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"There is a kind a tacit understanding between spouse that after 10 years of marriage(loveless anyway)and a few children, the man is free to satisfy his libido somewhere else.That is why the sex industry is so prosperous in Japan.
Male literature in combini is 90% porn and everyone reads it openly(and shamelessly)anywhere.Even serious newspapers have their pink pages.This is just beyond belief for Westerners first visiting Japan.

Japanese men who miss talking to young and cute girls (or not so young and not so cute,depending on the price and place)go to hostess bars or "snack" after work. Nothing much happens there except dirty talk. Those who want to go more carnal have the soaplands and massage parlours,but Asian men's testosterone level is reputedly lower than Caucasian or African men,so they are often satisfied with just talking, watching and groping...

There is also the infamous "enjo kosai" or teenage prostitution.I'd like to say that for lots of Japanese (or East Asian)women,this isn't even considered as prostitution.Many find it normal to have sex with a man that pays them whatever they want.Remember that marriage is not much more than a man giving almost all his salary to a woman to make children and take care of them.It surely sounds utterly shocking to lots of you,but after talking to Japanese and other Asian friends I know quite well,they don't even see it as abnormal.It's in the mores,that's all.That doesn't mean Japanese women cheat more,but lots of them certainly consider money as more important than love or sex(which I find very saddening)for both parties involved.

Behind this, I've realised that cuteness(the kawaii factor) is very powerful in Japanese women's mentality.They like babies,cute anime characters and cute clothes more than anything else,it seems.Men have an obsessive care about their job and status.My impression is that this stereotype works as well for Korea and China,if not also South-East Asia.