Japan Husband-hunting school!
With low birth rates in Japan, Some people are trying to find a solution for relationship problems….Take for example this case…An school for spouse hunters in Japan.
The Infini school offers various classes for wannabe brides and grooms at a time when many people in Japan are either shunning the institution of marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner.
The school, which is open to men and women, teaches students how to talk, walk and present themselves elegantly in a bid to capture the hearts and minds of prospective partners and their parents, who are often a major obstacle to successful unions.
Infini, which opened last month, now has about 30 female students. An almost equal number of males has signed up, but those who actually turn up to class are much fewer than their female counterparts.
“I had never even thought that my boyfriend’s mother could play such a big role in my relationship, but now I’ve realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-laws,” said Kozue Sugawara, 29, who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed.
With women wielding increased economic clout and changing social attitudes toward marriage, more Japanese in their 20s and 30s are single than ever before.
Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34 are unmarried, despite some 3,800 firms in Japan offering match-making services.
The average age of the school’s female students is 30 years.
“Before, people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way, sometimes pushing them to get married. But nowadays, people have too many choices and cannot seem to make up their minds,” said Etsuko Satake, principal of the Infini marriage prep school.
Instructors provide critiques about students’ dress, posture and even details such as how they cross their legs or get out of a car. Men and women are taught different skills, which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive.
Students also simulate dates, during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong.
The school charges an annual fee of 200,000 yen ($2,217) for unlimited access to its classes.
And some students, such as 32-year-old Mei Oda, seem to think it’s an investment worth making.
“I’m looking for a man who makes more than 10 million yen (110,000 dollars) a year, doesn’t ask me to live with his parents and takes good care of me,” said Oda, a contract office worker.
Experts say that with Japan’s economy plunged deep into recession, many women are taking a renewed interest in marriage and the economic stability it could provide, and are actively seeking a partner through “konkatsu” or spouse-hunting activities.
I dont know if I should cry or laugh about the 10 million yen a year part…I think She is looking for a CEO and not exactly just a husband!
Japanese Favorite Anime Movies for 2009!
Anime movies were pretty good last year and Japanese had the chance to vote for the ones They liked.
Dengeki conducted an online poll on the popularity of the anime movies shown in the fiscal 2009. Fans voted for the best anime movie they watched.
1, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2, Summer Wars
3, Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~
4, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st
5, Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~
6, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
7, One Piece: Strong World
8, (Up by Disney)
9, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie: Lagann-hen
10, Kara no Kyoukai 7: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 2)ref. the box office ranking of the anime movies in 2009.
Rank / box office/ screens/ weeks
*1, $48,192,309 194scr *7w One Piece: Strong World
*2, $40,631,237 366scr *5w Pokemon Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Arceus – Choukoku no Jikuu e
*3, $40,303,632 109scr 14w Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
*4, $35,292,488 303scr *8w Detective Conan Movie 13: The Raven Chaser
*5, $23,825,776 288scr *8w Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita – Spaceblazer
*6, $17,425,019 114scr 10w Summer Wars
*7, $11,004,517 311scr *6w Major: Yuujou no Ikkyuu
*8, $10,097,019 153scr *6w Crayon Shin-chan Movie 17
*9, $*9,099,022 146scr *5w Eiga Precure All-Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi – Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou
10, $*8,341,362 148scr *6w Fresh Precure! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?
11, $*7,769,864 266scr *3w Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 – Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono
12, $*7,522,074 308scr *5w Penguin no Mondai Movie
13, $*6,112,698 311scr *5w Layton Kyouju to Eien no Uta Hime
14, $*6,074,952 *24scr *5w The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
15, $*4,839,216 *31scr *5w Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~
16, $*4,319,940 213scr *5w Uchuu Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu-hen
17, $*4,010,476 255scr *3w Eiga! Tamagotchi Uchuu Ichi Happy na Monogatari!?
18, $*3,130,376 211scr *3w Hottarake no Shima ~Haruka to Mahou no Kagami~
19, $*2,444,050 *19scr *3w Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st
20, $*2,017,918 124scr *2w 10th Anniversary Gekijouban Yu-Gi-Oh! ~Chou Yuugou! Toki wo Koeta Kizuna~
21, $*1,853,535 149scr *4w Anpanman Movie 2009
22, $*1,630,434 *11scr *5w Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie: Lagann-hen
23, $*1,139,719 144scr *4w Keroro Gunsou Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors de Arimasu!
24, $**,941,610 *34scr *2w Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~ 34screens 2weeks
25, $**,702,155 210scr *1w Yatterman 2008 Movie
26, $**,505,349 **7scr *2w Higashi no Eden – Movie I: The King of Eden
27, $**,400,773 *12scr *1w Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
28, $**,292,467 *29scr *2w Eagle Talon Movie 3
29, $**,215,163 **1scr *5w Kara no Kyoukai 7: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 2)Sources: Dengeki, Box Office MOJO, Anime!Anime! via MAL
One note…Japan fiscal year ends in March so movies like Haruhi and Fate Stay Night that were released before that month are included. Do you agree with the list? I agree with most of it…Now, I need to watch them… 
Why Dogs are better than girlfriends?…Japan answers!
Dont blame Me…Thats the title for the post on “What Japan thinks”…Of course, the survey includes boyfriends as well…The real title for the survey is ” moments when people realise as they have a dog they don’t need a partner.” and was made by Goo Ranking
Demographics
Between the 18th and 21st of December 2009 1,077 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.0% of the sample were female, 8.7% in their teens, 15.3% in their twenties, 27.0% in their thirties, 27.8% in their forties, 11.9% in their fifties, and 9.3% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
Q: At what moments do you realise as you have a dog you don’t need a partner? (Sample size=1,077)
Rank Score 1 When they’re so pleased to see me when I return home 100 2 When they snuggle up close just at the right times 71.1 3 When they know who’s boss 66.9 4 When they only relax when they are by my side 63.3 5 When they are ready and waiting behind the door when I return home 60.8 6 When they get so excited even just for walkies 49.4 7 However often I call them they always come running 47.6 8 Regardless of how foul a mood I am in they don’t get angry 45.8 9 Their sad cries whenever I am going to go out 45.2 10 When they are bored and drop their chins to the floor and look up at me 42.8 11 Even though I give them the same food every day they eat it with gusto 36.1 12 When they look up at me when out for walkies 29.5 13 They always look as if they are smiling 29.5 14 Even right after waking they are all ready to play 24.7 15 When they don’t get moody 22.3 16 When they never get bored retrieving the same toy 19.3 17 When they get so exited when they are going to be left home alone 16.3 18 When they wake me with a smiling face and a passionate kiss 13.3 19 When they eat scraps off the floor 9.6 20 When they get all groggy and car sick 3.6 Source: What Japan thinks / Image Source
Well, I can understand some of the answers…and some others are just plain silly.
JAL Stewardess Uniforms finds a new market!
Japan Airlines wants to protect their stewardess uniforms against fetishists and the Sex industry…
New Japan Airlines are considering sewing security chips into their stewardess uniforms because they have become so popular on the black market.
The airline (JAL) have found the uniforms, which feature grey jackets or waistcoasts, skirts, hats and a red neckerchief, are so in demand in the sex industry that they can be sold for a fortune.
In addition, worn uniforms are incredibly popular with fetishists. While many shops sell credible copies for under £100, genuine JAL uniforms can reach a fortune if sold on the black market.
Consumers believe the prospect of former staff selling their uniforms after being made redundant is highly likely.
Yu Teramoto, who owns a costumier in Tokyo, said: ‘It’s hard to say but it is at moment of confusion and anger like this that the black market for uniforms should do well.’
JAL are now considering following in the footsteps of Japan’s All Nippon Airways, who had a similar problem with their uniforms, by sewing computer chips into the outfits.
After installation, the chips can be tracked from space.
A spokesperson for JAL said the company would be using a new protocol which would mean it was ‘virtually impossible for an individual to hold on to their uniform after they have left their job’.
The spokesperson also admitted that after a uniform worn by staff in the business class lounge surfaced on an internet auction site, JAL paid £1,500 to keep it off the black market.
Source: The Daily Mail
This news reminded me of that Mai Otome episode where there was a black market for Otome Uniforms…Stranger than Fiction? Nah…
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