As Mr.Duddie noticed, I've scanned a few pages from the April edition of Woman magazine !
I obviously don't buy those magazines, but so it happens that I had that magazine laying around my apartment.

It's interesting how the magazine gives hints on how to dress, how to bow, where to look at, how to answer, even how to smile !

It may seem weird, but I somewhat agree with the concept of getting hints on how to behave. Everyone at one time or another doesn't realize how he or she is making a mistake. Some people stink, some have bad breath, some people have bad habits but don't realize that.  read more »

I don't normally read kotaku.com, but I visit sites that link its feed. One thing that Kotaku was reporting recently is a Japanese DS software to train to walk beautifully ... that's right, a game to learn how to walk properly !
The person behind it is apparently a retired male model that has now a career in teaching women how to walk "beautifully".
Japan is definitely a country obsessed with training, and also a country where women aren't famous for their straight legs and their walking style.

There are three different type of legs in Japan: X legs, O legs and straight legs.
"X" type is seen as cute (when it's not too chronic), "O" type is the most diffused and can go from negligible to not-so-pretty (to put it nicely). Straight legs are instead pretty rare.  read more »