2012-01-17, 09:02 | Link #2022 | |
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However, to answer your question, I do know that many Japanese dramas has been shown in Asian countries, making many Johnnys boy groups popular overseas. In anime, I know that many facets of the creation process is being outsourced to Korea, and there is a good synergy there. It's just the whole K-POP thing and Fuji TV being too forceful that is backfiring. Anyhow, as for the dating thing, I think its a little wrong to say that Japan is 30 years behind in terms of feminism. As someone pointed out before, many men as choosing not to date because they learned from what their parents went through, and understand how miserable a person can be when they get married and have kids. It makes sense that men avoid relationships altogether so that they dont get forced/ pressured into marriage. At the same time, women have also learned that being successful at work and being treated as equals from men is not what they want. Instead they would rather be housewives and stay at home and take it easy, especially after watching the late thirties today fail miserably at "getting the best of both worlds" So, I think the state of feminism right now is actually what women prefer and choose, rather than the men trying to stay in charge. |
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2012-01-17, 09:21 | Link #2024 | |
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Also, the abundance of women in the 65+ category is the same everywhere. It only effects japan overall gner ratio more then other places because the population is aging. IE there are a lot more old people, hence the inherent gender imbalance of the elderly has a greater effect in japan then elsewhere. Where it counts, the 0-15, and the 15-65 category, well, there's slightly more men. Not a great place to build a harem. Russia, however, is great, because not only is there more women in the adult 15-65 category, but there's also widespread alcoholism and other social problems among the men there. Lots of excess women waiting to be part of your Harem! Hence the whole mail order bride thing. |
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2012-01-17, 11:27 | Link #2025 |
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http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2..._JapanRealTime
For picture 3, why do the Japanese carry their portable shrine almost naked? I am aware that it is some sort of tradition, but still, it has to start from somewhere. By the way, eye-patch Noda is moe!!!
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2012-01-17, 11:44 | Link #2026 |
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Fundoshi represents purity and dignity. This was taken to the point that according to folklore, people wouldn't drink from a well where a person not wearing a fundoshi had went in to get something that had fallen into that well.
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2012-01-17, 11:49 | Link #2027 | |
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Ugh japanese so hard to read when it's completely in kanji and I'm chinese. @__@ |
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2012-01-17, 12:19 | Link #2028 | |
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You don't jump into the water with your clothes on, right? Another thing: this seems to be a Yakuza festivity? Or whats with all the tattooed guys? |
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2012-01-17, 14:07 | Link #2030 |
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One-on-one relationships can be fairly stressful, just like having only one friend can be stressful. More people in the household is just a social cooperative win.
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2012-01-17, 15:55 | Link #2032 | |
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They should take marriage as the final step in being a complete adult and a responsible individual that is not only supporting himself but others as well. Take this as a chance to pass unto their children their "legacy in life". That is way too pessimistic. |
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2012-01-17, 16:35 | Link #2033 |
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Yakuza consider themselves part of the community, even though its the "red light" side. Not participating in the shinto shrine festivals is pretty unthinkable given the yakuza self-styled cultural underpinnings.
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2012-01-18, 06:37 | Link #2034 | |
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2012-01-18, 11:59 | Link #2035 | |
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Yakuza visit shinto festivals? One question, how do you become a par tof the Yakuza community?
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2012-01-18, 12:34 | Link #2036 | |
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2012-01-18, 12:39 | Link #2037 | |
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Yakuza: Equal Opportunity Employers! (note, the above is actually true, large numbers of Yakuza are Zainichi Koreans and Burakumin, groups that are usually discriminated against) |
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2012-01-18, 14:35 | Link #2038 | |
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Shocking narrative of a Canadian citizen's detention by immigration officials at Narita.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banya...ration-control And more about festivals and yakuza: http://shisaku.blogspot.com/2012/01/...ing-there.html Quote:
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2012-01-18, 15:13 | Link #2039 | |
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2012-01-18, 19:05 | Link #2040 | |
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As for marriage/relationships, there are scientific advantages to being in a relationship - for example, one statistically tends to be healthier and live longer. It is (or should be) an emotional safety net, someone to be there when things are rough. I won't say I don't want to strangle my tsundere-loli wife on occasion (and she likewise threatens me with oblivion at random) but I quite enjoy the perks enough to outweigh the annoyances. Ideally, one's time and space overlaps the spouse's time and space but *doesn't* cover it over. The healthiest relationships always seem to leave both persons a fair amount of their own personal space-time So, for example, I actually only *see* my wife a few hours a day not including bedtime. She has her own hobbies and I have mine - we share *some* hobbies. This is pretty much what the 2d "fans" are missing. They're not actually *interacting* with *anything*. Now get back to me when we have strong AI robotics (Eve no Jikan, Chobits, etc) and I may have a different answer
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