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In a country where polygamy is illegal, a man with four wives and two girlfriends is aiming to give birth to 54 children and become the "god of marriage" eventually.

The 36-year-old man, Ryuta Watanabe, lives in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido in Japan. He has not been working for the last 10 years and has living on the salaries earned by his wives and girlfriends.

As reported by Shueisha Online, Watanabe already has 10 children and has been living with two of them and three of his wives.

He has stepped into the role of househusband and does all the housework, cooking and takes care of the children.

The household expenses which are around $6,000 every month get split between his wives and girlfriends.

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Watanabe said his aim is to break the record of fathering the highest number of children in Japan and gaining the title of so-called "God of Marriage".

As per records, Tokugawa Ienari - who was a shogun and died in 1841 - had fathered nearly 53 children with 27 concubines in his reign in the Edo Period.

“I want to have 54 children so my name will go down in history. I’m still looking for new wives," Watanabe said.

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 20 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Okay wtf, this guy looks dumpy as shit and all his wives are decent looking too. Like… it’s not even a religious cult thing? It must be a combination of sexual prowess and mad levels of charisma that I will never be able to understand.

[–] match@pawb.social 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i think he's in a polycule of lesbians and is the token sperm donor

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago

I think this is the most likely answer. Target women who are 1. Mostly attracted to other women and 2. Want to be in a polyamorous relationship. I’m basing this on zero information, but this is a scenario that would make sense to me.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I looked them up. The women are pretty average by Japanese standards. They just know how to do their hair and makeup well and take care of their skin. And the guy while not really handsome looks better than many Japanese guys. Many Japanese men don’t know how to take care of themselves and dress terribly. They look like dweebs and are not charismatic and often misogynistic assholes.

If you dress well, are a gentleman and charismatic and not a misogynist you can easily woo women out of your league in Japan.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, looks aren't important to everyone, especially if the other person is ready to handle housework, br a stay at home husband, has plenty of charisma as you said, is caring etc.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The guy got a harem of career women, and his job is to raise the children. Sounds like they got it made.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Pic for reference

[–] KrankyKong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

He's probably got a hog on him