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Radio taisō |
Radio taisō (also known as rajio taisō, radio
physical exercises; Japanese: ラジオ体操) - Refers to
the warm-up exercises popular in Japan, along with the music
broadcast on public radio early in the morning.
While the Imperial Japan Japanese nationalism upon its
peripherial countries in the early nineteenth century, the
Japanese introduced the policy to its occupying regions,
such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
This used to be one of the Japanese Government's health
policies towards Japanese primary and junior high school
students. Radio taiso was once banned by the US Occupation
after World War II, along with shogi, all martial arts and
many other things that were considered militaristic.
Now, similar to the Chinese martial arts, tai chi in China,
radio taiso is considered calisthenics comparatively
suitable for the Japanese citizens, and the key to health.
Information source: “Radio taiso.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 20 Aug. 2007. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Feb. 2008 <Radio
taiso>.
Video - The following is kinda funny and
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