Liam Carrigan. However, there is one subject I have stayed away from, that is at least until now. Yes, of course it is the fascination with the culture, the art, the history and the people that brings most foreigners to Japan initially. I refer of course to those of us fortunate enough to find a partner in this country. Indeed, the pursuit of that ideal lady to be my life partner here in Japan has been something of an ongoing struggle throughout the 10 years since I first moved to Tokyo. Without going into the gory details, I have been engaged twice before and did manage to keep a relationship going for a few years at one point. After all, until I finally walk down that aisle with my blushing bride sometime in the, hopefully, not too distant future, for me to presume to know all about Japanese women would be disingenuous and insulting both to you, dear readers, and to Japanese women in general. So, instead, today I hope to impart a few simple pearls of wisdom garnered from almost a decade of dating in Japan.
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