Japanese circumcision !

[fatslug]

Ive noticed (no im not gay) whenever i go to SENTOS or ONSENS 99% of jap guys are circumcised....whats the deal with that ? then i went to the doctors the other day and on the front counter there was a price list for circumcisions ?!?!?!

what is the signifiicance of circumcision for japanese men / people ?

[electrocat]

i thought japan wasn't a circumcision country. Maybe they bought into the USA and UK hoax of it being "needed". 99% of j-pornstars are uncut.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Man, I know this is Japan related but it should be moved to Beyond Fucked

[Lifer]

I think they used to follow the American example, but have stopped in recent years. When my son was born the doctor asked us what we wanted to do, but stressed that it is not usually done here anymore.

[omae mona]

Ive noticed (no im not gay)

Hey, me either! Wow! But anyway...

whenever i go to SENTOS or ONSENS 99% of jap guys are circumcised....

Nope, it just looks that way. If I'm not mistaken, they are just pulling back their foreskin. I will leave it up to somebody else to explain the origin of this ritual, 'cause I sure can't. Maybe it's so they can show off how sparkling clean and smegma-free they are. Try pointing and complimenting somebody on their excellent hygiene next time. Maybe it will spark an interesting conversation.

[Blah Pete]

A friend of mine just had a kid and says the circumcision is an expensive procedure for new borns. Much cheaper if you wait until they are older.

[Charles]

Nope, it just looks that way. If I'm not mistaken, they are just pulling back their foreskin. I will leave it up to somebody else to explain the origin of this ritual, 'cause I sure can't.

How do you know about this?

[Ketou]

I think they used to follow the American example

I thought circumcision was as old as recorded history!

[omae mona]

How do you know about this?

Well, let me begin by emphasizing again that

[paraphrased]I'm not gay

Because I wouldn't want somebody to think that

I'm gay

just because I wrote about

smegma

It's very important for everybody to understand this. I'd have to kill myself if somebody thought otherwise.

Now, on to the point. How do I know? It's from statistics I've gathered while performing fellatio. OOPS! Slip of the tongue. That's not what I meant to say. What I meant to say is that I can't remember, but probably I got it off of google at some point. Most likely while doing research before Omae Mona Jr. was born (and before knowing Omae Mona Jr. would be a girl). Googling on "japan" and "foreskin" turns up a related article as the first link.