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Japanese blogger and internationalist Madame Riri explores five prejudices and misconceptions foreign male-Japanese female couples experience in Japan.

Japan
(culture • dating • internationalism • Madam Riri • romance • society)

11 ways to have a great Christmas date…when your date is a bowl of instant noodles

Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2015

As long as you’ve got hot water, you’re not really alone.

Japan
(Christmas • Christmas Eve • dating • food • funny • instant noodles • romance • soba • udon)

We asked: “What are the hardest and best things about dating a Japanese person?”

Audrey Akcasu
Nov 23, 2015

Looking for romance in Japan? Learn from our experience! Here a few things we’ve learned from foreigners who’ve dated in Japan.

Global, Japan
(dating • differences • romance)

Otaku speed-dating party lets participants chat online before event, review each other during it

Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2015

Even as the world of otaku becomes an increasingly co-ed one, many of Japan’s obsessive fans of anime, video games, and other forms of pop culture struggle in finding a romantic partner. That’s where Aeullura, a matchmaking company specializing in konkatsu (marriage-minded dating) events for otaku, comes in.

But conventional speed-dating can be intimidating for even ordinarily outgoing individuals, let alone otaku who might very well spend more of their free time watching fictional characters than interacting with other people. Add in the pressure of a ticking clock, and some might not feel confident in their ability to walk up to an attractive stranger, make a good impression, and then find out more about them.

That’s why Aeullura is flipping that sequence of events for its upcoming otaku matchmaking party by giving the speed daters access to a wealth of information about one another, and even letting them communicate online, before putting them all in the same room together.

Japan
(Akihabara • anime • dating • events • otaku • romance)

On the short side? Lucky you! Japanese women describe what they love about shorter men

Evie Nyan
Oct 1, 2015

Despite the fact that plenty of tall guys can be found walking around Japan these days, it’s still true that the national average height for an adult Japanese male is 170cm (5’5″), which, compared to the figures for countries like the US, UK and Australia (all around 177cm, or 5’10”) might seem a little on the shorter side for some.

However, it’s not all bad news for shorter guys looking to find love in Japan—many Japanese women actually really like shorter men, and here are some of the reasons they gave as to why they like their fellas fun-sized.

Internet, Japan
(dating • height • Japanese men • Japanese women • love • short)

What do Japanese men think about dating foreign women?【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 24, 2015

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, dating is hard. This is very true in Japan as well, where a survey in 2013 showed that many Japanese aren’t really dating. Also, being a foreigner and trying to date in a country that is 98.5% ethnically Japanese makes it an even more daunting task for some.

But fear not! Though statistics may not be in your favor, there are certainly those that not only want to date, but date people who aren’t Japanese. Earlier this year we focused on what women thought about mixed-race relationships, but now it’s time for Japanese men to share their ideas about what they would like, as well as what challenges they would expect with a person who’s not Japanese.

Internet, Japan
(dating • foreign women • international relationships • relationships • romance)

Japanese women’s magazine takes the average of 500 desirable guys, comes up with one strange list

Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2015

As in most countries, magazines aimed at young adults in Japan spend a lot of time talking about the opposite sex. Just as publications aimed at men often wax poetic about their image of the ideal woman, so too do women’s magazines write up collections of traits of desirable guys.

But one recent list has Japanese Internet users scratching their heads over its oddly specific list that includes such minutiae as foot size and social media preference.