Another interesting survey translated by WhatJapanThink;

What would you want to do, if only you had the courage to do it? (Sample size=465, male)

1 Start my own business 100

2 Go to karaoke by myself 92.2

3 Go abroad on holiday by myself 81.3

4 Chat someone up 76.5

20 Declare my love 30.7

5 Tell off ill-mannered people 73.5

6 Go by myself to a dodgy pub 69.3

7 Get a radical hairstyle change (skinhead, etc) 57.8

8 Go to dinner at a posh hotel 55.4

9 Go backpacking 50.0

10 Tell the boss what I really think about him/her 50.0

11 Go by myself to a stand-up bar 48.8

12= Change jobs 46.4

12= Take up pugilistic arts 46.4

14 Go on a cycling holiday 43.4

15 Fall in love with a much younger woman 43.4

16 Dress up in ladies clothes 39.2

17 Get cosmetic surgery 34.9

18 Dye my hair 34.9

19 Do cosplay 31.3

I can see how starting a business would take courage but karaoke on number two is just laughable.

What would you want to do, if only you had the courage to do it? (Sample size=658, female)

1 Go to karaoke by myself 100

2 Go abroad on holiday by myself 97.3

3 Go by myself to a dodgy pub 76.4

4 Tell off ill-mannered people 76.0

5 Get cosmetic surgery 63.9

6 Go to dinner at a posh hotel 59.7

7 Go by myself to a stand-up bar 58.6

8 Get a radical hairstyle change (buzz cut, etc) 58.2

9 Start my own business 57.8

10 Do cosplay 50.2

11= Tell the boss what I really think about him/her 46.8

11= Wear sexy clothes 46.8

13 Go backpacking 40.3

14 Fall in love with a much younger man 32.7

15 Go on a cycling holiday 30.8

16 Fall in love with a much older man 25.1

17 Declare my love 24.0

18 Change jobs 23.2

19= Start husband-hunting 21.3

19= Wear a disguise 21.3

Karaoke takes the number one spot for Japanese women, again am surprised that karaoke takes the number one spot, you would think karaoke is one thing Japanese wouldn’t have a problem doing.

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