West, Mark D.,  1968- <br/><br/>
Lovesick Japan :  sex, marriage, romance, law / 
Mark D. West. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  (c)2011. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 259 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Judging --  Love --  Coupling --  Private sex --  Commodified sex --  Divorce. 
<br/><br/> This book explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence-2,700 court opinions-describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In compelling, poignant, and sometimes horrifying court cases, West finds that Japanese judges frequently opine on whether a person is in love, what other emotions a person is feeling, and whether those emotions are appropriate for the situation. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801461026 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sex customs--Japan.<br/>Love--Japan.<br/>Marriage--Japan.<br/>Divorce--Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ18  / .L684 2011