Tanaka's Wife Prefers The West Coast

Consensus in Japan right now is that Yankees and Dodgers are favorites on Tanaka and word is his wife prefers to be on West Coast.
— David Waldstein (@DavidWaldstein) January 13, 2014

According to David Waldstein on Twitter the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes is basically right where we always thought it would be, it's down to the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. There are obviously some secret dark horse teams that could get involved, see the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, but Tanaka's wife may have something to say about that. Tanaka's wife is said to be pushing her husband toward her preference of playing on the West Coast, presumably to be closer to home and family in Japan. When did the Japanese start listening to their wives?