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The new beauty craze in Japan? Devouring pigs' feet and turtle meat and blood. All of the items are rich in collagen, which is considered to be good for the skin, and women are eating it up, so to speak. "Suppon," or soft-shell turtle, is great for the complexion, restaurant owner Sosuke Miyagawa tells Reuters. "We cut the neck of the suppon and squeeze out the dripping blood, then mix that with Japanese sake or plum wine. This gives an instantaneous effect." Uh, delicious. Meanwhile, the male beauty industry in Japan is booming: Sales of male beauty products and treatments grew last year by 4.2 %, while there was a 0.6% decline in the women's industry. Dudes are getting facials, massages, pedicures and buying "man make-up." A pedicure sounds better than turtle blood, but then again, my Southern Grandmama ate pigs feet all the time and her skin was awesome. So whatever works, right? [Reuters, Independent] More »
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