Yaizu City in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture is under the lens for its affinity towards Radio Taiso — a popular Japanese radio exercise program. A recent study has shown a significant percentage of the city's residents regularly participating in these exercises, hinting at the city's deep-rooted engagement with this traditional format of daily physical fitness. The results are piquing national curiosity, questioning if Yaizu may indeed be Japan's unofficial "Radio Exercise City.

Radio Taiso is a staple of Japanese culture, introduced back in 1928 with an aim to improve the nation's health. Its daily morning broadcast inspires community gatherings in parks or school grounds, promoting not just fitness but also social cohesion. The fact that a single city shows exceptional adherence to this practice reflects the importance of tradition and community health for the Japanese.

While the U.S or EU may not have a direct equivalent, communal exercise is prevalent in formats like park boot camps or community yoga classes. However, such practices don't bear the same extent of state sponsorship or history as Radio Taiso in Japan.