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This is an example of a traditional school lunch or kyushoku in Japan. It consists of rice, milk, a mikan, miso wakame soup, vegetable salad, and chicken.

The calories in Japanese school lunches are highly-regulated, making sure that each child gets enough nutrition and a balanced diet. This is the reason why Japan has the lowest rate of child obesity in the world.

Children in elementary and junior high schools cannot bring their own lunches to school. The school lunches have also been a way to teach children to eat what they are served.

Photo by Douglas P Perkins. Licensed under Creative Commons. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en)

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