Hi my step brother has a Japanese girlfriend, she moved to Australia a few years ago on her own. They are not married but living together for a few years and have a child and another on the way. We’ve never met her family as they all live in Japan. My parents planned a trip to Japan recently and were super excited to meet them but just before leaving they said they would not be visiting her family due to them living outside of the city and speaking no English. I thought this was odd as it’s a very long trip from where we live and I know they planned to meet and Google translate or similar would have helped. Anyway that got me wondering if maybe the general Japanese view on relationships with someone of a different culture and in particular having a child out of wedlock may not be great? I’m hoping someone can enlighten me on this. I don’t want to ask my brother or his partner in case it’s a touchy subject, which I guess it could be.
by pleb0789
