As mentioned in the question below, with university attendance now so commonplace, are there really families where the parents don’t contribute a single yen?
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I asked my daughter, and she said that everyone around her either gets financial support from their parents or uses scholarships—she doesn’t know anyone who earns their own tuition.
There are also many types of scholarships, and if you look into it, there seem to be various ways to cover tuition.
Even if someone wants to explain why they do papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), why pretend it’s for tuition or try to gain sympathy? Why not simply be honest and say it’s for their own luxuries?
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As you point out, most parents probably want to do whatever they can for their children.
That said, among students at regional national universities that I know of, quite a few are what used to be called “working students.” Scholarship programs have also changed significantly, and in some cases students can graduate with several million yen in debt. The problem is that repayment starts immediately after graduation, when they’re still earning relatively little.
So it’s certainly possible that some female students are using papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan).
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My name is Gaku.
> Are there really families where the parents don’t contribute even a single yen?
I didn’t realize this myself until I left my hometown and moved to a rural area, but there are still regions where going to college is considered a considerable luxury.
In the area where I live now, it’s normal for parents to barely manage the admission fee. Only a small minority can also cover tuition, housing, and living expenses.
Families that can’t contribute anything at all are by no means uncommon.
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I think the reason they don’t have any friends like that is that children from families wealthy enough to have a papa who’s a member of Universe naturally tend to associate with others who have a similar sense of money.
Even if they’re not in poverty, just look at the average annual income of people in their 40s and 50s—the age group likely to have college-age children. Isn’t it obvious that they can’t exactly afford a luxurious lifestyle?
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P.S. Incidentally, there are also people whose husbands contribute absolutely nothing to the household finances. Of course, they don’t pay for their children’s tuition either.
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I’m supporting someone whose stepfather earns 10 million yen a year but won’t contribute even a single yen toward her tuition as his stepchild.
Because of her parents’ income, she isn’t eligible for scholarships either.
It’s such a shame—she has a deviation score of 70 and a TOEIC score of 990. I’m looking forward to seeing her succeed in her career.
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It’s rare for someone to cover all their tuition expenses themselves, but as you mentioned, there are several types of scholarships, so I think some students borrow only half and manage to cover the rest on their own.
I can also imagine someone who’s 23, has just graduated, and wants to earn several million yen so they can pay off their student loans within a year.
By the way, in the basic version of a phone scam, someone pretending to be the victim’s son tells their elderly parent things like, “I’ve been in an accident and need money,” or, “There’s been a serious problem at work, and I absolutely need money,” and gets them to transfer a large sum of money, right?
Isn’t that because they know they’d obviously be refused if they simply said, “I want to live a more luxurious lifestyle, so please give me money”?
I think something similar could be said about papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) as well. What do you think?
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Why add something like “I can’t contribute even a single yen”?
It’s not always that a parent refuses to pay—sometimes they simply can’t.
Some people may be doing this to cover their tuition, after all. Everyone has their own circumstances, and everyone has their own reasons for lying.
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