Japan is very conservative. Japan is also intolerant of others and xenophobic. They tend to be more monolithic than the US-there is very little diversity among the population.
Along with increasing the risk of liver, pancreatic and breast cancer, alcohol increases the risk of skin cancer including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Alcohol is also associated with an increased risk of oral cancer.
Alcohol Rash. Some people notice that their skin starts to turn red when they are drinking alcohol. This can be embarrassing, particularly if you happen to be out in public when this occurs. As you drink alcohol it can cause the capillaries in your face to dilate, increasing the blood flow to these areas. In some cases this reaction is quite mild and hardly noticeable but in some cases an alcohol rash can be quite severe, leading to itch, even lesions on your skin or severe inflammation.