Hon,
no one cares about whether something seems "anti feminist". The fact is Japan's culture considers the separation of
any traditional relationship to be shameful, be it marriage, family, or business. Namie Amuro got married, got pregnant, then got divorced in an extremely short timespan, and it almost ended her entire career. In fact, it is one of the greatest contributors to her tragic fall in sales from 1999-2003. Suzuki Ami's career ended over a row with her label. Even KOKIA lost a lot of fans when she went independent in 2006. It's rare that someone like Utada Hikaru can divorce without being thrown under the bus by editorialists.
Plenty of artists of both genders have been publicly shamed for dating, breaking up, changing management, suing their record label... because Japan's business culture is built on strong personal trust. Any type of breakdown (firing, legal issues, lawsuits, divorce), especially repeat breakdowns, will make someone look untrustworthy and ridiculed in the media.
I can agree that the general response would be less critical if she were a man, but people are honestly looking at Ayumi like she should not have bothered marrying Tyson if this was how it was going to turn out. That's not unexpected in Japanese culture. And frankly, I have to agree to some extent. People see a TON of similarities between Tyson and Manny, such as the broad age gap, nationality, residence, careers, and how quickly the relationships progressed. I don't think Ayu is entirely innocent here.
Let's not make this political. The idea that any culture in the world is wrong if they do not agree with your idea of what is appropriate to say about a woman, is quite selfish. And I would certainly hope you're not insinuating Japanese culture is misogynist. This is not the place to vent an opinion like that.
MRW you mention avex protecting Ayu's image, but they don't protect her image by doing promo for her albums or tours...
