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The Japanese are an ancient people whose history dates before Common Era, and may date farther back than we can possibly know. Their history is full of civil wars, invasions, and conquering other nations, so it was essentially a war fueled country. Yet one should not think of the Japanese people as barbaric warriors who only fought for fun, as they fought for survival. The Island of Japan does not have a lot of natural resources, so the Japanese took to warfare to feed their families and support their country. Now Japan has evolved into one of the most advanced countries around, with a life expectancy at 83!these facts on Japan were found on the website of United Nations Development Programme Human Development Reports. In the ranking of†¦show more content†¦This type of physical environment is a particularly healthy one with people being exposed to trees and fresh air blowing in from the sea rather than the smog staying overhead like some gloomy cloud that we are accustomed too in Southern California. Since most of the country is covered by mountains it is extremely hard to farm, so people took to the sea to find food, and with that Japan had created a food so unique it is still eaten today and that is sushi. Sushi became such a popular food due to the idea of its freshness, meaning that the fish is still fresh since it is served raw to you, and as Americans we tend to associate freshness with healthiness. With this idea of having a healthy body the Japanese are one of the healthiest countries as Benjamin H Senauer in his writings of Why Is the Obesity Rate So Low in Japan and High in the U.S.? Some Possible Economic Explanations â€Å"Only 3.6 percent of Japanese have a body mass index (BMI) over 30, which is the international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of Americans do. A total of 66.5 percent of Americans have a BMI over 25, making them overweight, but only 24.7 percent of Japanese.† This has to deal with the fact that Japanese children walk or take other modes of physical transportation places, for example; bikes, skateboards, roller skates, or just simply running. These types of healthy habits are kept throughout adulthood and areShow MoreRelatedGlobalization Of Cambodia863 Words   |  4 Pagespopulation,† n.d.). In looking at the 2016 Human Development Report compiled by the United Nations Development Programme, one can see that the â€Å"expected years of schooling† is 10.9 in Cambodia but the actual mean years of schooling is 4.7 (â€Å"Cambodia,† n.d.). 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