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.
Over time, drinking heavily can have other, more permanent, detrimental effects on your skin, like rosaceaâred, irritated skin and sometimes even broken capillaries visible as unsightly spider veins on the skin surface and also in the eyes, leaving your eyes with an unhealthy bloodshot appearance.