# How do you get a Japanese girlfriend? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469 "2010-01-18T21:30:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/1 "2010-01-18T21:30:55Z")
my friend wants to know ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/2 "2010-01-18T21:33:42Z")
From the Japanese girlfriend shop of course! Geez, don’t they teach kids anything these days? ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/3 "2010-01-18T21:34:54Z")
1. Go to Japan. 2. Flash some money. 3. Act respectful to women. 4. Bath in yellow mellow. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/4 "2010-01-18T21:36:30Z")
You could try [Enjo-kōsai (援助交際)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjo_k%C5%8Dsai) – “compensated dating”. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/5 "2010-01-18T21:36:32Z")
First, you need to turn Japanese. From there it’s not a big problem. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/6 "2010-01-18T21:36:49Z")
Go teach English in Japan. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/7 "2010-01-18T21:45:41Z")
Only ask out Japanese girls. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/8 "2010-01-18T21:55:47Z")
Share your physics class with one. No. Wait. That did _not_ work for me. Um… how about this: 1. Learn Japanese. 2. ??? 3. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/9 "2010-01-18T21:59:45Z")
Konichiwa bitches! ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/10 "2010-01-18T22:10:57Z")
Hmm, looks like Destina Japan is not doing well nowadays - can’t even find their website anymore ([it was this](http://www.destinajapan.us/), which now points to the ‘site-no-more-smiling-blonde-chick-on-campus page’) Oh well, I always liked their fee description which started by asking if you could afford a Rolex or to lease a Lexus…:eek: ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/11 "2010-01-18T22:17:41Z")
Why would he want one? Their hoo ha’s have all those odd pixel’s on them. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/12 "2010-01-18T22:22:10Z")
Do you want a Japanese-Japanese or do you want an American-Japanese there is a huge difference. They look alike but act nothing alike:) ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/13 "2010-01-18T22:25:38Z")
> [@gravitycrash](#): > > Why would he want one? Their hoo ha’s have all those odd pixel’s on them. Maybe he’s got one of those pixellated weenies. They seem to fit in the pixellated hoo ha’s pretty well. I’ve never seen a pixellated weenie in a non-pixellated hoo ha. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/14 "2010-01-18T22:28:36Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Do you want a Japanese-Japanese or do you want an American-Japanese there is a huge difference. They look alike but act nothing alike:) I heard there might even be slight differences depending on which individual model you get, but don’t cite me on that. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/15 "2010-01-18T22:30:41Z")
Would your friend settle for a Japanese pillow girlfriend? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/16 "2010-01-18T22:31:06Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > my friend wants to know Your “friend”, huh? 😉 How about wearing one of [these shirts](http://www.animecastle.com/c-24702-im-looking-for-a-japanese-girlfriend-t-shirts.aspx)? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/17 "2010-01-18T22:32:39Z")
1. Bait 2. Chloroform 3. Chloroform delivery vehicle 4. Facebook friend her/relationship her 5. Change her password Ta-da! It’s almost too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/18 "2010-01-18T22:33:41Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > I heard there might even be slight differences depending on which individual model you get, but don’t cite me on that. [The Japanese models have better mileage](http://instantrimshot.com/). ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/19 "2010-01-18T23:46:50Z")
Personally, I got one when she decided that my (appallingly bad) photo on an internet dating site looked cute, and asked me if I’d like to go out for a cup of tea. That was nearly a year ago now and we’re still together, so I definitely recommend tea. Oh, and bad photographs. (Not misleading photographs, just _bad_.) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469/20 "2010-01-18T23:52:13Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > I heard there might even be slight differences depending on which individual model you get, but don’t cite me on that. Well, I guess it’s plausible, but I have my doubts. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469.md?page=2)