In December 2023, the Japanese media went briefly crazy about a real-life harem manga scenario where a man claimed to have four wives. Though only married to one of his partners legally, Ryuta Watanabe was living comfortably as a househusband in Sapporo while the women worked to support the household. With his common-law and legal spouses all in their twenties and together under one roof (except for the fourth "wife," who lived separately), 35-year-old Watanabe had three young children. So what happened to Watanabe after all that media attention? Fortunately, Weekly Friday has chased the ...

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