As a result, dating in Japan is usually quite easy for men. At least getting one woman after another into your bed, is really easy, even if youre quite ugly! All in all, it is comparably easy for a Western foreign man to find a Japanese woman or to have a nice relationship here in Japan.

What does long hair symbolize in Japan?

Since most people with long hair in Japan are women, the cutting of hair has taken on an additional meaning. So in a way, that cutting of hair is a ceremony that mirrors that of an Edo period Samurai: an end to an era of someones life, and the beginning of another.