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It always amuses me that Japan is considered a "patriarchal society". I have found the men that act the "toughest" are usually puppies around their wives or mothers, and their bravado and boasting is limited to certain circles. Traditionally, Japanese men are literally handed from their mothers to their wives...or the wife lives in the same home with his parents.

This is a traditional, and old-fashioned perspective, but not unheard of even today.