What are the reasons why Filipinas married to a Japanese resorted to divorce?

Question

I am doing a study about the cases of Filipinas who got separated from their Japanese husbands. I would like to solicit reactions, and if possible suggestions to answer the problem. My thesis presupposes that the marriage between a Filipina and a Japanese is a personal decision. Primarily, the decision to stay or break a marriage rests on either of the couple. There are, however, structures that support the marriage. Without these structure of support, it will be hard for them to keep a marriage. One supporting structure is the moral support extended to them by their family of origin; the second is their peers, friends or communities; and third, their economic capability to support a family. Tensions in any of these structures could lead to a breakdown of communications and eventually put a stress to the relationship. The structure of consciousness of each of the couple should be considere

Answer 1

I would say that the structures you were talking about are the manifest reasons for the break up of marriages, or the immediate reasons for divorce. But what is the underlying forces that drive these Filipino women to divorce their Japanese husbands? I would say that the latent reason - the not so immediate answer - is differences in culture. You made mention of tensions in those supporting structures like family, peers and economics. But why were those tensions created? Filipinas dream to build her own family, independent from Japanese in-laws. This is not possible in Japanese culture. This will only create conflict and strains her marriage. Japanese consider Filipinas as inferior (since they were stereotyped as prostitutes) and therefore most of "his" friends disapprove of her... tensions again. For Filipinos, what other people says do not matter. However, for Japanese men, what they say matters. And how about the finances? Filipinas were brought up in a culture where men would entrust to her the management of the household, and therefore the woman gets all the money from her husband. This is unthinkable for Japanese. For Japanese, its the man who manages the household. Women are subservient to her family.

In other words, differences in culture is the underlying factor, the latent reason, for the break up of marriages between Japanese and Filipinas.

Answer 2

I am a Filipina and one of my best friend, a Filipina, is married to a Japanese. Thankfully, they are still married and have been married for at least 15 years. The stories she gave me are that the culture of the Japanese are very different, and another is that way back then, Filipinas had a bad name to them. My best friend's husband used to be a surgeon. When his patients found out that he was married to a Filipina, it ruined his career. So the POSSIBLE answer to your question is based on what Filipinas WERE known for... (i.e., prostitutes).

Answer 3

the stereotype is that japanese men work constantly and are hardly home. for many japanese women, this is acceptable since they are raised in the same culture. filipinas on the other hand live in culture where the guys shower them with attention (i'm filipino... i do the same thing). so, in my opinion.. it's just culture shock...

Answer 4

exciting questions. I also have a cutting-edge boy pal, a eastern. He had to marry me. yet i'm having a 2nd theory because of the fact my acquaintances have been telling me that eastern adult males are in many circumstances polygamous. i do no longer desire my marriage sooner or later to finally finally end up in divorce.

Answer 5

my aunt is a fillipine girls.... she went to japan for working as servant. one day, she boss was falling in love to her but my aunt is not love with the boss but she willing to married to japan guy coz she know japan guy can more made her rich and help her family from the poor....... because japan is rich that why fillipine like to married to a japanese

Answer 6

Cheaper than murder?