Fake marriage for cosplay in Japan

Several people are planning to enter a foreign nation illegally. The hope for a better life motivates most of them. But in this case, the motivation of the immigrant seems strange: cosplay.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 29-year-old Canadian lady. Her crime was identified as a fake marriage.

According to the media, she begged a false record of marriage with a Japanese resident for gaining a visa. Actually, there are several fake marriage cases for residency in many countries. But the reason she wanted to stay in Japan was surprising. She desired to enjoy a cosplay safely in Japan.

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Cosplay is now an established subculture. Not only in Japan, but also in several nations, we can enjoy cosplay in an event. I saw foreign people wearing a handmade suit with pleasure in the UK. However, this lady liked to wear lolita fashion. Highly exposing clothes are unpopular in some countries. Japan is known as the most tolerant nation for lolita fashion, or sexism of little girls, in the world.

To be honest, I do not blame the lady. Some people in Japan are very hostile to immigrant illegally entered Japan. But, in my sense, no more foreigners will visit Japan in the future unless the Japanese amend their exclusive attitudes to aliens. While fake marriage is a crime, I hope she enjoyed cosplay in Japan.