My immediate reason for making this thread was watching an anime bringing up the idea about not showing yourself as being involved with someone at work.
Basically, the characters are avoiding being recognized as being romantically involved. And it’s pretty recent from other times I’ve seen this theme (Fune o Amu).
My question:
Is it still taboo to have a romantic partner at the same company you work for in Japan?
Edit: And why are people discouraged from romantic connections?
(meanwhile, my parents were at the same company (which is a bit unusual, but yeah, and worked together until their pension)