The unromantic AND romantic reasons Japanese men suck at saying “I love you”

Update: 2020-08-07

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Japanese men are incapable of saying "I love you." There are a couple of cultural reasons behind it and they are both absurdly unromantic and romantic. The key lies in the Japanese language and Japanese history.

Show host Kyota Ko gives an explanation to the indirectness of Japanese love.

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The unromantic AND romantic reasons Japanese men suck at saying “I love you”

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The unromantic AND romantic reasons Japanese men suck at saying “I love you”

Kyota Ko

The unromantic AND romantic reasons Japanese men suck at saying “I love you”