Herbivorous versus Carnivorous

There seems to be a unique trend in Japan of men becoming more feminine, or perhaps less masculine. The era leading up to the bust economy provided the stereotypical "carnivorous" male with economic competition for better wages, more money to lavish on girlfriends and a more male versus male society. Since then, the Japanese economy and men's outlook on their futures has changed considerably, and Tomoko Otake at the Japan Times delves into some of the reasons and results.


These images, polls taken by Fuji TV and images from Japan Probe, first track the number of respondents that say they sit while peeing over eight years. Second, women were asked if they think their husbands sit while peeing in the first bar and in the next bar is the response of their spouses of whether or not the pee sitting. Because women in Japan tend to take care of the household chores, they would rather not clean up the unnecessary splash back that occurs from standing urination.

Fashion remains a massive dimension of the gender role break off.


A Reuters article and an article linked to Okane's touches on the suject of bras for men. These are not for overweight men, but for guys that want to feel a bit more secure. It doesn't seem like they want people to know they have a bra, but want to psychological reinforcement of an underwire.