The Japanese family structure has long been governed by vertical ties of obligation. However, in modern society, the intervention of relatives into the lives of the younger generation creates friction. The utterance "dakara" (because/therefore) implies a justification for an action. This paper seeks to uncover what necessitates such justification when a relative "stops" a child.
(nonstandard) → better as: 親戚の子と泊まったから → shinseki no ko to tomatta kara = “Because I stayed over with the relative’s child.” shinseki no ko to wo tomari dakar
While there are various works with similar titles, they generally follow a standard narrative structure: The Japanese family structure has long been governed
