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“Cosmetic Acupuncture” Has Swept Japan
“針灸美容”風靡日本
Forget cosmetic surgery. The ancient treatment of acupuncture is gaining new popularity as a beauty secret in Japan about 1,500 years after it first came there from China.
別再想著整容了！“針灸療法”1500 年前由中國傳入日本，現在這一古老的療法作為一種美容秘訣開始在日本風靡了。
As aesthetic sessions increasingly go organic or employ traditional remedies, women at the “ Beauty World Japan ” exhibition this week lined up to try acupuncture, long known for its health advantages.
如今美容界越來越推崇有機美容和傳統療法。上周在日本舉辦的“美麗世界美麗日本”展覽會上，女性朋友排隊爭先恐后地嘗試針灸美容。
Inserting tiny needles into faces boosts natural facial healing powers, says therapist Takeshi Kitagawa.
據優可水療館老板、針灸師武北川介紹，在臉部插入細針頭,能激發面部肌膚的自愈能力。
“This is not a medical or surgical procedure,” said Kitagawa, acupuncture therapist and owner of Yojo spa.“ We use the healing powers that a person’s body naturally possesses, and within the general trend toward a more‘natural beauty’our acupuncture is very well accepted.”
“這不屬于外科手術或醫學治療的范疇。我們只是激發了人體內本身就擁有的能量。因為針灸美容符合時下‘自然美’的流行趨勢，所以很受歡迎。”
Japan is the world’s second largest market for beauty products and services, with sales estimated at over $15 billion last year alone.
日本是全球第二大美容產品與服務消費市場。據估計，去年一年美容行業的銷售總額超過了150 億美元。
Acupuncturist licensing began during Japan’s Meiji Era, about 130 years ago, and Kitagawa says his clients, mainly in their 30s, are increasingly pinning their hopes on the treatment, seeing cosmetics or facelifts as pricey and not as healthy.
大約130 年前，在明治天皇時期，日本就出現了針灸師行業。據北川介紹，他的顧客年齡大都在30 歲上下。因為化妝品和整容手術價格昂貴且不健康，所以她們現在都寄希望于針灸美容。
“It’s different from plastic surgery; it doesn’t have the risk of failure. Besides, it uses the innate power of human body to create beauty, and that’s the reason I like it,” said Rie Hayashida.
林田理惠說：“針灸和整容不同，它沒有風險。它利用人體天生的能力來達到美容的目的，所以我很喜歡。”
Japan has an estimated 40,000 registered acupuncturists and over 150 schools, mainly focused on traditional uses.
據估計，日本目前有4 萬名注冊針灸師，以及150 多所關注針灸傳統治療的針灸學校。
