Miai
Sign in to save, or as it is properly known in Japan with the honorific prefix , is a Japanese traditional custom which relates closely to Western matchmaking, in which a woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. The term is sometimes mistranslated as an "arranged marriage" but it can be described as a meeting opportunity with more serious considerations for the future as a process of courtship. According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, in 2005 it was estimated that around 6.2% of marriages in Japan are arranged via .
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- History
- Investigation
- Introduction
- {{Transliteration|ja|Kotowari}} (excuse, apology, refusal)
- Historical discrimination
- Modern-day {{Transliteration|ja|omiai}} practices
- Participants
- {{Transliteration|ja|Nakōdo}}
- Selection process
- Attitudes
- Gender and {{Transliteration|ja|omiai}}
- In literature
- See also
- References
, or as it is properly known in Japan with the honorific prefix , is a Japanese traditional custom which relates closely to Western matchmaking, in which a woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. The term is sometimes mistranslated as an "arranged marriage" but it can be described as a meeting opportunity with more serious considerations for the future as a process of courtship. According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, in 2005 it was estimated that around 6.2% of marriages in Japan are arranged via .
==History== thumb|Wedding of Pujie and [[Hiro Saga in an arranged marriage with a strategic purpose, Tokyo, 1937]] The practice of emerged in 16th century Japan among the samurai classes, with the intention to form and protect strong military alliances among warlords to ensure mutual support. Later, during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), the practice of spread to other urban classes trying to emulate samurai customs. It became the practice for those seeking a union between families, and parents on both sides made all the decisions regarding marriage.