Japan man with 4 wives, 2 girlfriends aims to father 54 children, become ‘god of marriage’

A man in Japan who has four wives and two girlfriends – and aims to father 54 children – wants to become the “God of Marriage”.

Ryuta Watanabe, 36, who lives in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, has not worked for 10 years and lives entirely on the salaries of his wives and girlfriends.

His wives are common-law in nature, recognised as partners in a marriage-like relationship without formal registration, based on long-term cohabitation and shared responsibilities.

Watanabe is already the father of 10 children and lives with two of them and three of his wives, Japan’s Shueisha Online reported.

He takes on the role of a househusband, cooking, doing housework, and taking care of the children.

The household expenses, which are almost 914,000 yen (US$6,000) a month, are split between his wives and girlfriends.