The entry below was written for a web site I work for (I'm a problogger aside from being a freelance writer) but was rejected due to...I don't know exactly, but perhaps my editor thought not many people are familiar with the Japanese? Anyways, whatever....enjoy the article!~

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Blogs should Mimic the Japanese

Yesterday, August 13, 2007, the oldest living person on earth passed away - a 114 year-old Japanese woman. According to Yahoo news, Yone Minagawa was still "sprightly" even in her old age. She lived her last days in a nursing home and proclaimed that her hobbies included getting enough sleep at night and eating right. Nothing your mother didn't teach you when you were a kid. Still, not everyone lives until 114 years old.

The Japanese are known for being extremely healthy. If you've been to Japan before, you'd know what I mean. Let me elucidate for those of you who have no idea about Japanese living. Meat is rarely served in Japan. Just when you think you've found an "American style" restaurant which could serve you proper American steak, you'd be sorely disappointed. "Steaks" in Japan are usually very thin slices of meat which could satiate no meat-lover.

Vegetables are among the "in" type of food in the country and no Japanese meal is complete without a radish or an eggplant side dish. I have a distant cousin who's Japanese and she snacks on dried seaweeds. Apparently, so does many others in the country. Fish, of course, is another favorite food as everyone knows. And I'm sure almost every one of you reading this has had a taste of sushi or sashimi at one point in your lives.

Other than a predilection for healthy food however, the Japanese also enjoy simple physical activities such as walking and bicycling. I've heard from a friend in Japan that there's a certain city (or is it a district) that does not allow motor vehicles to pass during a specific time so everyone has no choice but to go on bicycles or on foot. This information's validity requires further investigation but still, if it's true, it's a fantastic idea to keep in shape.

So, what do Japanese people, lifestyle, and society teach us about blogs? Here are a few I could think of:

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