Japanese women dream of the USA
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DIMSDRIVE performed internet-based research involving 5,274 people in September of last year to find out which country’s citizens would people most want to marry. It is not stated whether or not the people interviewed were single or not.
The Asia versus the West split is quite noticeable in the men, but really striking amongst the women. I previously translated statistics regarding international marriages in Japan that shows that the ideals being expressed here do not seem to be realised.
On a slight tangent, I watched the last episode of an NHK English learning program which features an English-speaking Western blonde angel that prods a clueless office worker along the path to success at her job getting a date with her transferred from New York colleague, the ideal tall, muscular, tanned, well-coiffured white executive. The angel’s job was done because the glaikit Misaki finally pulled her man.
Research results
Q: Other than Japanese, which country’s people do you think would be good to have as a partner (husband or wife)? (Sample size=5,274, free answer)
Rank Votes 1 USA 1,144 2 Korea 505 3 UK 442 4 Italy 370 5 France 344 6 Australia 218 7 Germany 203 8 China 197 9 Canada 150 10 Russia 120 Q: Other than Japanese, which country’s people do you think would be good to have as a partner (husband or wife)? (By sex, free answer)
Rank MaleN=2,468 Votes Rank FemaleN=2,806 Votes 1 USA 368 1 USA 776 2 Korea 297 2 UK 347 3 China 174 3 Italy 278 4 France 134 4 France 210 5 Russia 117 5 Korea 208 6 Thailand 99 6 Australia 145 7 UK 95 7 Germany 131 8 Italy 92 8 Canada 99 9= Taiwan 73 9 Switzerland 47 9= Australia 73 10 Spain 34 First, looking at the East-West split – or more accurately, perhaps, the caucasian-Asian split (I’m not aware of any black Western role-models in Japan) we see that for men, 36% of the total votes were for Western wives versus 26% for Asian women, favouring the West (I’m including Russia, with Maria Sharapova as the popular image of the country) by just over a third. However for women there is a marked difference; about 74% in total choose the West (over 40% for the USA alone) versus a mere 7.4% for the East, a massive ten to one vote for Europe and the USA.
Next, looking at the detailed age breakdown, it’s only in the teenage girls group that the USA fails to top the charts, losing out to France and Korea, and equal with the UK. For men in their twenties, American women are preferred over the second-placed Korean women by almost 60%, and the Chinese are back in fifth, gaining just over a third of the number of votes of the USA. However, the older men get, the stronger the charms of the Asian neighbours become, with the gap at its smallest being just a mere three votes. Similarly, for men in their forties and over, Chinese women cut the gap from a third to about a half of the USA score.
For women, as they get older (ignoring the over sixty bracket which has a very small sample size, so may be rather inaccurate) the attraction to American men only get stronger; in their twenties, Americans get just under a quarter of the vote, but by their fifties, it surpasses three in ten. Despite the charms of the disturbingly Harry Potter-like Bae Yong Joon Korean men do not seem to be particularly favoured by the middle-aged demographic.
These two main trends noted above are perhaps reflections on Japanese society as much as on foreign stereotypes. The younger men hold images of themselves as charming the sophisticated Western woman, but as they age (and visit dodgy hostess bars…) they come to realise that perhaps only Asian women could accept their typical Japanese behaviour. For women, after having been around Japanese men for many, many years, they too may come to realise that the Western stereotypes of politeness and chivalry are the only things that could satisty them in marriage.
Bonus points if you can name the people pictured…
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Be careful for what you wish for….
A man wished for enough Gold to make him rich beyond his dreams…his wish came true when he found a sunken treasure chest in the ocean, soon after the ship collapsed and he was trapped with his treasure forever.
Another man wished to be the smartest man in the world….his wish came true, people grew to hate him because he knew too much and ostracized him from the land….banished he lived out his days alone in a cave.
Then there was the man who wished for a beautiful Asian wife…his wish came true, he married the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, however she nagged and complained so much that it drove him mad.
The grass is not always greener…..
The Golden apple may not be as sweet as you think.
That’s why I always go for the green apples
P.S.
I know, I have such and Apple, I have live on both sides of the lawn, and my dreams have come true.
I am looking for a very Beaufort Japaneses leader
I recognize the kid on fatboy slim’s album, mario, kim jong il?, rooney and hyori?
What meaningless poll.
Japanese women’s international marriage rate is low…(The data for 2009 was 0.98%.Less than 1%.)and International marriage rate has declined in Japan since 2006
Yes,1% of Japanese women would prefer foreigners…But Almost Japanese women are not interested in gaijins….Because the Japanese still have the spirit of sakoku.It is true.
I think you missed the point of the survey. It’s not saying that Japanese women prefer foreigners over Japanese men. It is simply saying that other than Japanese men, the people involved in the survey would prefer those nationalities listed in the survey.
yeah I know.99% of Japanese women are choosing to Japanese men or Unmarried….So, this is a meaningless or waste of time survey.
Well, if that is the way that you feel, why bother wasting your time commenting on it twice?
>What meaningless poll.
I agree too.try to investigate the 5,000 residents living near U.S. military bases.Americans will falling…
>”Japanese women dream of the USA”
…and this title is discomfort…
Most Japanese women do not “choose” to be unmarried. They may come to the realization they will never be married because Jmen are just not interested in them. But most women not matter the race want a family.
As far as coming to the USA, I agree….times are changing, these days being more Gaijin-like is not a huge deal in Japan like it was in the 80′s
Of course, as long as there are those who have the sakoku mindset and use the word “Gaijin” as more of a racist term than a purely occidental one, there will still be those Japanese families who disown their daughters or just cut communications with them for marrying foreigners. As long as the “War Bride” frame of mind still exists, there will still be those who think that foreigners, especially those of African-American origin, are at least a bad influence and at most outright criminals. However, there is still the contradiction to that point of view in regards to Caucasians is some respects. In Japan, the use of Caucasians in advertising is meant to imply that the product is of high quality and Caucasian foreigners often face less discrimination than those of other racial backgrounds. Fortunately, the younger generation is far less concerned with skin color and country of origin.
There is also the relatively common opinion ( though it is becoming less common among the younger generation) in Japan that that says if a Japanese woman is over 25, she is viewed as less attractive and if she is not married by 30 years old, she is often viewed as a “spinster”.
Yes this poll is useless and in many ways offensive.
Fact is the vast majority of Japanese men and women marry and prefer to marry Japanese. Also they have a right to have the sakoku mentality because its their country…in fact imo they would be better off if they had kept that mentality and not let the us military occupy their land. Even though I am not Japanese I am all for the Japanese being only with Japanese. Yeah they may Dream of coming to the US but rest assured its just for a visit, the Japanese know where home is….
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I think that there are a few people here who are mistaking this article for an online dating site.
Coconut, I don’t see how this article is offensive. The survey specifically says “Other than Japanese…” It is not saying that Japanese women prefer Americans over Japanese. It is just saying that if other Japanese were taken off the table, what would be your second choice from the list provided. It is basically along the same lines as saying, “If you can’t have your favorite food choice on the menu, what would your second choice be?”
As far as the military, while it is true that there have been several occurrences where a US Serviceman has dishonored the uniform by assaulting or raping Japanese women, it is not a reflection of the military as a whole. Also, the US Military has provided a lot of assistance after the tsunami. But that is a subject for a different article. The whole point here is that it is a Japanese survey that was conducted to see what the Japanese survey takers chose based upon the available options. It’s not like it is saying that Japanese prefer foreigners over Japanese.
can somebody please hook a brother up with a nice japanese girl 30/35 yrs old
American women are just not in to getting married anymore
Japanese women aren’t into getting married anymore, either. Go look at some statistics.
We all know this isn’t true. Marriage is still very popular in the US and most American women are still getting married. Maybe the problem lies within you and not the other 175+ million women in this country? Just some food for thought.
Your comment is also slightly ironic to me since I am American and I left my American boyfriend to be with my now husband, who is Japanese. The American man wasn’t willing to settle down and continued to lie to me and tell me that he was. Now he is single and miserable, while I found someone who was on the same page. I find it highly amusing when I run into American men who bemoan no one willing to get married, because 9/10 of the time, when you get to the bottom of their situation, you find that they decided to play with as many women as possible for 10-15 years, instead of spending that time more wisely. Too bad for them, by the time they’ve calmed down, all the good women are snatched up.
＞I dont see how this article is offensive.
I dont think so…,as japanese women, this article title is offensive.and increases the stereotype. some Americans (especially male)they have a strange stereotype against japanese.some internet americans are really awful…..”japanese women prefer us!jap men have tiny c＊ck.japanese women love big c＊ck”…etc…eww .
And…actually come to Japan…..”jap are xenophobia!!foreigner haters!!”
…really really annoying.＊sign…＊
I am an american considering becoming a japanese citizen and i also happen to be black more or less. I Dont stereotype the japanese and i have a good idea of what to expect when i get there. I am not interested in Japanese women because of that “she do everything for you” stereotype people seem to have about asian women in general, im just in this to try dating something that isnt black, white, or red. :<
ALSO @ring
Not all internet americans are morons…but many are. im sorry you had to see that side of us but it happens D:
Like the Japanese woman and J Girl said, it is a fact that about 99% Japanese people (male and female) marry Japanese. I saw you conceded that point which makes me wonder; if only 1 percent marry non japanese and of these about 30 % prefer the U.S, making a net percentage of about 0.3 % of the total population, then surely the title, “Japanese women dream of the USA” is atleast fanatical wishful thinking on your part. I am used to Americans being too much impressed with themselves, but with numbers so staggeringly against you, I would think even America would not be so self satisfied.
It probably makes you feel empowered to consider you are the dream of a whole nation, but that does not necessarily make it true.
Just out of curiosity, Ron, to whom were you addressing your comment?
> “Japanese women dream of the USA”
“japanese women dream of the stereotype american men.”FIFY.
More like… “Japanese women dream of their own men but are sort of willing to marry a foreigner if they can’t find a decent Japanese man”.
Yep, sounds about right.
Most Japanese women, especially those from “better” families and of a higher SES, etc. absolutely will not marry a non-Japanese man, period. They’ll strongly consider remaining single or their families/friends will set up dates long before that is even up for consideration. I am friends with quite a few well-off, highly educated and single Japanese women and they never once mention dating men from my country (US). The same goes for Americans of the same SES, education, etc. They almost always marry an American and they might be open to a few different ethnicities, but their own ethnicity is strongly preferred. I’ve noticed that the higher up in class/income you go, the more likely it is that everyone marries within a smaller pool of people. They can afford to be picky and an open-minded, educated and wealthy Japanese man will be at the top of the list.
This stereotype of Asian women wanting American men is nothing more than a fantasy based on outdated and false visions within (some second-rate/leftover) western men’s heads. That’s the truth and many of those men loathe to hear it, they lash out in response, but the reason they get so angry about it is because, deep down, they know it’s the truth.
totally agree.
Though the title may be a bit misleading, if you read the article, you will see that this was a survey done by a Japanese company. You will also see that the results state that Japanese women would rather marry American men than Japanese men. It is basically saying “If Japanese men were taken off the table, what would be your second choice from the following list?”
The number of people who chose “USA” was the highest of the 5,274 people who took the survey.
I think some people are blowing this way out of proportion or taking this article personally.
>You will also see that the results state that Japanese women would rather marry American men than Japanese men.
????what….the???
Typo, from reading the rest of their comment, it’s clear that isn’t what they meant to say. No big deal.
And where does it say that? On the results listings, they both begin with “Other than Japanese”.
Oh.. damn… well at least Germany is in the top 10