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What is the hottest age group for women? Our Japanese writer investigates
- Master Blaster
Nov 19, 2016 - Tweet
RocketNews24’s P.K. Sanjun goes in search of the overall ages where women are at their hottest. His finds both surprised him and proved a little controversial.
Bathroom in Japan has ladies vote for the boyfriend they prefer by the toilet paper roll they use
- Scott Wilson
Nov 14, 2016
Why vote at the polls when you can vote with rolls… toilet paper rolls!
Survey asks Japanese women if they could date a man who earns less money than they do
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2016
Money can’t buy love, but does that mean romance is free?
Japanese men showing an increasing fondness for women they call “penguin girls”
- Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2016
Penguins are always popular at zoos and aquariums, and now the aquatic birds are serving as metaphors for some of Japan’s most eligible bachelorettes.
- Japan
- (penguins • relationships • romance)
Japanese idol singer reveals three simple phrases men need to use to be popular with women
- Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2016
Former AKB48 member also advises against telling a woman “You’ve sure gotten fat recently.”
- Japan
- (AKB48 • dating • idol singers • Idols • Minami Takahashi • relationships • romance)
Survey asks Japanese women if they could marry a man who’s rich but ugly
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2016
Poll finds a huge gap in attitudes of women in different age groups.
10 ways in which Japanese men want to outperform their girlfriends【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 17, 2016
Sex, money, and cars all make the list.
Overweight, bald, or cheap? Japanese women pick the man they’d least want to marry in survey
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2016
One choice tops the list by a wide margin.
Japanese men share what they can put up with in a girlfriend, but would be marriage deal-breakers
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2016
Looks, personality, and hobbies all show up in the top 10.
Japanese girlfriend’s culinary revenge video shows hell hath no fury like a chef scorned【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 22, 2016
If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, that’s also the best route by which to stab at it.
Survey asks Japanese women if they’d rather date a guy who’s experienced with women or not
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016
Is there really no substitute for experience?
- Japan
- (dating • relationships • romance • Surveys)
Japanese guys way more enthusiastic about moving in with girlfriends than vice-versa, survey says
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2016
Living together before marriage is becoming more common in Japan, but this poll suggests there’s still a big gap between how men and women feel about it.
- Japan
- (cohabitation • dating • marriage • relationships • romance • society • survey)
Japanese mom lists 14 ways life with a spouse is different from life with someone you’re dating
- Casey Baseel
Jul 4, 2016
With one you have dreams, and with the other you have reality.
Korean photographer documents life living with sex doll in series of beautiful pictures 【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 25, 2016
Love can be real, even if your partner isn’t.
- Korea
- (beautiful • june korea • love • love doll • New York • photography • relationships)
Poll asks Japanese women which is better boyfriend: handsome and dull or ugly and interesting?
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2016
Because they can’t all be good-looking and funny.
- Japan
- (dating • Japanese women • relationships • romance • survey)
Here’s what Japanese men and women think about cheating【Video】
- Evie Nyan
May 9, 2016
Some harsh truths about cheating are served up in this brutally honest street interview video.
- Culture, Japan
- (cheating • dating • gender • infidelity • Japanese people • relationships • video)
Illustrated Japanese Twitter debate asks if loving someone means letting their pain hurt you too
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2016
Does loving someone mean taking all of her pain/extremely sharp chest spike into your heart?
- Internet, Japan
- (debate • illustrations • love • relationships • romance • twitter)
Japanese men rank the top 10 complaints they hope to never hear from their wives
- Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2016
Is it worse to be called lazy or smelly?
- Japan
- (marriage • married life • relationships • romance • society • survey)
Is it acceptable to break up via instant message? Japanese men and women weigh in
- Mike
Feb 11, 2016
As hugely popular instant messaging app LINE supplants most other forms of communication in Japan, a poll asks young Japanese people: Is it okay to break up with someone by IM?
- Japan
- (apps • etiquette • line • relationships • romance • technology)
Intimate Korean yoga workout promises to burn calories, get your heart racing【Video】
- Jamie Koide
Feb 9, 2016
These workouts are a little more “personalized” than the ones your local gym offers…
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