I can’t represent the entire population with my statements, but I am a Japanese female and I find this stuff hilarious. I don’t even care if it’s true or not.

And I might be assuming, but I’d guess that most people who read Mainichi and used to read WaiWai were interested in Japan, had respect for Japan, and were educated about Japan. It may have caused harm, hurt feelings, and/or offended people, but I would like any antis to inform me of a newspaper (or especially a tabloid!) that hasn’t done so.

Thank you :]

I never liked Wai Wai for a simple reason. I am neither Japanese nor female, but Wai Wai painted Japanese females in a very unflattering light, and those who have never been to Japan assume at least some of what they read is true. Why would they not given its publication in a mainstream paper? I always felt that the reputation of my very normal and modest Japanese wife suffered every time someone whispered to me, “are they really like that?” after reading something like Wai Wai on the net. Japanese society has enough foibles to keep us all busy scratching our heads for eons. We don’t need to make stuff up for amusement.

It’s good to know there’s a place to get them.

I wonder if someone will carry on the tradition of translating all this nonsense into English… Heh.

Thank you very much for your reply.

Yes, I do like natto. Because it tastes good and it is good for your health.

I understand that you do not want to answer my question. I respect your decision. Nobody needs to answer my question. But I figured that answering my question requires one to experience some sort of embarrassment. I am sorry if my question intimidate you.

Thank you for asking my question to your imaginary wife. But her answer is too vague and unconvincing.

You asked “Why is it that Japanese people love to laugh at sensational bullshit news from other countries, but when it comes to their own soft underbelly being projected, they can’t see the lighter side,” so let me answer this question.

Does any of “sensational bullshit news from other countries” come from a quality newspaper? I do not think so. Mainichi Shimbun is one of the quality papers in Japan. It is the only newspaper whose reporter has won a Pulitzer Prize. It is not Mainich shimbun’s job to publish “sensational bullshit news.” Japanese supreme court states that “a newspaper company must take responsibility for its own articles even if they are citations from a credible news agency, much more from an incredible news source.”

Claim for Compensation, Case number:1995(O) No.1421

Moreover, as many English language newspapers have pointed out, many of WaiWai articles include intentional mistranslations. For example, one WaiWai article states that 55% of Japanese women have sex on the same day they meet a guy. But the original article says that among those who had sex the same day they met a guy, 55% of them had the intention to do that. The original articles of ‘WaiWai: The Cook, the Beast, the Vice and its Lover’ clearly states that the story is an ‘urban legend,’ but WaiWai left out the notice intentionally.

In your previous comment you stated, “I dont know anyone at all who read it as actual *news*.” I really hope you are right. However, the reality is the contrary.

The movie “Babel” is clearly influenced from the WaiWai article ‘WaiWai: Fast food sends schoolgirls into sexual feeding frenzy’.
This movie is not funny, but serious.

Princess Masako (Japan furious about new book: “Princess Masako - Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne”) written by an Australian writer Ben Hills has in accurate description of Japanese mother-son relationship, based on the WaiWai article, ‘More moms going down, to ensure grades go up’.

If you still don’t believe what I claim, look at the following link.

http://www9.atwiki.jp/mainichiwaiwai/pages/163.html

and this.

http://groups.google.co.jp/group/sci.lang.japan/msg/a96e854365f72b96

As you can see, there are many MDN readers who thought that the WaiWai stories are true.

These are only a small portion of damages what WaiWai has caused.

Stippy.com claims that the closure of WaiWai is “A perfect example of how Japanese consider what they write in their own script to be an acceptable secret code, that the rest of the world cant (sic.) understand.”

But I think it is English speaking writers and readers of WaiWai who have thought that they can write whatever they want to, since Japanese people cannot read English - their own secret code. I think WaiWai lovers want to justify themselves by attacking MDN attackers.

My wife likes Waiwai articles. I asked her (for your sake) why she liked it, and she said, “because it makes me laugh”. I asked her why did it make her laugh, and she said, because the stories are so blunt and out of her world. She said that she doesn’t care if they are real or not, and assumes they are not, but that doesn’t take away the fact that they make her laugh. Why is it that Japanese people love to laugh at sensational bullshit news from other countries, but when it comes to their own soft underbelly being projected, they can’t see the lighter side. Are you Japanese? If so, why? why?? why???

Thank you for clearing it up. But isn’t this article a part of the column?
What makes this article so different from others, such as the following, which are listed right below this article?

WaiWai: Gals refresh body and soul by ‘recycling sex’ with old beaus
WaiWai: Marriages in the mire as housewives frolic further afield

I just cannot enjoy WaiWai articles and I don’t understand why people say they like them. I just want to know why they love WaiWai, or even state they love WaiWai.
I also would like to know what female readers think about WaiWai. Do they like the articles/the column as male readers do?

1234……..your rant is a good example of the hypocrital blinkers that are a true Japanese art form.
So is translating Japanese to English a form of “stabbing in the back”?

Foreigners blames Japanese people for hating foreign people but you should realize it is your action that it causing it.

Thank you for your comment.
But you didn’t answer my question.
Why is this article “much loved?” If this particular article may not be loved, but you like it, why?
Do female readers enjoy this kind of articles as much as male readers?