In Japan a mans cheque even if he makes $100k a year is direct deposited into the wifes account and he receives a daily stipend of $6 to spend on a lunch.
The women often hold a side account for rainy day purposes, as traditionally the weaker sex in Japan the law will rule in her favour.
In the meantime the next generation of men in Japan have opted out. The women think they are winning now, but Isaiah is coming to pass...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaTBXDvxxzI&t=2s
A sad country to be a man, no matter your position of power or influence. The elderly man in the middle a consultant has no rights, while the heir to the patriarchy on the left will get no inheritance (it goes to the young girl usually), and the family unit is in its last generation unless some miracle comes to pass in Japan. The works are presently run by the woman top 2nd from left