Young Japanese men losing interest in sex. (apparently)
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110114/lf_afp/japansocietysexpopulation
TOKYO (AFP) – Young Japanese men are losing interest in sex, according to a study commissioned by the government, in a further warning sign for a nation notorious for its low birth rate, a doctor said Friday.
The survey also found that more than 40 percent of married people said they have not had sex in the past month, said Kunio Kitamura, head of the clinic of the Japan Family Planning Association, who took part in the survey.
"This is directly linked with falling birth rate. Policy actions are necessary," Kitamura told AFP.
The data confirmed a wider social belief that younger men are becoming "herbivorous", a label attached to passive men who do not actively seek women and sex.
The latest biennial survey found that 36.1 percent of Japanese males between the ages of 16-19 said they had no interest or even despised sex, a jump from 17.5 percent in the 2008 study.
Compounding the issue was data that showed 59 percent of girls in the same age group felt the same way, up 12 percentage points from 2008.
The data is a worry for a government aiming to encourage couples to have children to reverse a falling birth rate and avert a potential economic calamity.
Japan's total fertility rate in 2009 was estimated by the government at 1.37 births per woman, one of the world's lowest, compared with 2.06 in the United States and 1.97 in France.
The trend has been largely blamed on a widespread belief, especially in rural Japan, that women who give birth should quit their jobs, amid shortages of childcare centres and other systemic factors.
Japan's population has already started to decline as younger people delay starting a family due to the perceived burden on their finances, lifestyles and careers.
A growing population of elderly, known for their longevity, is meanwhile overwhelming a welfare system that is decreasingly supported by a shrinking workforce, meaning that tax revenue is declining.
Collectively, the survey found all age categories showed a general lack of interest toward sex, except for men in their 30-34 years of age with just 5.8 percent of these respondents not interested, as opposed to 8.3 percent in 2008.
The survey also found that 40.8 percent of married people said they had not had sex in the past month, up from 36.5 percent in the 2008 survey and 31.9 percent in the 2004 survey.
Nearly 50 percent of married people older than 40 years old said they have not had sex in the past month, the study said.
Among reasons for not having sex, survey participants cited vague reluctance after childbirth, that they could not be bothered, or that they were too tired after work, it said.
The survey, conducted by a team of experts commissioned by the health ministry, received valid answers from 671 men and 869 women in interviews.
It was originally designed to gauge the success of Japan's birth control education with an aim to reduce unwanted pregnancies, Kitamura said.
But the falling abortion rate may be a result of a general indifference toward sex and not attributable to the success of sex education, he said.
TOKYO (AFP) – Young Japanese men are losing interest in sex, according to a study commissioned by the government, in a further warning sign for a nation notorious for its low birth rate, a doctor said Friday.
The survey also found that more than 40 percent of married people said they have not had sex in the past month, said Kunio Kitamura, head of the clinic of the Japan Family Planning Association, who took part in the survey.
"This is directly linked with falling birth rate. Policy actions are necessary," Kitamura told AFP.
The data confirmed a wider social belief that younger men are becoming "herbivorous", a label attached to passive men who do not actively seek women and sex.
The latest biennial survey found that 36.1 percent of Japanese males between the ages of 16-19 said they had no interest or even despised sex, a jump from 17.5 percent in the 2008 study.
Compounding the issue was data that showed 59 percent of girls in the same age group felt the same way, up 12 percentage points from 2008.
The data is a worry for a government aiming to encourage couples to have children to reverse a falling birth rate and avert a potential economic calamity.
Japan's total fertility rate in 2009 was estimated by the government at 1.37 births per woman, one of the world's lowest, compared with 2.06 in the United States and 1.97 in France.
The trend has been largely blamed on a widespread belief, especially in rural Japan, that women who give birth should quit their jobs, amid shortages of childcare centres and other systemic factors.
Japan's population has already started to decline as younger people delay starting a family due to the perceived burden on their finances, lifestyles and careers.
A growing population of elderly, known for their longevity, is meanwhile overwhelming a welfare system that is decreasingly supported by a shrinking workforce, meaning that tax revenue is declining.
Collectively, the survey found all age categories showed a general lack of interest toward sex, except for men in their 30-34 years of age with just 5.8 percent of these respondents not interested, as opposed to 8.3 percent in 2008.
The survey also found that 40.8 percent of married people said they had not had sex in the past month, up from 36.5 percent in the 2008 survey and 31.9 percent in the 2004 survey.
Nearly 50 percent of married people older than 40 years old said they have not had sex in the past month, the study said.
Among reasons for not having sex, survey participants cited vague reluctance after childbirth, that they could not be bothered, or that they were too tired after work, it said.
The survey, conducted by a team of experts commissioned by the health ministry, received valid answers from 671 men and 869 women in interviews.
It was originally designed to gauge the success of Japan's birth control education with an aim to reduce unwanted pregnancies, Kitamura said.
But the falling abortion rate may be a result of a general indifference toward sex and not attributable to the success of sex education, he said.
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hmm, maybe I shouldn't have put the apparently in the tile.
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hmm, maybe I shouldn't have put the apparently in the tile.
Maybe you should have put 'some' before 'young'. -
Maybe you should have put 'some' before 'young'.
I was copying the title of the article. -
I was copying the title of the article.
I know, I wasn't criticizing you. I'm just saying that not all Japanese men are losing interest in sex, many non-Japanese men are. -
Maybe you should have put 'some' before 'young'.
"Compounding the issue was data that showed 59 percent of girls in the same age group felt the same way"
Or maybe Some Japanese men and Women, but then again, it may be natural for women to respond that way at that age, even if they don't really mean it. -
The old Japanese bureaucrats have been pushing that, "The younger generation will mess up everything." ? for years. Calling them "herbivorous men" and ? .
They do have a growing (if "growing" is the right word) problem with the ratio of old to young though, so maybe there's something to it. -
Makes sense.
Average Japanese kid is out-hustling the average American kid for that money.
They ain't got time to be pulling Aquafinas. -
It's Japanese porn. Have you seen some of this ? ? I think the teenagers get so wrapped up in the subservience and exxagerated degradation of the women that they cannot contend with REAL women. A bunch of Japanese pornos show random men just walking up to women they've never met and just starting to ? them. If that's all you see, that may be how you expect women to really act.
Thus, they are more excited by porn than actual sex -
fiat_money wrote: »The old Japanese bureaucrats have been pushing that, "The younger generation will mess up everything." ? for years. Calling them "herbivorous men" and ? .
They do have a growing (if "growing" is the right word) problem with the ratio of old to young though, so maybe there's something to it.
So the older generation of Japanese may be playing with numbers, and making this ? up, or is it actually occuring, and they're making sure to point it out to paint the young people in a bad light? -
Japan is merely surrounded by sex daily...they shouldn't be losing any interest...
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I know, I wasn't criticizing you. I'm just saying that not all Japanese men are losing interest in sex, many non-Japanese men are.
Says who?! -
true because of finace... false because japan is just like america when it comes to sex
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too many fat girls?
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well you can either have sex or build giant transforming robots to take over the world
you dont really have time for both -
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Among reasons for not having sex, survey participants cited vague reluctance after childbirth, that they could not be bothered, or that they were too tired after work, it said.
or they're preparing for the inevitable robot revolution.
thats my guess -
Hey look! Glowy's thread attracted ? spam!
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Too much ? flooding the streets. That ? is too ridiculous to even be able to get a ? off session to anyways. *kanye shrug*
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Well rumor has it, those little packer whackers are turning the japanese women off therefore the men are saying F it.
How much sex can go on with 2 inches? -
fiat_money wrote: »Hey look! Glowy's thread attracted ? spam!
I have no idea why it bumped this thread. >_>
Damn, this is my first time ever seeing a bot spamming what seems to be illegal porn.
I guess it was this.
Young Japanese men losing interest in sex. (apparently) -
Internet and too much technology is ? them up.
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I need to go to Japan and capitalize on these undersexed ? ? with my big white kong.
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i dare someone to click those links
lol same thing I was thinking.
Click'em if you want, you'll wonder why authorities are knocking at your door so early in the morning -
I know, I wasn't criticizing you. I'm just saying that not all Japanese men are losing interest in sex, many non-Japanese men are.
Come on man really? So did you read the title and honestly think that 100% as in ever single Japanese man had no interest in sex? What's up with people on this site and the inability to deal with implied generalizations. Do you guys honestly read a title like "Strawberry ice cream is a favorite among the youth." And think "Oh no, that title is so wrong, lots of young people don't like strawberry ice cream." That's just silly. -
you've never written at university level have you?
Yes, I have. University and beyond. As a matter of fact, a large part of my job involves writing memos and reports that are sent to high level government officials.
And guess what? This ain't that. It's a ? hip hop website. If you can't tell the difference between when formal and informal writing is necessary, or when writing has to be technically immaculate and when it doesn't. I don't know what to tell you.
