Decades of economic prosperity of Japan have generated an essentially new generation of Japanese women - well-educated, earning much, loving to travel, fond of shopping together with girlfriends. Not only are they nowadays economically independent from parents or the husband, but also know for sure what they want in life. Among young working women there are many "rebels" against traditional foundations of home life: they prefer to postpone marriage, initiate divorces, do not hasten with birth of children. Among 29-year-old Japanese women some 40% are single.
Although the divorce rate in the country does not break universal records (USA, the Great Britain), it has grown four times in comparison with 1950. Besides the procedure of divorce is initiated now much more often by women than by men. The culinary feats of the Japanese housewives are a thing of the past - nowadays they buy convenience foods, or the meal is ordered at the nearest restaurant. Families with a big number of children in Japan are also few and far between. Should we be surprised that the Japanese men prefer to visit a marriage agency, which tries to bring a bride from abroad, more often from the countries of Southeast Asia.