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Miai

"History" section revision (30 Oct):
FACT CHECK when Omiai first came into society as a practice, as the current site says it happened in the 16th century, but sources here and here say that it emerged as early as the 12th century in the Kamakura period. However, these articles haven't sourced their claims to this, and I can't really find any primary sources supporting this claim anywhere, so I'll have to either just continue looking for a definitive answer on when it first emerged, or potentially delete what the current site says, as that is without a citation as well. [RESOLVED] Finally found a source that confirms that Miai marriages first occurred between Samurai families, and then later spread to the rest of society in the Meiji period.

REWRITE---... Nowadays, this type of miai is usually seen portrayed more in films and television dramas.---

REWRITE---... In ( Japan ) the 1930s and 40s, Omiai...

... with 'konkatsu ' [according to this article, konkatsu is slightly different from Omiai and should therefore be explicitly distinguished in some way from it] or 'spouse hunting' on the ...

... such as those inheriting a family business for example. ...

REWRITE-... In 2014, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe [add link]...

"History" section revision (20 Nov):

REWRITE---...Many ( feared ) were fearful of the possibility that a potential candidate's blood was contaminated with diseases such as epilepsy, neurosis, or mental illness...

REWRITE + CITATION-...that has now changed significantly with modern times.- EDIT:  found a source here that had an opposing conclusion, so I therefore removed content.

"Investigation" section revision (20 Nov):

REWRITE---...once the preliminary list ( is ) had been constructed.---

"Introduction" section revision (20 Nov):

REWRITE---Before the omiai occurred, the parties scrutinized each other's pictures to prevent future rejection, something which still occurs through online Omiai based services in Japan now.---

"Discrimination Historically" section revision (20 Nov):

Maybe change paragraph-title. "Historical Discrimination", "Discrimination", "Historical Biases", etc.

REWRITE---...undesirables; some examples being leather-workers, shoe-menders, and butchers...