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What is considered tall in Japan?
In Japan, people who are taller than 180 cm (5 ft 11in) for men and 165 cm (5 ft 5in) for women are generally seen as tall, while those exceeding 190 cm (6ft 3in) for men and 175 cm (5ft 9in) for women respectively tend to receive more attention. Celebrities such as actors or athletes have had an immense impact on how people perceive physical attractiveness within Japanese society including height expectations among both genders; male actors such as Takuya Kimura or Masaharu Fukuyama have become iconic symbols representing ideal male beauty while female celebrities such as former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda have also become iconic symbols representing ideal female beauty due largely due her impressive stature compared with others around her. Factors such as gender roles, age, social class, occupation, lifestyle choices such as diet or exercise habits, and overall body shape and proportions all play a role in determining someone's perceived height within Japanese society.