Anyway, here's the blurb:We only have this informational page in English because the US-based store system requires us to have it. This page is not meant to invite non-Japanese speakers to purchase the book
The title, "Nihonjin no Otoko wa Motenai", means Japanese guys aren't popular. Japanese guys aren't the most popular creatures on earth, when it comes to romance. Sad but true.
But why?
Because they are almost always quiet and shy?
Because they have difficulty asking girls out?
Part of it is language, but the other part is cultural.
Perfectly decent, intelligent guys in the Japanese context may appear rude, awkward, or plain inappropriate in Western romantic situations. The Japanese culture does not train these guys to deal with girls with cultural backgrounds different from their own.
The author is a woman, a bilingual, bicultural Japanese national, who grew up going in and out of Japan every few years, and is happily married to an American. In this book, she has poured in her personal experience, as well as the vast information she has gained from talking to other women, Japanese or otherwise. Girls talk. Men don't. Believe me, we know more...more...
