Comments on: The marriage blues in Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sex, Marriage and the Modern Japanese (and Korean) Woman « The Grand Narrative http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-69802 Sex, Marriage and the Modern Japanese (and Korean) Woman « The Grand Narrative Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:17:18 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-69802 [...] and it would only take an extra 5 mins. You may also want to check out a recent survey about what Japanese people worry about when they get married after that too, but I wouldn’t give it much credence myself, for the same reasons I [...] […] and it would only take an extra 5 mins. You may also want to check out a recent survey about what Japanese people worry about when they get married after that too, but I wouldn’t give it much credence myself, for the same reasons I […]

]]> By: Shari http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-68615 Shari Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:58:51 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-68615 I'd wager real money on a bet that concerns about "the magic fading" and women/men keeping their looks (particularly their weight) would be much higher on the list if this were a survey done in the U.S. To me, the really telling one is the concern about having time for oneself being much higher for men than women. This could reflect men having less free time because of work or simply that men want to be alone more than women. I’d wager real money on a bet that concerns about “the magic fading” and women/men keeping their looks (particularly their weight) would be much higher on the list if this were a survey done in the U.S.

To me, the really telling one is the concern about having time for oneself being much higher for men than women. This could reflect men having less free time because of work or simply that men want to be alone more than women.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-68436 Nick Ramsay Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:36:59 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/24/the-marriage-blues-in-japan/#comment-68436 I'm surprised to see "costs of child-rearing" so far down the list. I bought two cans of powdered baby milk yesterday and it cost me 5,000 yen! I suppose these costs are also included in the #3, "making ends meet". I’m surprised to see “costs of child-rearing” so far down the list. I bought two cans of powdered baby milk yesterday and it cost me 5,000 yen! I suppose these costs are also included in the #3, “making ends meet”.

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