I am not aware of any fat tax, either. And I don’t think it wouldn’t have been very successful because the obesity rate in Japan is low - about 2.3% according to this source.

I do agree with @Rothbardian_fanatic about the two faces of Japanese people. In polite company, they would hew and haw and say things in such a roundabout manner that you have to be adept at reading the air before you realise that they are suggesting that someone is plus-sized. Actually, I think most people won’t even broach the topic.

Give them a couple of drinks though, and most people will share quite candidly their sex lives. I remember feeling so shocked the first time that happened to me.

That isn’t to say that public shaming isn’t done though. If I’m not wrong, female employees are still supposed to declare when they wish to get pregnant in some companies. Can’t have too many staff in one section taking maternity leave at the same time, can we? It’s quite a disgusting policy.

Oni means demon/monster 👿 in Japanese, and yes, my wife isn’t as sweet and cordial to me as she appears to others!!!