
The latest findings about the romantic interests of the Japanese to be inspiring interest are the not entirely surprising statistics that 60% of Japanese men are interested in females of any age, as long as it is as young as possible.
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Findings that 30% of Japanese men surveyed report never having dated anyone in their entire lives have been causing consternation (and some relief) online.
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In response to foreigners questioning their considerable backwardness, the Japanese have been pondering why it is so many of their women still aspire to and succeed in becoming housewives when the rest of the world is now enlightened enough to make both man and wife slave away at a workplace equally.
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Square Enix has been making news again – this time for posting a loss of 5.7 billion yen in its most recent financial statement, having posted a profit of 5 billion yen for the same period last year – the loss now being blamed on intense competition in the Japanese video game market and the fact that for some inexplicable reason foreigners refuse to buy its fine titles.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jan 26, 2013 02:25 JST
- Tags: DS, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, RPG, Statistics, Wii U

Authoritative 2012 sales figures for Japan’s video game market have been released, with Nintendo’s array of child-friendly mega-franchises dominating sales more strongly than ever.
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Japan’s total suicides in 2012 dropped below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years, according to official statistics – dropping by some 9%.
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The PlayStation 3 has now narrowly outsold the Xbox 360, with total global sales of 77 million to 76 million at the end of 2012, according to industry statistics.
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South Korea is apparently now as enthusiastic about non-whaling as Japan – official statistics for 2012 reveal that an average of 6.4 whales a day “were caught by accident” in Korean coastal waters, with the official tally reaching 2350.
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Japanese are yet again aghast at the results of surveys demonstrating marriage in Japan is rather less monogamous than might be suspected.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Dec 26, 2012 17:17 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Fate/Zero, Gundam, K-ON!, Movies, Oricon, Rankings, Statistics

The annual Oricon Blu-ray ranking for 2012 has revealed yet another year in which Japan’s Blu-ray sales have been completely dominated by anime – in this case with Gundam UC the best selling BD in Japan of the entire year, matched only by Fate/Zero (which sold fewer but made more money), with K-ON! coming a mere 4th in discs sold but still handily topping the movie BD charts.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 22, 2012 18:51 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Idol, J-pop, Marketing, Music, Oricon, Otaku, Rankings, Statistics

***48’s total dominance of 2012’s single charts has raised more than a few eyebrows amongst music lovers in Japan, with some voicing concern about the fact non-idol groups now barely feature at all…
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Concern is growing about a new class of “herbivorous” men whose disinterest in sex has reached new lows, with these ageing virgins being dubbed “fasting herbivores.”
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