People in Japan slam the reporter’s request and rush to the tennis pro’s defence.
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Naomi Osaka shuts down reporter who asked her to speak in Japanese following Australian Open win
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Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2019 - Tweet
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Katy Kelly
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Have Japan’s “share houses” become a target for women seeking gaijin baby daddies?
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Evie Nyan
Jan 9, 2015
If you’ve ever flipped through the pages of a glossy Japanese fashion magazine like Vivi or Non-no, you might have noticed that quite a few of the models are half-Japanese. For various cultural and aesthetic reasons, a mix of Japanese and Western facial features is generally considered extremely attractive in Japan, and there’s an increase in the number of Japanese women who believe that the key to creating gorgeous offspring is to have their own “haafu” baby.
In order to satisfy this desire, some women in Japan have taken quite calculated steps to help make this a reality, including purposefully moving into international share houses in order to be in close proximity to Western men.
- Japan
- (haafu • half • international marriage • mixed race • share house)
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