Posted on 03/07/2008 2:59:51 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o
The Japanese population is believed to have peaked at about 127.5 million in 2005. Since then the figure has declined, with some estimates suggesting the population could shrink to 105 million by 2050. The drop is feared to have negative impacts on the nation's labor force and grave social and economic consequences. Recent reports seem to indicate that the sexual proclivities of Japanese men are contributing adversely to the situation.
More and more men, reports maintain, are turning to masturbation and sex toys rather than to their female counterparts. And further exacerbating an already declining birthrate of 1.29 children per women found in a 2004 survey by The Daily Yomiuri, is the fact that some men are increasingly turning their backs on sex.
"Sex is just way too much trouble," a 35-year-old Japanese man told Shukan Asahi this week, adding that ever since he used masturbation as a teenager, he's never desired a woman again. [snip]
Low birth rate coupled with the aforementioned sexual dysfunctions make the problems that Japan faces immediate and daunting.
"With Japan's labor force expected to decrease by 10% in the next 25 years, the economic outlook is far from bright. In all likelihood, the domestic market will shrink, production will fall, the government's revenue base will contract inexorably and it will struggle to meet welfare and medical payments for an increasing number of elderly as the dependency ratio (the number of workers supporting the elderly) will shift dramatically. In 1950, one elderly person was supported by 12 members of the working population, by 1990 it was 5.5 workers, and by 2020 it is estimated to be 2.3 workers. Naturally, the government is concerned about such a scenario," Julian Chapple wrote in a 2005 study titled "The Dilemma Posed by Japan's Population Decline".
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lol. I guess we’ve gone as far as we can with that joke..lol
Well, those guys are the world leaders in deviant porn ... so maybe you have a point.
Many (not all) of the Japanese businessmen snd doctors that I know have mistresses they see on a regular basis. I think something here is being lost in translation. It is not so much that sex is too much trouble, but that having a meaningful relationship and a family can be too much trouble.
I was going to make some smart-ass comment... and then I was going to comment about the amazing beauty I’ve seen among Japanese women... but now I’m just depressed. Reading this article is like reading about actions which appear like very slow suicide. Masturbation is better than a woman? Men are so used to mechanical devices that they can’t orgasm in the natural manner? Just how weird and perverse is that? I’m saddened by the ideas expressed in this story. What a shame.
Well, that shows what I know! Very interesting.
On the other hand, I would expect that a lack of contact with humans would be detrimental to the elderly. But on the other, other hand, shorter time in nursing care would be an economic advantage.
“We should start a program to ship our single FReepers over there for “public service”.”
I’m willing to take one for the team ;-).
Here’s the part that is puzzling. Most urban areas in Japan feel crowded, even if the rural areas are a lot less so.
So why is there such upset at the population getting smaller?
Sure, economists are upset, because their ever growing deity called “productivity” will become smaller. So what? When was the last time people wanted to have sex or children for the sake of the economy?
Right now, their population has 127.5M people, and a lot of them are old. So who is going to be traumatized if the population drops to 105M? Triple whoopee.
It will probably make Japan a nicer place to live.
In 1950, Japan had about 85M people. By 1970, 100M.
I doubt that the Japanese will mind having more elbow room.
The only thing saving the US from the same fate is immigration and Mormons. Our European-American population is trending the same direction.
“....adding that ever since he used masturbation as a teenager, he’s never desired a woman again.”
If memory serves, according to rumor of course....it used to be the other way around.
Note to self: Do not shake hands with Japanese men.
YEP!
Rubbish.
Sounds like he has never had a woman in the first place. And what is it with Japanese men desiring females who look and act like little girls? I like WOMEN!
Probably the cost of having a family with kids is too expensive. Cheaper for them to get abortions, or avoid sexual contact that might get their spouses pregnant.
I think they have watched Cherry 2000 too many times. And got the wrong message.
I think you mean the XY?
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