Blog #8 My interesting news story

This article focuses on the topic of the Japanese and love, I find this interesting because I personally know that the Japanese are not big on showing emotion. They do not show affection as much as other westward countries. That is something only for the confines of home. They are strict over just about everything, so I thought it would be interesting to dig a little deeper into the topic.

The article chosen for this assignment, something of interest that could catch quite a few people’s eyes. The article “ The Japanese and love - more complicated than you think” by Kaori Shoji, Kaori Shoji talks about the true way the Japanese view love. I chose this so I can have a greater understanding of this culture that I am so deeply embedded in and that I love so much. I learned that the Japanese people are pretty blunt in what they're looking for, and still deeply rooted in the past. Their culture is part of who they are, the Japanese will always be deeply embedded in their culture even to this day the culture is shown with bright colors.

The way Japanese tend to view the issue of love, the base of this article. Kaori Shoji explains how deep in the core of the stubborn particular society the belief of love is just going to lead to stress and hassle. Kaori Shoji tells us when she got a love letter, her father told her to stay away from males and to cease this nonsense. So I at an early age they are exposed to the negative approach to love and not understanding it in a deeper way. She states that “ Too often, love Is defined by personal finances and the state of the economy.” so this is the base of who they are looking for in a partner, you will hardly see them marry someone just based on love they need to know that they will be financially safe. The women look for people who have a good income and they look for a partner in that category. The sad fact is that “ Japanese men and women are just as bad at understanding each other as ever”.

This article is quite informative it is just giving you facts about what the Japanese do with their very little knowledge of love and how they reacted to it. there is some emotion but there is nothing for it to persuade you about she is just letting you know how the Japanese are not knowledgeable about love and relationships and how they are stuck in the past with the economic and financial wants of a partner. Kaori states that if you go into an izakaya (Japanese pub) you tend to see groups of opposite genders sitting away from each other not knowing how to interact. Will they have gokon (matchmaking parties) to find someone that can fill their financial needs in a partner but the women have to be under 30 if they want to find an eligible bachelor.