Personal accounts of infidelity and marital betrayal in Japan

Various personal accounts highlight instances of infidelity and subsequent plans for retribution within marriages.

One individual, a writer, discovered her husband was having an affair and bringing his partner into their home. Upon learning she was pregnant, the husband suggested naming the child after his mistress. The woman expressed intentions to divorce and seek alimony, while planning to prevent the husband from seeing the child.

In another case, a corporate executive reported that her husband, who was living with a secretary, began belittling her professional contributions following the death of her father, the company president. She stated her intention to ensure he does not ascend to the presidency.

A manga series also depicts a woman's efforts to gather evidence of her husband's infidelity through unconventional methods to secure divorce settlements.