TY  - BOOK
AU  - West,Mark D.
TI  - Lovesick Japan: sex, marriage, romance, law 
SN  - 9780801461026
AV  - HQ18 .L684 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Sex customs
KW  - Japan
KW  - Love
KW  - Marriage
KW  - Divorce
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Judging --; Love --; Coupling --; Private sex --; Commodified sex --; Divorce; 2; b
N2  - 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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