There was a poll recently done by the Japanese search engine Goo about things that guys in Japan did that made them think they were “the man”. As always these polls provide us with a completely unscientific, most probably skewed, but generally entertaining view of Japanese society through the eyes of, well… people who give…
I guess the important thing to keep in mind is that this poll was completed on the internet by a company called COBS. COBS is a data collection agency with members who answer polls and post reviews in return for points. This also explains the number one answer… Here are the result of the poll…
A new type of cram school has opened in Japan designed to help women find a husband and prepare for life after nuptials. The school targets women who are hoping to prepare themselves for dating and marriage, and help them find love and marriage. Some students include the so-called “Ara-Fo” or “Around Forty” unmarried women…
The other day, I was perusing Craigslist, and did a search for the term “Japanese” in the job listing section. I was not particularly surprised to see that there was an ad searching for asian egg donors that came up. My first reaction to the ad was that they certainly paid for pretty models to…
Her name is Fuka Ryo, and she’s a professional Shodo artist. There are plenty of well-known calligraphers in Japan who appear on variety shows to check the writing skills of TV personalities. Fuka Ryo however is famous all over Japanese internet bulletin boards for her looks as well as her skills with a fude (brush)….
This is a translation of a poll done in which women in their 20s were asked about the moments they felt glad to have been born Japanese. Here’s the list: Being moved by the deliciousness of rice and miso soup. / Eating Japanese food. Regularly bathing in hot water. / Taking hot baths and entering…
If you hear these stories separately, your heart goes out to those involved. When you put the pieces together, you have to worry if there aren’t some very deep seated problems in the management of the Japanese Olympic Women’s Skeleton team. The latest news is that Nozomi Komuro was disqualified for not having the proper…
Team Aomori is the women’s curling team from Japan. They are young and extremely popular in Japan. After the Torino Olympics 4 years ago, the team members continued to find themselves followed by the tabloids and a myriad of fans. This year’s team is also young and good-looking and promises to be popular in Japan…
The Japanese media tried to make a big story bigger this weekend by complaining about the way Maki Goto wore her hair to her mother’s funeral. Her mother died this week in a fall from her apartment balcony in a suspected suicide. Maki Goto showed up with her hair brown. The media responded with outrage….
The Japanese website “Kon Katsu News“, or Married Life News has posted an article about an easy and free way to tell if your boyfriend is marriage material. The method? Search all of the drives on his computer for the following types of files: .jpg, .bmp, .wmv, .mpg, .avi, and .rm… I’m not sure if…
Another Excite news poll has come out this time giving us a look at the moments in a first date when Japanese women realize they could never date the guy they are with. This could be helpful if you are new to dating in Japan, or just interested in the differences and similarities between dating…
Things to keep in mind about the list are: Since they are things that Japanese girls want their boyfriends to STOP doing, it means that they are things a lot of Japanese guys with girlfriends do… I’m just sayin’. If you live in Japan, you probably see this kind of thing all the time. It…