Have you ever wondered why Japanese people live so long? What is it that makes them keep on keepin' on? Some people think it's the healthy Japanese diet, but I know differently. I've lived among the old people on this island long enough to know their secret. The secret to longevity is rajio taiso.
Some people translate rajio taiso as "morning exercises" but really it would be more accurate to call it morning stretches. Rajio taiso has been broadcast over NHK radio since 1928. So any morning at 6:30 if you tune your radio to NHK, you'll hear a male voice belting out the rajio taiso instructions. You can be sure that people all over Japan will be gathered around their radios doing just as the man says.
Rajio taiso increases longevity not because it stretches your muscles but because it stretches out your life.