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[amrod]

Searched and couldn't find a thread on this...

Nearly 50 per cent of all Japanese adults are not having sex, according to a study, dealing a new blow to government efforts to halt the sliding birth rate.

The report, conducted by the Japan Family Planning Association, determined that 49.3 per cent of the 3,000 people interviewed had not had sex in the previous month.

Of the men interviewed, 48.3 said they had not had sex for a month, while 50.1 per cent of women had abstained. Both figures were up about 5 percentage points from the previous study, conducted in 2012.

Asked why they were not having sex, 21.3 per cent of the married men claimed they were too fatigued after work while 15.7 per cent replied that they were no longer interested in sex after their wives gave birth.

Among the women, 23.8 per cent said sex was "bothersome" and 17.8 blamed being tired from work.

More than 20 per cent of men aged between 25 and 29 expressed little of in interest in sex.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...r-cent-of-Japanese-adults-not-having-sex.html

 

[MercuryLS]

gaf here's your chance.

 

[The Smoking Bun]

I think all that waifu and anime pillow business is finally coming back to bite them in the ass

Spoiler

The actual issue the opposite I believe, work & life stress are so high there that people lose there sex drive and or libido. At least in the big cities.

 

[Masquerader]

"Senpai, why won't you notice me"?

There's your answer. Senpai is simply too tired to give a shit.

 

[orochi91]

A nation of wizards.

 

[GrizzNKev]

I blame the nhk

 

[Thorakai]

so how does that compare to the rest of the world

 

[block tower]

i could see me rising in the east

 

[espher]

I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so.

 

[-Horizon-]

I think all that waifu and anime pillow business is finally coming back to bite them in the ass

Spoiler

The actual issue the opposite I believe, work & life stress are so high there that people lose there sex drive and or libido. At least in the big cities.

*looks at Lucina*

I don't think they made a mistake at all.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Being too tired from work is legit when you have a lot of people leaving the house at 7 or 8 a.m. to take a long ride in a train to make work before 9 a.m. and then only being able to leave the office at around 9 to 11 p.m. if you're lucky.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

damn how hard are they working at work.

 

[deltatheta]

so how does that compare to the rest of the world

Yeah, I think it's probably higher than a lot of people think.

 

[kmax]

I wonder why their population's in decline, though.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I've heard the work insane hours in both Japan and Korea! It scares me:I

 

[Daemul]

 

[dabig2]

All work and no play...

 

[Fuchsdh]

I think all that waifu and anime pillow business is finally coming back to bite them in the ass

Spoiler

The actual issue the opposite I believe, work & life stress are so high there that people lose there sex drive and or libido. At least in the big cities.

Could be, but at least to someone with a western sensibility (so taken with a giant salt lick)… isn't "I'm too tired" the usual BS excuse thrown out there in relationships, and isn't it almost always nonsense?

 

[bananafactory]

Is that supposed to be high? Seems like about what I'd expect, that means 50% of them are having sex. I assume the rest are just single

 

[Tansut]

Well judging by the way they kiss in porn I wouldn't really be into it either.

 

[Icefire1424]

Normally whenever we have a thread about Japanese culture, there's usually more than a couple GAF'ers out there who respond with the "plane flying off into the sunset" pic. This may be one instance where a plane flying back might be appropriate.

Also, the "15.7 per cent replied that they were no longer interested in sex after their wives gave birth" are idiots.

Edit:

Yea, THAT. Someone flip that plane around.

 

[njean777]

Could be, but at least to someone with a western sensibility (so taken with a giant salt lick)… isn't "I'm too tired" the usual BS excuse thrown out there in relationships, and isn't it almost always nonsense?

No not always, when you work from 7am-11pm I wouldn't be shocked if I heard the words "I am to tired".

Normally whenever we have a thread about Japanese culture, there's usually more than a couple GAF'ers out there who respond with the "plane flying off into the sunset" pic. This may be one instance where a plane flying back might be appropriate.

Also, the "15.7 per cent replied that they were no longer interested in sex after their wives gave birth" are idiots.

Edit:



Yea, THAT. Someone flip that plane around.

Just because they have different priorities doesn't mean they are idiots. Believe it or not some people don't like sex, or they don't have to have it every day/week/month to be able to survive.

 

[Savitar]

Maybe the power of friendship can spontaneously create new people.

 

[John Kowalski]

 

[Karl Hawk]

Given my complete lack of interest/apathy towards sex, I could be Japanese as well.

Spoiler

This is a reference to my posts in a thread about ''Waiting till marriage to have sex''

 

[CONRAD]

Sucks to be them.

 

[mdubs]

Should have been first post

 

[block tower]

Maybe the power of friendship can spontaneously create new people.

all the friend zones havent even achieved ultimate form yet.

 

[SamuelSupreme]

I wonder if Japanese girls go for Black guy? I love me a sexy Japanese woman.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Whelp this got creepy real quick.

 

[Black Republican]

BCT enter

 

[entremet]

This is disastrous for the Japanese economy in the coming decades.

 

[Sato Koiji]

Thats the price you have to pay for being a big business player worldwide....you kill the spirit of your people step by step.

 

[Cream]

I wonder if Japanese girls go for Black guy? I love me a sexy Japanese woman.

lol good luck.

Actually, I have a funny related story...

 

[McLovin]

Waaaaiit for meeeeee desu

 

[Ventara]

A nation of wizards.

I've been told it's a magical place. This must be why.

On a serious note, holy cow, that's high. Though maybe that's normal? Need stats from other countries to compare.

 

[Parmadillo Marshmallow]

I have a friend who visited Japan a couple years ago and he noted this as well, even among younger folks, artists, etc, who weren't worked to the bone. Their sex drive is just nil. He didn't really know why... might have to do with diet, culture, who knows... it's really weird and will be sad if the population sinks to unsustainable levels in the near future.

 

[Data West]

Whelp this got creepy real quick.

You should expect nothing less.

 

[Drencrom]

rip in piece nippon

 

[Daemul]

I've been told it's a magical place. This must be why.

On a serious note, holy cow, that's high. Though maybe that's normal? Need stats from other countries to compare.

I wouldn't be surprised to see similar rates in developed countries.

 

[Dicer]

Japan will no longer be full of Japanese in 100 years...

Get fuckin over there, geeze.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

so how does that compare to the rest of the world

Yeah, I'm curious about this. These numbers are kind of meaningless to me without context.

 

[Jarmel]

That's because they're too busy watching the other 50 percent fuck their SO.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

This is disastrous for the Japanese economy in the coming decades.

Maybe I'll be able to afford going there one day. Shit is expensive as fuck.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

More than 20 per cent of men aged between 25 and 29 expressed little of in interest in sex.

is this real life

 

[jwhit28]

Maybe they need to take steps towards enforcing a standard 8 hour workday.

 

[Kinyou]

 

[Banana Aeon]

I'm going to need to be on the next flight out there.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I fell like no one is going to address these issues until the island of Japan resembles Hakuto no Ken. And then it will be too late.

Maybe the power of friendship can spontaneously create new people.

Don't believe in my penis. Believe in my penis that believes in you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_Japan

Japan has the highest proportion of elderly citizens in the world. This is bad for economic growth.

 

[Rootbeer]

Japan is going to work themselves into extinction.

Hurry up with those robots Japan so you can get back to making babies.