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Originally Posted by MMM
You would know better than I, but do you really think there are "a lot" of guys who come to Japan specifically to find hot Japanese girls? I think it is a fantasy that lots of guys have, but the number that actually follow through is probably pretty low.
It depends on how you define "a lot". I have met lots of foreigners in Japan for school/work/whatever, but finding a mate/GF has not been the major reason for their visit/stay.
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Maybe I`m just unlucky, but it seems that guys LOVE to brag that if there is a non-Japanese female (me) in the vicinity.
They are generally not in Japan expressly for that purpose... But generally it is along the lines of;
"What brought you to Japan?"
"I`m going to school/got a job teaching English/took a work transfer."
"Why Japan specifically?"
"Definitely the women. The culture is cool and all, but I started looking into if after *insert "developed attraction to porn star" / "saw some hot idol" / "heard about how they treat their husbands"* ..." etc with wink and nudge to the other men. Depending on how obnoxious the guy is, it`s pretty common to go on to talk about how the women just jump into bed with him, etc etc.
Obviously not EVERYONE is like that. As I said, I know a handful of guys who aren`t... But it seems like wanting a Japanese woman is a driving force behind a lot of choices to head to Japan. Particularly in shorter term stays, and in the eikaiwa route. I imagine it is different in full blown university (either as a student or working, as JET seems to be a lot different in terms of who they accept.)
During my stint as a part time English teacher, all but one of the guys working there did nothing but flirt with female students - and a few of them even kept very public tallies of how many they`d been able to take home after just a few classes.