http://www.muripo.com/2013/06/18/japanese-women-say-ideal-height-for-a-man-is-176178cm-58-while-the-national-average-is/

The average male height in Japan is 5'7", and women state the ideal to be 5'9 - 5'10".

The average male height in America is 5'10" (for blacks and whites), and women generally prefer a little above 6'. Brings to mind the joke about the tower of hypergamy.