Most Japanese men hand over their salaries to their wives. In Japan, husbands surrender their whole wages and other earnings to their wives and receive a monthly allowance (“okozukai”) as pocket money, which they can use to buy things like cigarettes and beer.According to a survey done by research firm Softbrain Field, women control 74% of Japanese household spending, and this includes couples with small children. Men do not gladly hand over their full salary, but they believe they must earn money for their families, even if it means suffering themselves. Traditionally, it began after the Seco…