/HD also, don't take medicine I don't react well to most and I just don't want to take stimulants at all. Even weaning from caffeine due to I get panic attacks now with red bull at the Gym. I miss being able to curl more than 8 lbs without becoming winded in the worst way. 😂 Seriously... any ideas, I'm curious. 😊

[@shannonoliver829]

100% leave the Asian Sizes alone!! I can’t find clothes that fit me the way they did in the 00’s. How is it possible that I have gained 10 pounds in my 40’s, and wear a 00-000 when I used to wear a size 00-02 when I was in my late teens early 00’s? I can’t find clothes anymore at 170cm, 53kg. Vanity sizing has eaten up our market. Clothes have gotten wider and shorter (not just the style either). If people want the larger vanity sizing, shop US/western clothing brands.

[@mjacwest]

I love japanese clothes because they have so many petite options. I'm short and fairly slim and it's hard to find clothes in the US that fit sometimes unless it's the stretchy spandex fabric. Anything made of sturdier fabric, especially nicer office-wear type clothes make me look like a kid playing dress up in moms closet lol

[@luzs_glyph]

Yes! I went to Japan and for me it was like a magical land with clothes that ACTUALLY fit me 😭

[@sarahharuka2811]

I'm happy that I'm S/M sizes here at the west, when I order easter clothes online with L size, they usually fit, sometimes there is one or another case of them being a bit short, but usually the size is fine for me, but I get why it might be annoying to deal with for some people, some people need to stop thinking that big sizes is only because you are fat, height plays a big role too, a tall and skinny person can easily have to use L size because of their height, people with the same amount of body mass, but different heights will need different clothes sizes

[@shannonoliver829]

It’s usually not an issue of being too short though. I’m 170 cm and still find Japanese clothing that fits me as size M. Finding clothes in the west though is impossible almost because I have been sized out of existence due to vanity sizing. What used to be a size small is now a size XS,or XXS, if that size is even offered. Even then, the length won’t fit.

[@Cantetinza17]

When I was stationed there I was a size M, but I also have boobs and a butt, so some clothes I could get in L and other stuff I had to get in XL.

[@cottoncandykawaii2673]

it's not a problem in Asia since they tend to be shorter and have a smaller build so their sizes accomodate the average. Also most Americans are overweight which is the real problem

[@shannonoliver829]

Way overweight and vanity sizing perpetuates the delusion of them being “average” weight. When I was in my early twenties at 53 kg and 170 cm in the late 00’s I wore a size Small, 0-2. I wear a size 00-000 (if I can find it) and have gained 4.5-7 kg. How is it possible?

[@Cuticornugicorn]

Good to know someone has common sense in this comment section

[@banksparenteau7779]

Two things can be true at once. Does America have a problem with obesity? Yes, definitely. But do certain Asian countries like Japan and Korea have a problem with romanticizing unhealthily small bodies? Also Yes. Both eating too much and too little is extremely unhealthy and shouldn’t be encouraged.

[@ananyasurabhi260]

people really need to stop making excuses for East Asia on this front. people in East Asia are smaller on average, but the clothing is comically small, and you can be a perfectly healthy weight and still not fit into anything

[@cottoncandykawaii2673]

@@banksparenteau7779 obesity in the US is way more endemic then eatting disorders in Japan, you don't often see skeleton like women over there but you see obese ppl everywhere in the US

[@jonwu]

If there is one, it certainly isn't Japan's problem.

[@mostaza_verde]

Exactly, you’re in their country lol.

[@JustAnotherPerson4U]

Well, it's a problem for those who are on the bigger size and ARE Japanese. What about Mixed race people who are Japanese citizens as well? They're struggling because they may not have inherited the Japanese petite figure even by being healthy. So it very much is a problem. There must be a problem if there are shops that are basically plus size shops. But it's not a uniquely Japanese problem. It's an everywhere problem in general. Anywhere you have a society with disparity, you're having a fashion industry that caters to the lowest common dominator and hardly tries to fill in the gap. Not to mention a lot of it is fast fashion which is harmful to the environment. So, yeah it is an issue just not a uniquely Japanese one. It sucks extra for foreigners but like I say. Feel more sorry for citizens who live there and this is who it affects.

[@BiancaC-ov8ko]

​​@@JustAnotherPerson4Uthose mixed citizens are not considered because as a business they want to earn money, and you won't get much money if you sell XL since there are not many half japanese half (any other country).

[@iforgotihadthis]

​@@JustAnotherPerson4U it's problems can lay in both areas. Yes, as this video says, the japanese have borderline unhealthy skinny sizing which could be a fault. But at the same, if westerners think that they have a right to go over to a country that isn't their and preach the 'big is beautiful' ideology and expect xxl/xxxl + or sizes 20 and up, they'll be in for a big shock when they get told that's not healthy and they don't have to accommodate that sizing. And that is a westerner problem. We think so often that a heavy weight should be the accepted standard and that other countries should accommodate to our needs

[@JustAnotherPerson4U]

@@iforgotihadthis Yeah, I wasn't saying that westerners should expect countries to cater to them. When I say 'sucks extra for foreigners', I mean that it's an extra bad thing that is a side bad thing. But not the main one. The main one is it locks those who don't have the Skinny ideal japanese body. There may be some who just don't have that in their genes. The point I'm making is that Japanese sizing is ostracising even some of their own citizens in fashion by doing this. Which is what a lot of cointries do anyway. Hence not a uniquely Japanese problem. A global fashion industry problem more like. And whilst I'm not a 'fat is beautiful' person. I'm very much a 'fat shaming doesn't help people lose weight' person. Clothes should fit you. Never the other way around.

[@PhamNoodleCup]

I’m a petite 4 in the US, but would still feel fat in Japan. That’s not their problem, though. Businesses tend to their market audience, who are generally thin. Japan consistently ranks among the top countries for life expectancy, so they’re doing something right.

[@luzs_glyph]

I went to Japan recently at that was the only place that had the perfect sizing for me, it’s so hard to find clothes in the US that I don’t have to cut to fit me. I only had one issue in Japan when a skirt was too big for me

[@Djrob515]

I need to shop in Japan. I’m petite size or xs. It’s hard to find clothes that size in the states.

[@sunnyahsan5443]

I almost always buy medium from the kids section or extra small from the women's section because the size measurements have gone up in the USA. Don't even get me started on pants. By the way, I have lived in America for 30 years now 😂. Every country's size is different based on their population size so I don't mind. Clothes actually fit me when I go to Asian countries 🎉

[@IndriAndri340]

Right I'm finding American clothes harder and harder to fit because they're getting bigger. I'm glad I can fit Asian sizes

[@luzs_glyph]

@@IndriAndri340same, in Japan I bought a bunch of clothes bc it was the only time there was a plethora of clothes that actually fit me

[@asamicat8323]

A place where I can finally find something my size! Looks heaven

[@midnightfoxy3026]

I feel like it makes sense. Japan has a ton of people that do fit the Japanese body types so it makes sense that they cater to those people. Of course things are changing over there but very slowly.

[@Keitorin2013]

I’m a size L in the U.S. and rarely find anything that fits me on here in Japan. 😢 Even the Plus Size stores don’t usually have something that fit my body shape/size… It’s sad because I would LOVE to wear the cute fashion they have everywhere.

[@AntharieAzarenna]

Diet is the answer

[@eks2024]

Get a sewing machine!

[@danielmalak-j5o]

@@AntharieAzarennacomments like this are so strange? you don't know the circumstances of the person avoiding the obvious arguments about certain diseases that can make losing weight nye impossible they could also be very muscular or more likely tall many tall people need to shop for large sizes

[@kidslikeyou_edgysansquote]

@@AntharieAzarennaAnd sometimes being bigger is genetic and cannot be lost in some cases.

[@ratouttahell]

​@AntharieAzarenna even in worst of my eating disorder I didn't get below a large. Diet is not an answer and that is a remarkably toxic view . I eat well now and I'm an xl or larger. I've got broad shoulders, big boobs, and big hips. I'm healthy and strong now

[@juliakoronka198]

tbh finally I won’t get bullied for being too skinny. Yay. I won’t get asked if I eat. wild how people think that’s OK. No I’m sorry that I don’t have curves. My sincere apologies. At least I’m seen as pretty somewhere in the world. thanks japan. I can feel at peace and won’t have my legs gripped because “do you even eat” “how are you like that ew you look sick” i can finally be normal!!!! 🥰

[@Aimz360]

I'm UK 14, not big not skinny. I went to a kimono rental in Kyoto and I found a nice one but the lady said I was too big for it so I had to get the largest size they had and I just about squeezed into that. I still laugh about it. But I was disappointed because the larger sizes had really ugly patterns (to me they were) while the other sizes were gorgeous.

[@mariaestrellitagonzales-me9798]

I’ve lived (worked) in Japan between 1969~1995 but I never have problems in shopping esp. clothings, thank you❣️😊✌️

[@Seigi_37]

Things are a lot different than 30 years ago

[@Anarts211]

Its probably going to be just okay when i go bc im xxs or xs

[@magicimaginations]

Same in Vietnam!!! shoes were ok, got some nikes at the markets, idk probably fake? LMAO

[@みゆき-z3u]

美の基準が違うのもありますが日本人女性の平均身長は158.5cmで世界で141位です。 身長が低ければ大きいサイズはあまり必要ありません。

[@matejmotuz108]

Even short people can be fat

[@みゆき-z3u]

@@matejmotuz108 極端に太ってなければ着れるサイズはちゃんとあります。 身長だけでなく骨格から違うんですから日本のものが海外の方に合わなくて当然だと思います。 反対に私が海外に行った時は合うサイズを見つけるのに苦労します。

[@tezcat815]

absolutely not true, i’m 170 and 70 kg, a lot of the one size clothes were fine for me and also there are other shops with s, m, l, xl.. also special shops for xxxl that type of things

[@frauimsee]

i'm very small so it would honestly be amazing to find cute clothes that arent too big

[@sichaoxian]

Same thing in China. I’m a M in Europe, but XL in China because I’m tall

[@sylviasinclair9462]

Considering make lot clothes for export maybe need Import 😢

[@Cyhcg5uhgb]

I feel like it is worse in Japan. People in Japan are even thinner (and shorter).

[@sanneoi6323]

​@@Cyhcg5uhgbit is worse in Japan. Mainly because Japanese are much shorter. Any Chinese or Korean know Japanese people is known here for short stature, even our original name for them means something along the lines of "dwarf".

[@sanneoi6323]

Mhm Europeans are taller in general, but 东北人 are about around the same height as Europeans and are relatively tall compared to the rest of the country.

[@LOVEBUGDOTEXE]

Whenever I try to shop on lace market for lolita stuff it's such a pain 😅 I'm not even that big, between a US M/L, but it's hard to find anything with even a 90cm waist. I have plus sized friends that make their own stuff because their "plus size" is still only 100cm

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

Lace market legitimately sucks imo. It's full of scalpers and very rarely does something I want pop up. I also wear lolita. With a 78cm waist and 100cm bust I don't fit into the things I want to wear the most. It is what it is. Depending on the brand you like a lot of releases have a max garment bust of 88cm. Most regular sized lolita items go up to a max 95cm garment bust (and this would be using/stretching the shirring). One of the brands (might have been meta or AtePie) said that anything over 95cm is considered plus size for japanese lolita brand standards. There are plus sized options but they're usually really hard to find on the second hand market, even in japan. Your best option is to buy straight from the brand. In the last Antique Bouquet release I bought the plus sized OP and the plus sized cape.

[@mariatolentino4516]

I'm US size 2 at 63 years of age and I have no problem. But I am Southeast Asian, and usually fit into Junior sizes here in the USA. As to cult on healthy, I don't think so. During a fan club event, the women there looked at how I ate and their comment was "Ippai tabenai.".

[@Rickiye]

Meaning...

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@Rickiye I'm genuinely confused by the phrase. At first I thought it meant "you sure eat a lot" (literally "don't you eat a lot"), but then also considered it might mean "won't you eat another?" which would be opposite of calling her a big eater.

[@justicedinosaur7302]

Ippai usually refers to drinks not food and the phrase sounds strange to me, maybe it's a local dialect or something or maybe it was misremembered

[@shannonoliver829]

@@mariatolentino4516 I’m a size 0-00 in the west, 80%Northern European, 46 year old, and have been sized out of clothes in the US. It’s crazy because in the 00’s I wore the same size at 5 ft 7 in, and I weigh 10 pounds more than I did then (115 pounds to 125 pounds)How is that possible?

[@justicedinosaur7302]

In Japan there is a different understanding of what size L means. In my home country my height is above average and I wear size S, but in Japan I am tall and therefore considered size L. When my dance teacher in Japan ordered our costumes from overseas, she ordered me a size L because of my height. The waist was waaaay too big on me, and everything was too long for all of the short people who got size S. We all had to make lots of adjustments ourselves 😂

[@blume0121]

As a german woman, i never felt fat in Japan (only when i was pregnant). I only do shopping cloth in Japan because there it fits and its my style. In Germany its always so big

[@kat8295]

I'm thin, but I couldn't buy any clothes in Japan because the proportions were way off. I have DD cup bra, so I couldn't fit into tops. I also have long legs--not a common quality in the East either. None of the pants fit. I gave up on clothes shopping after a while.

[@miserylovescompany3168]

true so many cutes clothes here usualy size m sometimes L size and freee size some free size can be large size and some are small.

[@icouldjustscream]

My ski jacket has a tag inside with international sizes. My size M jacket in Canada 🇨🇦 is an XL in Japan 🇯🇵. 😢

[@sofiabruiz17]

I mean Im very lean but still tall for a woman and have long legs and a good back. And many people will have similar issues with just body type. It's more of a problem of having to fit in into one beauty standard, notnecessarily just being thin

[@ravenbird3014]

Yep. At an underweight bmi, i was a size medium. All their clothes were too short in the torso. I never bought shoes since I was a size 9 in women’s. I just shipped in American clothes. It wasn’t even worth my time.

[@dianalindeman1644]

I'm a slender petite. Sometimes my clothes are in the junior section Japanese clothes might fit me.

[@shannonoliver829]

I shop strictly in the JR section, even now in my 40’s. It’s impossible to find clothes that fit the same way a size Small did in the 00’s due to vanity sizing. I say leave “Asian Sizes” alone and shop western clothing brands if you can’t fit.

[@amberm9853]

I'm 5'8" and thin. I have trouble finding jeans and shirts long enough in American sizes sometime. I guarantee everything there would be too short.

[@CarolineYu-kz5rf]

its not that bad. i went to japan andmostly things fit. if something is too small, you could go to some retail stores, wich may have some large sizes. Jappenese diets are also different, so you should be fine long term if you are eating the regular portions

[@madylittler]

I'm a 3xl in North America and I'm a 6xl in japan. There ARE actually stores that sell things that large in japan but they're all online

[@suddenlycrows]

It's not a "real problem". Asians just have different builds and bone structure than Westerners. Would we call it a problem if we went over to America and said your clothes were too big for us?

[@Cantetinza17]

100%! I was a medium and that was like an XL there. It was a problem.

[@Nakamurayoru]

I used to think they were extreme in this. But I kinda wish America had such a mindset now that 600 is the beautiful. Maybe public judgement isn’t a bad thing.

[@IsabelMac-gp8ww]

I’m size 6-8 in the UK but size M-L in Japan 😅 yep I did felt fat 😂😂

[@alidaz__]

i don’t mind it, japanese people are naturally skinny compared to most others. so overall it’s just like the u.s., just not tourist friendly.

[@benamisai-kham5892]

I'm within the range most of their clothes would probably fit perfect. I actually will buy asian sizes to have something that fits small people nicely 😂

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

Why is it that someone was shown with a skirt that was too big on the waist but fitting closely on the hips at the end?

[@popejaimie]

To demonstrate that even if you're small enough to put it on, the proportions might not be the same (though tbh that's the same everywhere I think, everyone's body is different and mass produced clothes will only fit some people properly even at the correct size)

[@SargeWolf010]

I thought Being 6'2 and skinny in America was bad finding clothes... it sounds far worse in Japan...

[@terryduncan2432]

Well they cater primarily for themselves just as other countries do. What do you expect

[@eks2024]

Also, it depends on the brand. If you buy in H & M in Japan, the sizes are exactly the same as in (India) and Indian are the same as in Europe, but they have more petite sizes (with letter P on the label). The petite will only mean the pants and sleeves are shorter and the pants inseam is shorter too, might affect the length of waist too. Japanese brand, would fit the waist, but the regular pants might come as a 3/4's (to the shins on ankles instead of heels). They have all the Western brands, so when in doubt, one can shop there and the fit will be fine.

[@Ciaseea]

Japan is the only place I went where I could buy a pair off dress pants off the rack not needing to tailor it. Korea too

[@kerolchan8561]

Japanese are not obsessed about being skinny, it’s their genes and their food that plays an important part

[@alexanderstahn9595]

Nope japanse people get fat then they leave japan so no not the genes food maybe

[@verushhka6669]

yes they are, they even tell pregnant women that they gained "too much weight" etc they are kinda obsessed with it😢 even if you have 161cm and 53kg they call you fat like what the heck?? also i agree that they have little bit different body build.. they dont understand that 155cm cant really compare body with 180 for example

[@d3thkn1ghtmcgee74]

They are a culture of image and conformity.

[@ll1vingdollyyy]

What a lie, google which country suffers from anorexia the most.

[@wepid3426]

I live in japan, the people are also just shorter. Americans stand out because we are taller and actually more lean. I find the Japanese to be shorter and a little more stocky but a 5 foot tall woman is going to fit into american xs-s but american women are all like 5'8. I'm 5'2 and I feel tall in japan. Like I tower over some of the Japanese adults! I do also see anorexic culture coupled with poverty amongst the Japanese locals as well. They strive for perfection. Americans, we seem to care more about wealth and careers. This is just what I've observed!

[@gokigenfriday]

It’s more about bone structure than being obsessed with losing weight. I’m not on diet and I don’t work out that much. I’m not skinny but I’m 5feet tall 110lb,and I look like a toddler wearing mom’s cloths if I wear western cloths.

[@emilybower5492]

It is bad but they do have some great brands that are other adjustable or inclusive. Brands that sell high quality alternative fashion too. Dear my love have a plus size range with quite a lot of sizes , angelic pretty have some items that go to 120cm chest and AC/DC rag sell oversized clothes some of which look good on plus sized people. But if your extreme plus sized it’s nearly impossible sadly

[@sanneoi6323]

Not surprised. Where I'm from we know well the Japanese for their short stature. In fact our original name for them, 倭, translates to "dwarf". So we on the mainland are also taller than them, but still thinner and shorter than Westerners- except for Northeasterners they are not shorter than Westerners (but still thinner).

[@asaris_]

I'd never be able to find certain parts in Japan. I have hourglass curves and 1m long legs. If I ever end up living in Japan, it's "bye bye pants" or learning how to sew my own... 😂

[@SimsationelleJP-h5q]

I felt so fat in japan and my fiancée saw how it messed with me… every time i went out i griped about my body… about my clothes not fitting… man it messes with you

[@madysonclaeys6934]

This is true I bought a pair of jeans I got extra large just in case… those pants were not extra large you’d have to be very very thin with no hips😅 like this would fit a petite teen if anything I can’t imagine what medium would be😭😂.

[@purple_nova4496]

I’m a size XS/S in the US, but I’m 5,7 (172 cm) so i don’t know if anything would really work for me in japan

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I recommend looking online for tall size shops. You can also order longer dresses in general (not specifically from tall size shops), it's just that if the waistline of the dress falls at waist height for the size it was drafted for it will hang slightly higher for you. You can solve this issue by wearing skirts and some sort of top (blouse, cutsew, camisole). You only have to figure out what your three sizes are (bust, waist, hip) in cm, but also how long you want your skirts to be and then order skirts by waist size, hip size and by the length. If something says midi it's probably not going to be midi length for you.

[@purple_nova4496]

@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 Yeah, thanks for the help! I’ve never been to japan but even in the us i have to buy the tall in some things (like sweatpants) because a lot of things are too short on me

[@lambertbrite2879]

Tbh i don't see it as a problem as it is what the people fit into . Plus foreigners mostly visit and go so its not worth making so much big clothes. I actually think it might encourage people to loose weight as obesity is a huge problem.

[@sofiabruiz17]

What abut people who have longer legs? Bigger chests? Bigger backs? It's not really just a fatness issue.

[@daisyheart2814]

More the feeling of tall than fat, it’s the length that changes- the size was just fine. 😮

[@erisbubble]

Well, most clothes in the west are too big for us Asians that we often buy clothes with smaller size than usual, even go to kids section.

[@iselramos44]

Fat shaming is wrong thing in Asia just like in Japan Korea in Philippines are asking about the body size and gains weight because of these toxic aunties are commenting the size

[@suefernandez2032]

Yeah that's is a big problem for yhe people who live there! 🤦‍♀️

[@AmberStoneDraws]

I lived in Japan for a little while forever ago. I was a US size 2 and couldn't find a single thing that fit because I was over 5'9. Lol. I'd have an even worse time now that I'm no longer skinny.

[@AmberStoneDraws]

Actually, I take that back. I got a Yukata. They're hella long so I was able to cut some corners and make it work by not tying it up as high as you're supposed to. But that was it.

[@AmberStoneDraws]

I do remember if you had a shoe size over 9 you had to get shoes specially made by a cobbler. XD hopefully, that has changed.

[@ChantaltheFrency]

Shop online in western stores to find clothes is maybe an option. Hopefully they send to Japan.

[@piscesanimefan3177]

Remind me to never go to any of those shops when i actually go to Japan neither next year

[@gonkiciyamyam7222]

Conversely, I would like to ask whether clothes that fit the Japanese body are properly sold in the Uk, Us and other countries. Are the UK,US and other countries adapting to Japanese people so that they can live comfortably? If you criticize Japan on these blogs, will the West at least allow you to speak Japanese and abolish English and French? That is what l would like to ask. What do you think?

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I don't quite understand what you mean. I'm much shorter than the average in my own country and I face the same issues that the average height japanese women would have if they came here. If japanese people live in the west and the clothes are too long for them they can order from specialty lines or even specialty shops offering "petite sizing" (in fashion terms this just means shorter). They can also buy from regular lines and get the size that fits their bust, waist and hips and then get the sleeves and hems taken in if necessary. That is what I do. You can also shop the kids section and get the size that corresponds with your height. Shoes too. These items don't have to look like childrens clothes, they have basics and even formal wear. I have an even shorter friend who is 145cm tall, who is shorter than most japanese women and she can still get clothes here in the west. There are plus sized stores in japan, and there are regular size stores that offer from xxxs to xxxl. These weren't made to cater to foreigners, they were made because there's a demand within the japanes market. There are also tall size stores. There is no shortage of cute options in japan, you just have to know where to shop. I didn't see this video as sh1t talking japan, I interpret this as a heads up for foreigners that they might not be able to find their size just by walking around the shopping street.

[@jazziepizazzie6896]

If you’re a 2X size person are excepted in their stores or restaurants or hotels I was told large people are not accepted in Japan. Is this true I would like to visit Japan.

[@kittyacedira5014]

Remind me about my friend's story where she buy some japanese clothes. L size adult clothes & yet her elementry daughter is the only one who fit 😅

[@aprilfoolsy]

it's like going to your neighbour's home and finding their chairs are too low, is that a problem?

[@mindyourownbusinessplease1120]

Not their problem. It's their country and clothes cater to their residents. They are healthy compared to most - so it's our problem.

[@countach274]

People with XXL Body would getting insane💀

[@purple_nova4496]

The people with sizes like 5xl would have to just buy bedsheets to wear 💀

[@xY1N]

​@@purple_nova4496lmfao 😂💀

[@GrrenStone]

I've worn Japanese boys shirts though

[@user-h3li05]

I know, to my horror Japanese M dressed mean 64cm waist😅 usual M size I’m Australia is like 68 or 70 waste, size 8 or 38. My mum loves Japanese cloth size, she is US size 2…

[@AM-sk3lm]

As an xs girly I feel like I'll be just fine in Japan🙃

[@okimawilcox1550]

I was an American 4 when I went to Japan. I could find bottoms that fit, but not tops as I had reasonable, but large boobs.

[@Risa.lisaaa]

Idk I weight 49kg and I’m 167cm well I won’t feel fat🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

[@skylinefever]

Go to wherever Big Angel buys stuff.

[@ekoroshia]

Honestly i wanna go to japan for this reason - my 149cm/4'11 ass needs nice fitting clothes😭😭 shit is impossible to find

[@LMLification]

Yeah, ever since living here, I have had to go up one size.

[@lindahill7315]

That os so true. My sil who is Japanese is very slender

[@TheCelestialhealer]

They are completely different than foreigners, so of course we are of bigger built.

[@hi_4-8-23]

I'm too tall for the damn clothes. I'm thin as hell but too damn tall...

[@mayamae55]

It isn’t any cult that we’re more fit than Americans, it’s just that we generally use public transportation which means lots of walking, my average is 7,000 steps/ day, and to top it all off we have a healthy diet. So stop shape shaming and work out your own problems

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I worked at a japanese company with mostly japanese colleagues so I know this isn't true, in fact it's so untrue it makes me laugh. What she means with a cult of thinness is that there is an emphasis on thinness (for girls and women) in japan but since the idealized female body is near underweight or underweight you cannot possibly argue that it has anything to do with a healthy lifestyle or that the ideal is that thin because of health concerns. A lot of the popular diets are unhealthy. It's about image and conformity, not about health. Most japanese people aren't even fit. Lots of skinny-fat bodies and undermuscled people. Most of the young women only care about having a small size, not about their body composition. "we have a healthy diet", lol. Most of the yōshoku dishes are unhealthy. Plenty of washoku dishes also have deep fried foods in them. Vegetable consumption is low, fiber consumption is low, lots of empty calories. This video isn't shape shaming but it serves as a warning that foreigners visiting japan shouldn't expect to find clothing that fits them just by walking around the shopping street. If you want to shop for clothes in japan you should figure out if you fit into the regular sizes first, and if you need a plus sized shop or a shop that offers extended sizing you need to look up the adres online before you go.

[@sanneoi6323]

American diet very unhealthy and they have such large portions and also no public transportation. Is no wonder that Asian are more fit.

[@sanneoi6323]

​@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118but at least their food environment isn't full of synthetic chemicals and all that yucky stuff. They do have unhealthy weight expectations though, so not the most healthy yea. Here in Cantonese area we are actually healthy, is because we take walks, have healthy eating habits, and practice Tai Chi.

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@sanneoi6323 Regarding the additives, especially synthetic additives, it depends on what you are comparing it to. The US has a "allowed until proven unsafe" framework for allowing additives, whilst both Japan and EU have a "not allowed until proven safe" framework. Comparing it with the EU, there is not a big difference between them but Japan has a slightly larger list of allowed additives overal but also more synthetic additives that are allowed. Since I live in the EU I'm comparing our standards with japanese standards, logically I do not see japanese food as better in regards to additives. Would you consider the weight expectations of the area you live in to be healthier compared to Japan? Also just to clarify, I am not badmouthing Japan. Every country has its pros and cons.

[@staceyb.5878]

They are not unhealthy, they live the longest!

[@sonievkay]

people need to realize that the clothes there are cater towards japanese people first, foreigners last. majority of japanese people don’t want to be skinny, they just don’t want to be fat and unhealthy. naturally, teens are the ones that likes to be skinny, then once they turn into adult, it’s not just about being skinny but, more about health. i came the states to japan weighing almost 200lbs. within 3 yrs i’ve dropped to 160. i didn’t complain about not fitting into the clothes, i just worked out because i like the styles…but now, not only can i wear what i like, but also live much healthier life. western countries need to work on the obesity in their country first before they complain about other countries.

[@lawea1398]

Japanese people are usually smaller and they have a skinny build,so in certain point I can't blame them for born like this

[@nadinem4959]

No problem. I’ll order online

[@ek4537]

It is just that we’re built smaller here😢 Don’t make it sound like a bad thing just for your numbers😭😭😭😭

[@amber4759]

I'm American XL I wouldn't have clothes there

[@marisham]

I’m XS in US but M in Japan.

[@rachelar]

I m a man. The trousers sometimes cater to a flat a$$

[@saya-mi]

I have kind of opposite problem as a women in Europe. Brands seem to think that my waist is just as big as my butt. As a result, I have waist of the trousers scrunched with a belt and it's f***ing uncomfortable, sometimes, it hurts.

[@thatonellamawhoissoobsesse8138]

I'd go blouses and Lolita fashion

[@jujutsu_kaisen974]

Am have incise of clothes xxs xs and s of course in size so I could proximately buy I think clothes in Japan I think I can❤❤❤

[@bosssavage3325]

You won’t think it or feel it. You will be.

[@mauricepatterson9558]

Asian sizes are smaller than American and European sizes

[@ginawong7522]

I’m lucky my size is S and I can wear Japanese size M clothes

[@matejmotuz108]

Another reason why I wouldn't want to live in japan , being 6'2 , is aready too big to fint into their culture

[@BiancaC-ov8ko]

I think i will be able to buy clothes (even though i don't have a single drop of asian blood)

[@Athena9596_]

So if you go to Japan you must need to diet first so you can find clothes that fits you😂

[@YU-ee8rh]

Living in Japan and the South Korea makes me want to be extremely skinny to fit their beauty standards.