I figured that whilst you're all staying so helpful, I'd throw out queries I have about some of my other fiction projects. This is concerning a novel set over the course of three years in three different countries: London, England 1901, Nagano, Japan 1902 and Paris, France 1903. Character A is a seventeen-year-old male prostitute working and living
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A Western-dressed Japanese man in Japan was completely normal (in that class, more common that Japanese dress) and wouldn't attract attention. If he brought a foreigner, that would be very interesting and a major point of gossip, but it would be assumed that he was involved in business of some kind, such as exports. Homosexuality is largely out of fashion by 1902, but as long as B kept it quiet and didn't do anything dramatic like refuse to get married or give his family fortune to the boyfriend no-one would really care much.
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He is actually there on business, so that works fine by me. Out of curiosity, what do you think would be the attitude if he repeatedly refused to get married - or left before the marriage?
Thank you for responding. :D
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Japanese people who studied there include Hayashi Tadasu and Kikuchi Dairoku, sent there as part of the first Meiji era delegation to study England (so much earlier than your character, but there's some precedent.)
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Also, the precedent is fabulous! *goes to click on links*
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