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."Before (social media), the average person was just a passive viewer. There were media outlets providing information, and people consumed it," said Jun Takai, representative director of la farfa."But now we have platforms where people can actually …READ FULL ARTICLE
