FEATURE: Japan's plus-size industry holds strong despite weight stigma, rise of AI

TOKYO - The body positivity movement may have cooled since its 2010s peak, but Japan's plus-size industry remains resilient thanks to tight-knit communities, even as weight stigma lingers and artificial intelligence could mark another turning point.

In Japan, the movement has largely been grassroots, with social media driving change over the past 15 years.