Do Japanese Girls Get Married To Foreigners? // Top 5 Nationalities

Overview

The video shares a “latest statistic” from the Japanese government about which foreign nationalities Japanese women marry. The presenter presents the data as a ranked top-5 list, focusing on the number of couples formed the previous year (Japanese wife + non-Japanese husband). They also comment on possible reasons behind each ranking, and note that overall marriage rates appear to be declining.

Overall Trend

• The presenter says there were about 6,000 reported international-marriage couples (Japanese wife + non-Japanese husband).
• They suggest the marriage rate is going down.

Ranked Top-5 Nationalities

#5 United Kingdom — ~200 couples

• The presenter downplays this number as small.
• They speculate (jokingly) whether some UK men in Japan are there for teaching English, implying they may not necessarily be pursuing work in that field.

#4 Brazil — ~250 couples

• The presenter says they expected Brazil to rank higher than the UK.
• They mention having seen girls dating Brazilian men and suggest that having relatives in Japan may increase visibility or connections.

#3 China and Taiwan — ~610 couples

• The presenter argues this result is not surprising due to the large Chinese population in Japan.
• They cite close cultural and language ties, noting that Chinese is said to make Japanese easier to learn.
• For Taiwan, they describe Taiwanese people as culturally similar to Japanese.

#2 United States — (ranked second)

• The presenter is surprised that American men rank second, given what they view as population differences.
• They suggest the ranking may be influenced by American servicemen stationed in Japan, and possibly related communities (including English-teaching circles), meaning some men may form families while in Japan.

#1 South Korea — ~1,520 couples

• The presenter says South Korea has been the consistent leader for decades, including before K-pop.
• They connect the ongoing interest in dating and relationships to K-pop/K-idols, mentioning BTS.
• They acknowledge that government-level political tensions can affect couples, with some reports of divorces or relationship breaks linked to politics.
• However, they argue that personally, Korean men living in Japan generally get along well with Japanese people due to shared values and cultural similarity.

Presenters / Contributors

• No named presenters or contributors were mentioned in the subtitles.