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In a documentary about Studio Ghibli, they show every couple hours where everyone gets up from their desk and does calisthenics, even Miyazaki.

I don't know if this is common in Japan or just a Studio Ghibli practice, but I was impressed with the idea of it.

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That is common in Japan among jobs from office workers to mechanics.

I was stationed there for some years and when we were in port the Japanese workers on the base would all line up outside their offices, sometimes turn on a little workout music, and one or two would lead in stretching and movement exercises.

I'm sure they saw all the sailors looking and some laughing, but I think the joke was on us, ha!

It's not uncommon to have 1 stretch break a day that's lead by someone. As in they walk in the room and say "Okay everyone it's stretch time. Please stand up and follow my moves". I haven't personally seen it more than once a day and I've worked at Japanese companies that didn't have it though.

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