This article explains what we have been learning in class in our international trade unit. Japanese have found it is cheaper for them to get married in the US. At first it sounded a little ridiculous when I came upon this article, wouldn't it cost them more? According to this article, traditional Japanese weddings cost at the minimum $100,000 dollars. For the Japanese the bond of marriage is a big celebration which requires family, friends, business associates to be invited along with many dresses and outfits to buy. Japanese have found an alternative that would both save money and give them a spectacular wedding ceremony. The number one place Japanese come to get married in the US is in Hawaii. What better place than the wonder
ful tropical islands? The second place is New York city. Why you might ask? According to this article it gives a "Sex in the City" atmosphere that has attracted Japan. Reverend Dick Leonard says he does on average 120 to 160 weddings a year in New York. Leonard informs us that it started with only a couple weddings a year. He recently discovered his church, Unitarian Church of All Souls, has been written up in the traveler guides in Japan. Most Japanese are not christian but church weddings have become very popular because it saves them a lot more money than doing it in Japan. Leonard humorously describes how they have difficulty in pronouncing their vows. For Japanese it is cheaper for them to have a wedding in the US than to have it in their homeland and therefore have turned to the US as a solution. Have the Japaneses' wedding traditions changed just to save money? In this situation (as we have learned) the supply for yen goes up and the demand for dollars goes up (appreciating our dollar).
ful tropical islands? The second place is New York city. Why you might ask? According to this article it gives a "Sex in the City" atmosphere that has attracted Japan. Reverend Dick Leonard says he does on average 120 to 160 weddings a year in New York. Leonard informs us that it started with only a couple weddings a year. He recently discovered his church, Unitarian Church of All Souls, has been written up in the traveler guides in Japan. Most Japanese are not christian but church weddings have become very popular because it saves them a lot more money than doing it in Japan. Leonard humorously describes how they have difficulty in pronouncing their vows. For Japanese it is cheaper for them to have a wedding in the US than to have it in their homeland and therefore have turned to the US as a solution. Have the Japaneses' wedding traditions changed just to save money? In this situation (as we have learned) the supply for yen goes up and the demand for dollars goes up (appreciating our dollar).
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