Health Check up

I survived my health check-up today. It was bizarre since I know very little Japanese, but most of the time a guy from work was there with me to translate. I went to 7 different stations in about 20 minutes. They checked my vision, hearing, blood, urine, weight, height, blood pressure, breathing, chest x-ray, and one more crazy test I've never had done. They put 6 suction cups on my chest & abdomen, and then clamps on my bare wrists and ankles. I had to lay there for about 60 seconds. No clue what that measures!! Overall, I'm in very good health. All Mitsui employees have to go through this before they are even hired. They took a chance with me since they didn't know my health before I arrived! In addition, every employee gets an annual check up (more thorough if you are over 30), and if they find anything wrong, you will be put on an improvement plan, medication, or maybe even fired! This is quite common at workplaces in Japan. When asked if USA was like this, I just laughed and told them "No, it's actually illegal"!