Japanese, particularly Japanese men, face the prospect of a lonelier Christmas than ever if survey results are any guide, with 12% of those men staying at home set to spend the time alone, and 25% not planning anything special at all, an increase on previous years.
Divided by age group, a mere 52% of Japanese in their twenties planned a “home Christmas,” as compared to 67% of those in their thirties, and 87% of those in their forties, results which probably suggest the event soon loses its romantic overtones with the onset of age and family.
The survey found that amongst those who did plan a Christmas at home, only 4% of woman intended to spend the time alone, compared to 12% of men; 67% of women intended to spend the time with friends or family in some capacity. In fact, 25% of men intended no special celebration at all, demonstrating a substantial difference between the sexes.
These results are particularly notable in light of the “traditional” Japanese celebration of Christmas being tied to rather social romantic and marketing events, as opposed to the west, where Christmas sometimes takes on familial or even religious overtones…
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I assume Christmas is commercialized in Japan, much like Halloween is in here. Over here Christmas is traditionally a holiday to spend with your family while New Year serves the purpose of going out and having a blast with your friends, usually with rivers of alcohol involved.
Half of Europe will spend Christmas in houses, dealing with almost raw food, giving each other missed gifts that will be given back to shops in two next days.
They don't have to wreck their nerves. Best gift that you can give.
I'm gonna get trashed Christmas...
I'm one of the 25% who plan nothing...
lol though I'm not japanese. XD
Sucks to be a weeboo, ain't that right?
nah it's all about spending money over here.
My god you're right.
If the makers of love plus made a 30k yen super special christmas present for your Love Plus waifu, they'd make a fortune.
I always spent Christmas with friends and family.
The idea of spending it alone sounds so terrible.
people are a hassle, I'd rather be a (contempt) japanese man who spends xmas alone.
and i don't see what's the big deal... xmas isn't a traditional japanese holiday anyway.
Well it is a christian day after all.
that cake looks good
How ronery. :(
Whether you have no family, or you are just missing a key relationship in your extended family circle, a more complete extended family will provide you with a stronger support system and a better life. There is a service that matches adults platonically to create surrogate extended families.
Try http://www.CreatingExtendedFamilies.com
I will be probably playing Disgaea fucked up on narcotics until I pass out watching Welcome to the NHK or something like that.
And the idea posted above about walking alone in the streets sounds awesome, except because the streets at least around here will be full of people doing shit and playing with fireworks.
Frankly I think parties an opportunity to live with your family and remember the good times, not so much for "giving gifts". For my part, I do not see much of my brothers (in part by their wives that I disagree) and it is a good time to talk about how they're doing in life.
about the loneliness of people in Japan, I understand in a way, it is not easy to make friends in that country, (an experience) that the same people feel isolated in their world and not come out or maybe not have many opportunities.
well if they can't find their balls, can't feel sympathy for them
Add me to that list of lonely men staying home for christmas.
By spending time alone do they mean spending time with their 2D pals?
Its only Christams
But the Japanese don't really celebrate Christmas? It isn't even a public holiday there, so staying at home during Christmas isn't as big of a deal as it would be in Western countries. I don't think I bothered doing anything on Christmas when I lived there either, nobody really cares about it except couples who go on dates on Christmas Eve.
It was shown fairly well in the old All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku OAV - they decorate in xmas style, swap a couple gifts, and go get a bucket of chicken at KFC, lol...
Yes clearly an anime is more reliable evidence than my personal experience in real life
um, that was a reply to http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/12/16/japanese-christmas-more-ronery-than-ever/#comment-383830 but it threw it to the bottom for some reason.
I remember reading that even still, in Japan no one passes up the opertunity to buy and give presents. It's more of a business thing than anything I think. And I can't count the number of times I've seen christmas represented in anime and video games. It's obviously a date that doesn't escape the minds of the Japanese. I mean they even do stuff for St.Valentines Day dont they?
This isn't news....Christmas isn't important over here. It's a day like any other, with people working and going to school. How this is even posted as "news", or even a glimpse into life in Japan is beyond me. I think Artefact has forgotten that Japan isn't a Christian country. People don't usually give gifts here for Christmas...they just share some Christmas cake, maybe some fried chicken and that's it. I assume Artefact lives in Japan, so he should know this.
What on earth does Christmas have to do with religion?
"What on earth does Christmas have to do with religion?"
i lol'ed. 100% japanese.
if u tell a japanese that u're spending xmas eve alone, he/she'll probably murmur "kimoiiii..." wtf
can't agree more. Only people who go to Church celebrate Christmas as the (supposedly) birth of Christ, but actually, it's just another festive originated from the Romans and their pagan culture. It's just time to have fun. Period.
eto...the birth of jesus crist maybe?
I feel sorry for all you lot.
Christ I assume, most people in an internet forum like this can't spell correctly if their life depends on it.
Who?
Saturnalia: When a bunch of Roman men get together, get drunk, have sex with each other and beat their wives.
That Roman Holiday is MADE for the Japanese yaoi industry.
s'ok.. if it means anything, I think we feel sorry for you too :(
What is a christmas? Is it delicious?
I bet you'd still find lolistmas more delicious...
Nothing wrong with spending christmass alone, means they can have a nice quiet evening.
Introverts ftw.
If I was living in Japan and was lonely (I've got the 2nd part down!), I'd fucking get out on christmas! Just to walk the streets of tokyo or somethingwhile listening to music, especially if it's snowing. Just enjoy in the fact that other people are enjoying all around. The atmosphere must be awesome there at christmas, unlike my bland and ugly city. It'd be beutiful, dreamy, melencholic and sad (but in a good way), and just awesome. Why is romanticism so lost today? You don't need someone else to be romantic. Who knows, maybe it will end up being your faithful night. They should learn something from their anime... why just see Japan in animated form? I've seen proof that it look much better in 3D. :P
honestly, I'm surprised at people who say their biggest reason to go to japan is for something like dibs on anime or video games. Those are great things, but Japan just seems to be such a beautiful country to be in. I'd go to Japan just to be a hobo. :O Though the few episodes I've seen from Gantz might give me second thoughts about that...
lol, maybe im a fool but this is the image that comes to my mind when i think of christmas in japan
http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-02/kof-kyo-kusanagi4.html
gotta love shinkiro
There's certainly beautiful parts like Kyoto but you have to realize that it's not all fun and games. You're suffering from "it's greener on the other side" syndrome. You will find just as much ugly in their cities as you would in ours, and just as much nice out in the countryside.
yeah you're probably right... like i said maybe im just being a fool, right? but consider i live in the suburbs where there's basically nothing nice to look at. no architechture, not much dressing up even during the holidays, no charm, nothing. just houses, malls, and apartment buildings. honestly, I've been outside my country and the grass IS GREENER on the other side, litteraly! It's just that maybe if I lived there for 20 years maybe it'd eventually lose it's lustre, but still when I was in places like London, Frankfurt, and northern India, just standing around in any one spot made me feel more alive.
The suburbs in the west feels like a large factory consisting of smaller factories. Everythings so "manufactured". I like places with charm... just some kind of identity.
I cried manly tears. (TT_TT ) Go you, mr. Anon!
ok so why the hell Japan celebrates Christmas when its not a Christian country? the most of them don't even know what they celebrate for.
Does it matter. It's not like Christians celebrate Christmas because of their deep faith.
There are more christians in japan then you maybe think... XD
Wasn't the prime minister a Christian?
I remember frequently reading that the percentage was something like 1% or 5%, but that's only like 3rd largest next to shinto and buddhism.
It doesn't matter. As long as it is a festival being celebrated in that country, everybody will be celebrating it, even if it has nothing to do with their religion.
Kind of like 'having fun' and 'taking a break'. Besides, with the working lifestyle like the Japanese's, having another holiday is a good thing.
they can celebrate it for whatever reason they want. do you think the majority of the west celebrates it because it's the birthday of christ??
These days all cultures celebrate christmas, just for the idea of "christmas spirit" and "good will towards men" and all that jazz, and for an excuse to give and recieve presents and dress up the cities. But most of all BUSINESS.
They don't celebrate it for the Christian part (lol who does?), no they celebrate it for the "It's a holiday! Buy gifts! Give money! Party!" part.
Time alone is a good thing. Gives me time to work on my Bukkake Blasting skills.
This Christmas I will attempt to add High Velocity Bukkake Bullet to my arsenal.
A tight ball of Bukkake busting on the shiny forehead should be a fine holiday gift.
Fortunately, I'm not gonna be ronery this Christmas.
story of my life
Ronery men, don't worry. Santa will come to you.
I SALUTE YOU RONERY MAN, HANG IN THERE
Some day, all otaku will celebrate together as a kazoku
What's a kazoku without imouto?
Lemon Party. ;D
wow.and its increasing.a trend?or because 2D girl that we serve at home is better?
I want to visit Japan during Christmas so bad. D:
Those 25% men don't have to buy gifts for anyone.
Those 25% men can save their money for spring figures.
You can stay home and watch on TV other people celebrating or an anime were a lucky guy goes out with the girl of his dreams on Christmas day while you are alone in your room, eating a cake that you bought so you can feel better and get in to the spirit but it makes you even more sad and you start crying manly tears.
The next day you go out and buy yourself lot's of things so you can feel better but when you go back to an empty house the melancholy continues. But then as you open the bags you think "FUCK IT, MY REI FIGURE IS AWESOME I DON'T CARE ANY MORE, I WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOU REI WE WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER!!!".
Despite that, Rei doesn't respond to your crying voice. She stays frozen and emotionless but you smile and say "Oh Rei that is so like you. I love you so much."
This post was taken from the book "My Otaku Stories" released in 2009 by Sylar Publications. ALL COPYRIGHTS RESERVED
I wish to refer to women who do not want to marry anyone who is below 'rich'.
Women make men sadder by demanding more. Legalize more sexual relationships?
You know what's a week after Christmas? Motherfucking comic market. Fuck everyone else. There's doujin to be bought.
Going to Akiba for xmas, gonna be ronery. Also, Comiket, fuck yeah!
HAHAHA, OH WOW
That really made my day!
pure profit
As well as they ain't gettin' shit from anyone...
more like the other way around. Just go out on the street and find a hottie looking stress and nicely dress and ask her to fuck for money
Anon 1:38
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Whatchu think you gon get
Fuck around with my dough
Just so it ain't no mistakes, this is my show
One, two, three, here I go
Your shit is quick and your shit is sleek
But this shit is thick and when you hear this shit
Damn right I can finish shit
If you caught that verse without a rewind you can see mine
But you be blind, i'll do it 360, come up from behind
Tap you on the shoulder, have you turnin' around
Hit you with somethin' that i'll have you burin' the ground
Be like "Damn ain't nothin' left of money, but a pile of ash"
Life is good, so please enjoy it, while it lasts
Cuz you know ain't got much longer to go
The quicker you go depends the stronger the flow
When niggaz know I don't give a FUCK, right or wrong
There ain't no sunshine when it's on
@EyE 03:50:
No, ask her nicely to fuck. Only if she turns you down should you think about offering money.
In times of economic depression, it's always wise to save up for yourself and no one else.
and those 25% won't be getting any... still
This is pure profit indeed.
But will those 25% get turkey?
TBH true Otaku, if they had the choice of sex and another figure you would have to choose the figure. Less chance of aids as well.
I live in a place where Christmas is spent with the family... I've never actually thought about spending it with a girl until I saw what it's like in anime and here in sankaku's posts...
Yup, same here.
Yeah wtf it's family time. You dare to go out with some hooker while we are singing and drinking egg nog and eating some animal which is considered to be a wild one and open presents and drinking egg nog and singing songs and drinking egg nog and watching tv together and talk and drinking egg nog and look at the awesome christmas tree which is too small or big or thin or ugly or pretty because it will make everyone jealous and drinking egg nog to forget what's going on and talking and tell everyone how cool you present is which it is not because it's some obscure piece of cloth you didn't even know somebody would be curious to even produce and going to the movies especially christmas movies like Lord of the rings in the years before and drinking egg nog and drinking egg nog.
For the first time, I'll be spending Christmas alone. No family, no friends, no relationship, nada. Makes me happy and sad at the same time on different levels.
I don't know what it's like to celebrate christmas, esp when it never snows around my area. So if I can get past 18 years without celebrating christmas and not feeling a thing, so can you.
Kinda same for me except that I'm from an atheistic family so I never really celebrated Christmas, but I will celebrate New Year alone for the first time in my life.
Not sure how to feel about it, kinda makes me sad.
Great, here I am expecting my new year to be spent in my army camp. FML.
Hey, good luck for your reservist training. Luckily mine is after New Year, but it is 2 weeks of ATEC goodness...
I've never been the type that likes to celebrate holidays. I would probably want to spend more time with my family if my family weren't such terrible people to be around. Besides there's just so many holidays anymore that I can't get a break. Holidays are suppose to be relaxing but their busier than normal days.
drink wine in a ball glass ???
Uuuhhhh but Christmas isn't a big deal in Japan, New Years is...so I don't get how this is important really?
New Years is the bigger end-of-year celebration, but Christmas in Japan is traditionally couples night.
Uuugh everyone I know doesn't really care. They like giving gifts but it's nothing massive. New Years is better.
The Japanese just LOVE the white man's "Christmas" holiday.
More like: Woman love reasons to get gifts but hey, the most people do and also it is good for the industry.
Haha losers, enjoy your cartoon while i bang my school hottest chick
I don't think having a printed out Mio picture duct taped to your right hand counts as "banging my school hottest chick".
I don't think having a printed out Mio picture duct taped to your right hand counts as banging your school's hottest chick.
Santa is an exception though.
Why am I not surprised. I'm sure we'll be seeing moar Christmas turmoil w/ all of the guys giving gifts to the Love Plus girls and less to their significant other (if they have one).
I can't wait to spend christmas on the Sankaku forums!
I hate holidays. All of them. They're worthless. All sorts of ppl contacting you and wishing you happines for a 100th time is annoying.
Happy holidays you cock slobbering bitch =D
Best wishes and great success to your eventual suicide.
you are an awesome anon (though even trolls shouldn't be poked =o )
Alone at home doesn't mean no joyous companies present
Eating Fruit Cakes, drinking wine, getting unsober, hugging face decorated pillows, playing with figurines, watching shows for men alone only, playing on PC
With that, the girls may not be even needed to be a playmate for them to add
Girls take a lot of forms u know
i spend christmas alone.i dont even celebrate it
As for me, the only thing I do during Christmas is going to church..., go home and start doing my daily average life loop again.
..unless some old friends give me a call for a late night party at their house..