Also, they didn’t have a counter experiment with a sample of women determining what men to approach, so the whole thing was pretty one sided and focused on young Japanese men.

It’s simply part of nature that one would want to put yourself in the situation with the best “chances”, even if, consciously, those are not your intentions.

You are absolutely correct though. This has more to do with men in general than with just Japanese men.

All studies are flawed and ones like this are much more flawed than small sample ones conducted by scientific sources. Anything done for entertainment is highly suspect because things can be staged in order to make the situation appear a specific way to offer a better platform for appealing to advertisers. I’d like to know how many ads for diet supplements, makeup and exercise equipment ran concurrently with this program in order to help the women whose insecurity was induced by a show like this to help themselves be more attractive. :-p

And yes, this “study” was a waste of time and money for all those involved.

In the restaurant, I would have sat next to the beautiful woman, because I’m freaking tall and right handed, and there was a huge space open in the center.

They should do a second experiment, though, where the ugly woman is the most inviting person in the world, and the beautiful woman gives off attitude. I’d like to see if the results change at all.

I’m not sure I’d call her ugly per se. Comparatively so, sure, but it’s mainly that she’s overweight.

i would have the same reaction, but not in the last one (giving direction) i would give the same indications

The first time I noticed what you talk about, comedian　Minowa Haruka was portraying the ugly girl. Being that it’s sort of part of her shtick, I’d say it was, again, a matter of profession.

So perhaps they consistently hire the girls from a talent agency of some kind?