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People taking part in a morning radio taiso exercise in the precincts of Nezu Shrine in Tokyo. ― AFP pic
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TOKYO, July 3 ― It might not make the cut for Olympians at Tokyo 2020, but each day in Japan s parks, schools and offices millions perform the country s most popular stretching routine: radio taiso.
The three-minute drills, usually done to piano music with encouraging shouts of “one, two, three, four!” in Japanese, are broadcast several times a day on public radio and television.
And while workout videos and podcasts soared in popularity worldwide during virus lockdowns, Japan s taiso tradition dates back nearly 100 years ― even surviving a post-war ban by the Americans, who deemed the group activity too militaristic.