The Independent - London, July 10th, 1996
Marrying into a culture as foreign as Japan's is about the most reckless emotional adventure one can conceive of, the equivalent of crossing the Pacific in a barrel or attempting to fly without benefit of wings. I know, I did it.
Of course, that's not how it seems to begin with. You and your partner have different looks and different languages, but these are differences that young love bridges readily. Often they give the relationship a special spice. But far more treacherous and difficult to negotiate are the problems that derive from different cultural expectations.
In the West, a marriage...
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