I just came back from Japan. And it was... amazing. There was probably something like 1 in 200 people which I would consider obese (at least by US standards). I read online that the obesity rate is actually 3.5% there, but I guess fat Japanese are staying at home rather than going to public to be (a)shamed. It's pretty hard to find snacks in supermarket with high amounts of sugar and calorie-heavy food in general. I saw a pack of Mentos, but it was half the size of regular Mentos you can buy in the US. The same with drinks like Coca-Cola, Red Bull or Monster. It's kind of rare to find these in Japan, but when you do, it's smaller size for the same price as in the US. They are basically regulating obesity in a similar way we are now regulating smoking cigarettes. 90%+ of drinks you can buy in supermarkets or vending machines is just sugar-free tea. Kind of bitter in taste, but you can get used to it. Or just drink regular water. I also tried McDonalds once. Got myself a fish burger with salad and Lipton ice tea, because it was the first time I tried Lipton in Japan. Usurprisingly, the tea was without sugar. The salad was just green leaves which had less than 50 calories, not counting the sauce (150 calories). Interesting thing - there were maybe 20 places to sit and eat and twice as many places to stand and eat - like in a bar, but without any stools. Yeah and they also write on stairs how many calories you have burned by not taking the escalator. It's a shitlord's paradise. stairs: https://slimgr.com/image/n5N bonus photo: this bench in Hiroshima: https://slimgr.com/image/n5Q