How do arranged marriages in Japan work?
The arranged marriage in Japan is called “Omiai.” Unlike Americans’ common beliefs, Omiai is nothing like arranged marriage. First of all, no one is obligated to marry to whom he or she does not like. What omiai really is a formal version of American blind date. Usually, older people who know many people function as a match maker. Two people first exchange their photos, and if they like what the saw, they have a date. The only difference is that both sides agree that they are going to seek out the possibility of marriage. People usually take 6 months to a year to decide whether or not they should get married, and they can stop seeing each other at any time if one of, or both of them feel that they are not compatible. What would they do? They can have as many Omiais as they want, as frequently as they wish. So, Omiai is a very effective way to meet people of the opposite sex if you are considering marriage. What is sushi? One of the biggest misconceptions about sushi is that it is thoug
