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		<title>Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 3 of 3</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[part 1][part 2][part 3] The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into citizens&#8217; lifestyles. I translated a survey on the same topic in 2009, 2007, and 2005, if you wish to cross-reference. Demographics Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into <a href="">citizens&#8217; lifestyles</a>. I translated a survey on the same topic in <a href="">2009</a>, <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/09/25/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2007-version-part-1-of-3/">2007</a>, and <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/11/20/living-in-japan-part-1-of-3/">2005</a>, if you wish to cross-reference.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public who were randomly selected from resident registers were approached for interview. Of that number, 6,212 people actually took part in the survey, conducted by means of face-to-face interviews. 53.9% of the sample were female, 8.7% in their twenties, 13.9% in their thirties, 17.2% in their forties, 15.8% in their fifties, 21.7% in their sixties, 16.5% in their seventies, and 6.1% aged eighty or older. Furthermore 71.7% of the sample were married, 13.0% divorced or widowed, 15.1% unmarried, and 0.2% did not answer. Additionally, 77.9% had children, including those that were adults or not living with them. Although 34.5% said they used the internet from a computer almost every day and 39.0% used the internet from mobile devices almost every day, there was also 45.2% and 42.8% who never used it at all from computers and from mobile devices respectively.</p>
<p>In Q18 it is interesting that 28.0% say that they now pay attention in the safety aspect of food. Looking at the detailed breakdown by age, sex and area where people live, we can see that&#8230;</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q13: What sort of meaning does 家庭 (katei, family, household) hold for you? (Sample size=6,212, multiple answer)</h3>
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<tr>
<td>Where there is family harmony</td>
<td>64.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where there is peace and relaxation</td>
<td>59.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where family bonds are strengthened</td>
<td>55.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where parents and children grow up together</td>
<td>38.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where a couple&#8217;s love is nurtured</td>
<td>29.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where children are born and grow up</td>
<td>25.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where children are brought up</td>
<td>18.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Where parents are looked after</td>
<td>12.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q14: What is the objective of work to you? Choose the one answer closest to your way of thinking. (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
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<td>I work to get money</td>
<td>48.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I work to find a purpose in life</td>
<td>22.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I work to fulfil my duties as a member of society</td>
<td>15.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I work to demonstrate my own skills and brainpower</td>
<td>9.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>4.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q15: There are lots of kinds of jobs out there. What do you think is your sort of ideal job? Choose up to two from the following. (Sample size=6,212, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Job with stable income</td>
<td>59.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job that is enjoyable for me</td>
<td>59.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job suited to my specialised knowledge or brainpower</td>
<td>40.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job free from health worries</td>
<td>32.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job with no worries about unemployment</td>
<td>28.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job for the benefit of society</td>
<td>28.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Job that can be well-paying</td>
<td>14.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>2.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q16: Regarding salary and free time, would you rather free time increased or salary increased? Choose which is closest to your way of thinking. (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
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<td>Increased salary</td>
<td>48.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Increased free time</td>
<td>34.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I cannot say one is better</td>
<td>16.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q17: In the future, in which areas do you think the government should put effort into? (Sample size=6,212, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Medical fees, pension, other welfare system reform</td>
<td>67.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Economic measures</td>
<td>66.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Aging society measures</td>
<td>52.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Recovery from the East Japan Great Earthquake Disaster</td>
<td>51.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Employment issues</td>
<td>47.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station accident resolution</td>
<td>46.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tax reform</td>
<td>36.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cost-of-living measures</td>
<td>34.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Foreign affairs, international co-operation</td>
<td>32.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Falling birthrate countermeasures</td>
<td>30.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Natural resources, energy measures</td>
<td>30.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Environmental protection</td>
<td>29.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Administrative reform</td>
<td>28.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Self-defence, security</td>
<td>27.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Education reform, child development</td>
<td>26.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Disaster prevention</td>
<td>24.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Measures towards sound public finances</td>
<td>24.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Public order</td>
<td>22.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Regional development</td>
<td>20.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Consumer protection measures</td>
<td>18.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Small and meadium business support measures</td>
<td>17.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Homes, public facilities, transport infrastructure</td>
<td>17.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Farming, fishing and forestry measures</td>
<td>14.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Decentralisation</td>
<td>14.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Traffic safety measures	</td>
<td>14.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Suicide prevention</td>
<td>13.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Culture, sports promotion</td>
<td>12.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Science promotion</td>
<td>12.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Deregulation, new business development financial reforms</td>
<td>10.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gender equality</td>
<td>9.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Facilitation of residents&#8217; activites</td>
<td>9.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>2.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q18: There has been an earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear power station accident. Since then, in your daily life, what have you become strongly aware of? (Sample size=6,212, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Saving electricity</td>
<td>59.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Disaster preparation</td>
<td>44.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Holding family and relatives dear</td>
<td>40.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not to be lead astray by gossip</td>
<td>38.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Holding my local area dear</td>
<td>35.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taking care about the safety aspect of food</td>
<td>28.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Holding friends dear</td>
<td>27.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Donating money</td>
<td>23.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Performing volunteer activity</td>
<td>13.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Making efforts to build up savings</td>
<td>10.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Increasing my consumption</td>
<td>4.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>7.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>
<p>[<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/07/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-1-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 1 of 3">part 1</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/08/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-2-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 2 of 3">part 2</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/09/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-3-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 3 of 3">part 3</a>]</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[[part 1][part 2][part 3] The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into citizens&#8217; lifestyles. I translated a survey on the same topic in 2009, 2007, and 2005, if you wish to cross-reference. Demographics Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image12/home-life-change.png" alt="How do you think your home life will change in the future? graph of japanese statistics" title="How do you think your home life will change in the future? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" itemprop="image" class="alignright"/>[<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/07/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-1-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 1 of 3">part 1</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/08/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-2-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 2 of 3">part 2</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/09/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-3-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 3 of 3">part 3</a>]</p>
<p>The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into <a href="">citizens&#8217; lifestyles</a>. I translated a survey on the same topic in <a href="">2009</a>, <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/09/25/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2007-version-part-1-of-3/">2007</a>, and <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/11/20/living-in-japan-part-1-of-3/">2005</a>, if you wish to cross-reference.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public who were randomly selected from resident registers were approached for interview. Of that number, 6,212 people actually took part in the survey, conducted by means of face-to-face interviews. 53.9% of the sample were female, 8.7% in their twenties, 13.9% in their thirties, 17.2% in their forties, 15.8% in their fifties, 21.7% in their sixties, 16.5% in their seventies, and 6.1% aged eighty or older. Furthermore 71.7% of the sample were married, 13.0% divorced or widowed, 15.1% unmarried, and 0.2% did not answer. Additionally, 77.9% had children, including those that were adults or not living with them. Although 34.5% said they used the internet from a computer almost every day and 39.0% used the internet from mobile devices almost every day, there was also 45.2% and 42.8% who never used it at all from computers and from mobile devices respectively.</p>
<p>Having said in part one that people seem more satisfied than I would have thought, there is definite pessimism when it comes to the future, a feeling that I share, as do <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/2012/01/28/japans-inability-to-make-decisions-kevin-maher-strikes-back/">other foreigners</a>.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q7: How do you think your home life compares to the average household? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
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<td>Well above the norm</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>A little above the norm</td>
<td>11.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Average</td>
<td>56.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>A little below the norm</td>
<td>24.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Well below the norm</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q8: How do you think your home life will change in the future? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Become better</td>
<td>8.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stay pretty much the same</td>
<td>57.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Get worse</td>
<td>30.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>2.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q9: In the future, into what sort of areas of your lifestyle do you particularly want to exert effort? (Sample size=6,212, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Leisure activities</td>
<td>35.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Income or salary</td>
<td>33.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Savings</td>
<td>30.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Self-development</td>
<td>27.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Food</td>
<td>26.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Home life</td>
<td>25.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Car, electrical goods, furniture and other durable consumer goods</td>
<td>8.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clothing</td>
<td>6.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>9.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q10: Regarding enriching material possessions and enriching your heart in your future daily life, which of the following two ways of thinking is closest to your way of thinking? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
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<td>As I already have sufficient stuff, I want to emphasise enriching my heart and having a leisurely lifestyle</td>
<td>61.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I want to emphasise enriching my material possessions</td>
<td>31.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I can&#8217;t say either applies</td>
<td>6.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q11: In the future, do you want to put effort into saving for the future or effort into enjoying your daily life? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Saving for the future</td>
<td>31.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enjoying fully my daily life</td>
<td>61.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I can&#8217;t say either applies</td>
<td>6.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q12: In your opinion, normally with whom and how is the best way to live in old age? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
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<tr>
<td>Live with son (and wife if applicable)</td>
<td>13.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live near son (and wife if applicable)</td>
<td>7.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live with daughter (and husband if applicable)</td>
<td>6.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live near daughter (and husband if applicable)</td>
<td>6.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live with either son or daughter is fine</td>
<td>5.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live near either son or daughter is fine</td>
<td>18.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Live separate from children</td>
<td>34.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>7.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>
<p>[<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/07/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-1-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 1 of 3">part 1</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/08/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-2-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 2 of 3">part 2</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/09/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-3-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 3 of 3">part 3</a>]</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[[part 1][part 2][part 3] The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into citizens&#8217; lifestyles. I translated a survey on the same topic in 2007, and 2005, if you wish to cross-reference. Demographics Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public who [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image12/satisfied-with-life.png" alt="Overall, how satisfied are you with your current lifestyle? graph of japanese statistics" title="Overall, how satisfied are you with your current lifestyle? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" itemprop="image" class="alignright"/>[<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/07/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-1-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 1 of 3">part 1</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/08/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-2-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 2 of 3">part 2</a>][<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/02/09/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2011-version-part-3-of-3/" title="Lifestyles of the Japanese (2011 version): part 3 of 3">part 3</a>]</p>
<p>The Cabinet Office Japan recently released the results of a survey they conducted into <a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120207ad.html">citizens&#8217; lifestyles</a>. I translated a survey on the same topic in <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/09/25/lifestyles-of-the-japanese-2007-version-part-1-of-3/">2007</a>, and <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/11/20/living-in-japan-part-1-of-3/">2005</a>, if you wish to cross-reference.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 13th of October and the 6th of November 2011 10,000 members of the public who were randomly selected from resident registers were approached for interview. Of that number, 6,212 people actually took part in the survey, conducted by means of face-to-face interviews. 53.9% of the sample were female, 8.7% in their twenties, 13.9% in their thirties, 17.2% in their forties, 15.8% in their fifties, 21.7% in their sixties, 16.5% in their seventies, and 6.1% aged eighty or older. Furthermore 71.7% of the sample were married, 13.0% divorced or widowed, 15.1% unmarried, and 0.2% did not answer. Additionally, 77.9% had children, including those that were adults or not living with them. Although 34.5% said they used the internet from a computer almost every day and 39.0% used the internet from mobile devices almost every day, there was also 45.2% and 42.8% who never used it at all from computers and from mobile devices respectively.</p>
<p>There seems a high level of general satisfaction with their current lifestyles, which goes against the typical foreigner&#8217;s (or perhaps I hang out in the wrong neighbourhood?) perception of the miserable wage slave slogging his life away on pointless work. Perhaps the true answer is a mix of the two images; or perhaps it is my bias, the average worker is accepting of his lot.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Compared with this time last year, how has your home life changed? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Improved</td>
<td>5.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>About the same</td>
<td>70.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Got worse</td>
<td>24.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q2: Overall, how satisfied are you with your current lifestyle? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>10.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>55.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>25.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>7.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3: In each of the following aspects of your lifestyle, how satisfied are you? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<h4>Q3A: Income, salary</h4>
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<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>7.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>38.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>35,5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>16.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3B: Savings</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>4.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>34.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>37.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>19.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>2.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3C: Car, electrical goods, furniture and other durable consumer goods</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>15.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>61.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>17.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>4.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>1.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3D: Food (eating habits)</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>24.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>63.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>9.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>2.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3E: Home life</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>24.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>55.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>14.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>4.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3F: Personal, ability development</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>8.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>50.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>27.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>5.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>5.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>2.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>Q3G: Leisure, free time activities</h4>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Satisfied</td>
<td>12.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat satisfied</td>
<td>48.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Somewhat dissatisfied</td>
<td>25.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dissatisfied</td>
<td>9.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither satisified nor dissatisfied</td>
<td>2.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q4: How fulfilled do you feel in your daily life? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Sufficiently fulfilled (<a href="#Q4SQ1">to SQ</a>)</td>
<td>11.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reasonably fulfilled (<a href="#Q4SQ1">to SQ</a>)</td>
<td>59.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>A bit unfulfilled (<a href="#Q4SQ1">to SQ</a>)</td>
<td>21.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not at all fulfilled</td>
<td>5.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neither fulfilled nor unfulfilled (<a href="#Q4SQ1">to SQ</a>)</td>
<td>1.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q4SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q4SQ: In your daily life, which of the following do you usually feel fulfilled in? (Sample size=5,864, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>When in the harmonious family circle</td>
<td>50.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When gathering and chatting with friends and acquaintances</td>
<td>43.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When zealously engaged in hobbies or sports</td>
<td>42.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When leisurely taking a break</td>
<td>42.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When immersed in work</td>
<td>33.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When devoted to study</td>
<td>13.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>When doing voluntary work or community activities</td>
<td>9.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.2% </td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q5: In your daily life, do you feel uneasy or troubled? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Feel uneasy or troubled (<a href="#Q5SQ1">to SQ</a>)</td>
<td>67.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t feel uneasy or troubled</td>
<td>32.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q5SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q5SQ: In your daily life, what do you feel uneasy or troubled about? (Sample size=4,170, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Planning for old age</td>
<td>54.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>My health</td>
<td>49.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prospects regarding future income or savings</td>
<td>41.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Family&#8217;s health</td>
<td>38.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Current income or savings</td>
<td>32.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Problems in family member&#8217;s life, eg education, work, marriage</td>
<td>28.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Problems in personal life, eg education, work, marriage</td>
<td>17.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Workplace issues such as tasks, interpersonal relationships</td>
<td>12.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Relationships amongst family or relatives</td>
<td>11.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Home or work management issues</td>
<td>9.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neighbours or neighbourhood related</td>
<td>6.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q6: In you daily life, do you have time to take a break or pursue your interests, etc? (Sample size=6,212)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Have rather a lot of spare time</td>
<td>22.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Have some spare time</td>
<td>46.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t have much spare time</td>
<td>23.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Have almost no spare time</td>
<td>8.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>
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		<title>What’s so charming about short people?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[goo Ranking recently took a look at what&#8217;s so charming about short people, for both what women find attractive about short men and what men find attractive about short women. Demographics Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goo Ranking recently took a look at what&#8217;s so charming about short people, for both <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/petite_charming_boyfreind_female/">what women find attractive about short men</a> and <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/petite_charming_woman_male/">what men find attractive about short women</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s quite a difference between the male and female answers, and male answers 11, 12, and 13 are not really very nice at all!</p>
<p>My wife always points out that taller foreign guys tend to have shorter than average Japanese girlfriends. However, on TV last night I saw this mismatched all-Japanese couple:</p>
<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image12/little-and-large.jpg" alt="Would you want a 3D television? graph of japanese statistics" title="Would you want a 3D television? graph of japanese opinion" width="290" height="450"></p>
<h3>Ranking results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: What do you find attractive about short men? (Sample size=616, female)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Not intimidating</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>No problems walking hand-in-hand with them</td>
<td>86.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Cute to look at</td>
<td>81.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>They always look so busy doing everything</td>
<td>74.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>They look young</td>
<td>73.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>They appeal to my mothering instinct</td>
<td>70.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Charming</td>
<td>69.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>As we both have about the same field of vision, I don&#8217;t need to strain my neck</td>
<td>65.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>They walk about the same speed as me</td>
<td>48.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>I can let them spoil themselves with me</td>
<td>42.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>We can sit anywhere in the cinema without me worrying about their head blocking someone&#8217;s view</td>
<td>35.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Lots of favourable impression gaps</td>
<td>30.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>We can share clothes</td>
<td>29.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>They hate to lose</td>
<td>20.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Good posture</td>
<td>20.3</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q2: What do you find attractive about short women? (Sample size=458, male)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Their naturally upturned eyes</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>They look like little animals</td>
<td>77.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Them struggling to reach something on a high shelf</td>
<td>75.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>As their stride is short, them scurrying around</td>
<td>58.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Feels good where our arms end up when we hug</td>
<td>57.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Little hands</td>
<td>52.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>When they can&#8217;t reach the handles on the train and has to hold onto my arm instead</td>
<td>50.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>When in a crowd and they have to hop about, stand on tiptoes to be seen</td>
<td>47.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>When they wear men&#8217;s clothings that are a few sizes too big</td>
<td>42.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>They suit childish clothes</td>
<td>34.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>When they look miffed when the subject turns to shortness</td>
<td>27.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>When they sulk after being mistaken for a schoolgirl</td>
<td>26.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>When they get angry on petting their heads</td>
<td>25.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>When they wear high heels and try to appear as tall as possible</td>
<td>17.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Feels good when I give her a piggy-back</td>
<td>15.3</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<title>Healing Japanese men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having done healing Japanese women recently, I now present the female version via goo Ranking, looking at the features of healing-type women. Demographics Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having done <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2012/01/16/healing-japanese-women/">healing Japanese women</a> recently, I now present the female version via goo Ranking, looking at <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/healed_man_female/">the features of healing-type women</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. This survey was for women only.</p>
<p>Having given you a healing alpaca last time, let&#8217;s have Ogi-Mama this time. He seems to score highly in just about all the categories below!</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sxmKiS91fY8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h3>Ranking result</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: What are the characteristics of a healing-type man? (Sample size=616, female)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Gentle voice</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Good listener</td>
<td>89.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Always has kind words</td>
<td>78.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Always smiling</td>
<td>74.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Cute smile</td>
<td>65.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Looks to be enjoying himself when eating</td>
<td>56.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Good at praising</td>
<td>54.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>When trouble occurs, optimistically says &#8220;It&#8217;ll be all right!&#8221;</td>
<td>44.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Doesn&#8217;t talk in a loud voice</td>
<td>40.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10=</td>
<td>Cute sleeping face, figure</td>
<td>36.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10=</td>
<td>Genuine</td>
<td>36.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Smells nice</td>
<td>29.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Calm way of talking</td>
<td>26.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Quiet</td>
<td>22.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Unforced character</td>
<td>22.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Leisurely mover</td>
<td>17.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Cute face when surprised</td>
<td>15.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Androgynous</td>
<td>14.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Short and looks like a wee animal</td>
<td>6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Plump and squidgy</td>
<td>5.7</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[goo Ranking took a look at when women get totally disillusioned with the object of their affection. Demographics Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goo Ranking took a look at <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/extremely_disillusioned_boyfreind_female/">when women get totally disillusioned with the object of their affection</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. This question was for the women only.</p>
<p>If the male version of this comes out I&#8217;ll be sure to report!</p>
<p>Looking at number four, I am reminded that many of the surveys I have done mention male eating habits in less that favourable terms. As anyone who has lived in Japan for some time will tell you, many Japanese men (and women for that matter) have horrendous manners. Slurping is a cultural thing, I suppose, but talking with one&#8217;s mouth full and shovelling food from a plate held up to the mouth, not to mention elbows on the table, surely do not impress women. I&#8217;d love to see some sort of in-depth survey into how women see these habits.</p>
<h3>Ranking results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: When do (would) you get totally disillusioned with the object of your affection? (Sample size=616, female)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>When I see him letting himself be spoilt by his mother</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>When he two-times me</td>
<td>99.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>When I see him looking down at shop staff</td>
<td>95.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>When I hear him masticating loudly</td>
<td>95.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>When he splits the bill down to the last yen</td>
<td>86.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>When he becomes a bad drunk and bothers others</td>
<td>83.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>When he starts slagging off me, his current girlfriend</td>
<td>71.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>When I see his excessively fidgety legs</td>
<td>67.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9=</td>
<td>When he starts slagging off people</td>
<td>64.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9=</td>
<td>When he drives like a maniac</td>
<td>64.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>When he starts talking about his ex</td>
<td>63.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>When he only talks about his past glories</td>
<td>61.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>When I see his self-taken narsisistic photo on Facebook, Twitter, etc</td>
<td>58.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>When he gives a present he got from someone to someone else</td>
<td>55.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>When he preens himself in front of other women</td>
<td>43.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>When I see his place is a tip</td>
<td>41.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>When I see a different him at a party, etc</td>
<td>38.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>When he becomes a different person when he gets excited at karaoke</td>
<td>23.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>When he forgets stuff we talked about before</td>
<td>21.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>When I see his insincere smile</td>
<td>20.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>When he leaves left-overs from my home cooking</td>
<td>17.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>When he sends email full of <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/07/12/japanese-cell-phone-emoji-graphical-icon-usage/">emoji</a></td>
<td>16.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>When I see him drooling as he sleeps</td>
<td>15.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>When I see him being gentle with everyone</td>
<td>14.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>When I see him sleeping with his eyes half-open</td>
<td>12.0</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>

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		<title>One in four social gamers have bought items</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a lot of money to be made these days in producing casual games, both single player and multiplayer online, this survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into social gaming was quite an eye-opener for me. Demographics Between the 16th and 20th of January 2012 1,077 members of the goo Research online [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image12/bought-social-game-item.png" alt="Have you ever bought a social game's in-game item with real money? graph of japanese statistics" title="Have you ever bought a social game's in-game item with real money? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" itemprop="image" class="alignright"/>With a lot of money to be made these days in producing casual games, both single player and multiplayer online, this survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20120131/1.html">social gaming</a> was quite an eye-opener for me.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 16th and 20th of January 2012 1,077 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.6% of the sample were male, 16.6% in their teens, 18.0% in their twenties, 21.3% in their thirties, 16.1% in their forties, 15.9% in their fifties, and 12.2% aged sixty or older.</p>
<p>I play a couple of social games, but have never spent any money on them. On the other hand, my wife plays a few and although she doesn&#8217;t actually spend money as such, she earns points from various survey sites that can be transfered to partner social games.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s two social games being heavily advertised on television and in trains right now by major pop groups; first is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFwDGt8GsAc">EXILE doing Holy War Cerberus for GREE</a>, then there&#8217;s TOKIO doing Doliland, also for GREE.</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rZfrzJ9NBas" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>This one is apparently doing <a href="http://www.serkantoto.com/2011/12/12/gree-doliland-smartphone-social-games/">2 billion yen a month (just under 20 million euro!) in in-game sales</a> so they can afford to splash out.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote><p>
First of all, 58.0% of the sample were registered on an SNS, and of that 625, 42.1% had played a social game within the last year, or in other words 24.4% of the whole sample.</p>
<p>These 263 social gamers were asked the following.</p>
<h3>Q1A: Have you ever bought a social game&#8217;s in-game item with real money? (Sample size=263)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>24.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>74.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know what a game item is</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Putting the three answers together, we get this:</p>
<h3>Q1B: Have you ever bought a social game&#8217;s in-game item with real money? (Sample size=1,077)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>5.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>18.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know what a game item is</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not played one (recently)</td>
<td>33.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not registered with an SNS</td>
<td>42.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>

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		<title>Email usage patterns of mobile phone owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[japan.internet.com recently reported on a sruvey by goo Research, their third regular survey into mobile phone users&#8217; email usage. Note that mobile phone here covers both existing feature phones and smartphones. Demographics Between the 16th and 18th of January 2012 1,086 members of the computer-based goo Research monitor group who had also registered as mobile [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image12/main-email-pc-mobile.png" alt="Which is your main device for sending and receiving email, a computer or a mobile phone? graph of japanese statistics" title="Which is your main device for sending and receiving email, a computer or a mobile phone? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" itemprop="image" class="alignright"/>japan.internet.com recently reported on a sruvey by goo Research, their third regular survey into <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20120127/1.html">mobile phone users&#8217; email usage</a>. Note that mobile phone here covers both existing feature phones and smartphones.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 16th and 18th of January 2012 1,086 members of the computer-based goo Research monitor group who had also registered as mobile phone monitors completed a mobile phone-based (including smartphone) questionnaire. 58.8% of the sample were female, 2.9% in their teens, 26.8% in their twenties, 33.9% in their thirties, 25.6% in their forties, and 10.8% aged fifty or older.</p>
<p>Since getting my smartphone I&#8217;ve started using it as my main device for emailing my parents, as I cannot get as much time as I want on my real computers, and now with a better camera it is quite easy to attach photos. Furthermore, docomo&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/provider/spmode/">sp-mode email</a> tool offers now not just embedded animated <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/03/18/apple-and-google-proposing-emoji-unicode-standard/">emoji</a>, but also full animation that dances all over the email page via a mechanism that I haven&#8217;t actually got round to investigating yet but I suspect is HTML 5 scripting.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Which is your main device for sending and receiving email, a computer or a mobile phone? (Sample size=1,086)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Computer (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQ1</a>)</td>
<td>32.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mobile phone, smartphone</td>
<td>51.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Can&#8217;t say either way</td>
<td>12.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t have a computer</td>
<td>2.9%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ1: Why do you use a computer as your mail email device? (Sample size=354, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>More used to writing email on computers</td>
<td>79.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Easy to use</td>
<td>41.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t run up a data packet transmission bill</td>
<td>39.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The email addresses of people I often communicate with are recorded on computer only</td>
<td>9.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No good with mobile phones</td>
<td>6.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>7.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Some of the Other reasons were that the display was wider, speed was faster, better useability, and that one needed to attach files to messages.
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[goo Ranking recently looked at painful experiences people had when confessing their love to another. Demographics Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goo Ranking recently looked at <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/confessions_ouch_experience">painful experiences people had when confessing their love to another</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.</p>
<p>Note I&#8217;ve used &#8220;they&#8221;, &#8220;them&#8221;, and &#8220;their&#8221; rather than &#8220;he/she&#8221;, &#8220;him/her&#8221; and &#8220;his/her&#8221; to make the text more readable, I hope.</p>
<h3>Ranking result</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: What painful experiences have you had confessing your love? (Sample size=1,074)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>I was sure the feelings were mutual but my advance was snubbed</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Before I could confess, a rumour spread that I fancied them</td>
<td>97.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>I thought they were free, but they were already in a relationship</td>
<td>83.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>When I went to declare my love, I was so vague I didn&#8217;t get my feelings across</td>
<td>72.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Against my sober judgement, blurted out my love in a drunken fevour</td>
<td>55.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>The day after confessing my love everyone knew all about it</td>
<td>51.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7=</td>
<td>I was nervous and just couldn&#8217;t get my words out correctly</td>
<td>42.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7=</td>
<td>I was nervous and just couldn&#8217;t get any words out at all</td>
<td>42.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>They said they&#8217;d reply another day but never replied</td>
<td>40.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>I thought they were single, but they were already married</td>
<td>25.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>I confessed my love, but was embarrassed and ended with &#8220;By the way, it&#8217;s all lies!&#8221;</td>
<td>22.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Someone else spotted me as I was declaring my love</td>
<td>18.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>When I called out to them, they gave me a dirty look so I couldn&#8217;t confess</td>
<td>17.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>I sent an &#8220;I love you!&#8221; email to the wrong person</td>
<td>13.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>I chose a love song at karaoke and stuck their name into it, but they missed it</td>
<td>6.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16=</td>
<td>I came out in a fever so I couldn&#8217;t make it to the place I&#8217;d asked them to meet me at</td>
<td>4.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16=</td>
<td>I sang a love song I wrote myself, but it put the willies up them</td>
<td>4.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>I was so nervous when confessing my love that my clothes were dripping with sweat</td>
<td>2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19=</td>
<td>I was seen practising my confession speech</td>
<td>1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19=</td>
<td>I phoned the wrong person but continued to declare my love for them</td>
<td>1.1</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<title>What not to do with someone else’s wife</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[goo Ranking had a survey that might be quite applicable to many of my readers, if the tales that I&#8217;ve heard of one-to-one English lessons with bored housewives are to be believed, as they took a look at what married people should not get up to one-on-one with someone else&#8217;s spouse of the opposite sex. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goo Ranking had a survey that might be quite applicable to many of my readers, if the tales that I&#8217;ve heard of one-to-one English lessons with bored housewives are to be believed, as they took a look at <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/married_ng_act/">what married people should not get up to one-on-one with someone else&#8217;s spouse of the opposite sex</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.</p>
<p>The items listed below are the items that would lead up to real one-on-one action, which is why that doesn&#8217;t appear in the list below! Note I&#8217;ve used &#8220;they&#8221;, &#8220;them&#8221;, and &#8220;their&#8221; rather than &#8220;he/she&#8221;, &#8220;him/her&#8221; and &#8220;his/her&#8221; to make the text more readable, I hope.</p>
<p>Looking at the list, I&#8217;d probably put everything other than the very last one out of bounds for wifey!</p>
<h3>Ranking result</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: What should married people not do one-on-one with someone else&#8217;s spouse of the opposite sex? (Sample size=1,074)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
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<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lie to you own spouse about meeting the other spouse</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Go on a trip together</td>
<td>91.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Take them round to your place when your spouse is not in</td>
<td>87.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Set their picture as your mobile phone wallpaper</td>
<td>86.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Stay until past midnight at a single friend&#8217;s place</td>
<td>85.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Meet on weekends for no particular reason</td>
<td>83.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Always send &#8220;Good morning!&#8221; and &#8220;Good night!&#8221; emails</td>
<td>75.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Get matching straps for your mobiles</td>
<td>73.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Call them every night</td>
<td>72.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Go together to a single friend&#8217;s place</td>
<td>66.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Get your lunchbox made by them</td>
<td>62.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Go for a spin in the car</td>
<td>60.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Get a private room in a comic cafe</td>
<td>56.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Return home together every night after work</td>
<td>50.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Go to a theme park</td>
<td>47.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Spend a long time on online chat together</td>
<td>45.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Go to the pictures</td>
<td>41.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Go shopping</td>
<td>38.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Go to karaoke</td>
<td>37.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Call each other by your first names</td>
<td>36.8</td>
</tr>
</table>
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