In a country seemingly devoid of Rubenesque curves, a country in which tofu makes regular appearances on menus and bean paste serves as a common substitute for chocolates in desserts, a country with the best longevity rates in the world, this may seem a strange preoccupation. But the two-hour lines at Tokyo's Krispy Kreme doughnut shops and the rising rates of diabetes tell of a country in transition. picked by bingo 3 months ago