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In reply to the discussion: We do need a REAL Men's Movement [View all]FarCenter
(19,429 posts)148. Almost Half Of Young Japanese Women Are Not Interested In Sex
A new report from The Guardian's Abigail Haworth quotes a shocking statistic from the Japan Family Planning Association (JFPA) that 45% of Japanese women aged 16-24 "were not interested in or despised sexual contact."
25% of Japanese men feel the same way, according to the JFPA.
The statistic comes from Haworth's recent article about how more and more young people in Japan have stopped having sex bad news for Japan's population crisis, given the country's already low birth rate and the projection that its population of 126 million is expected to plunge 30% by 2060.
Even though casual sex is becoming more common in Japan, a 2011 survey found that 61% of unmarried men and 49% of women aged 18-34 were not in any kind of relationship a rise of 10% from five years earlier, according to Haworth.
25% of Japanese men feel the same way, according to the JFPA.
The statistic comes from Haworth's recent article about how more and more young people in Japan have stopped having sex bad news for Japan's population crisis, given the country's already low birth rate and the projection that its population of 126 million is expected to plunge 30% by 2060.
Even though casual sex is becoming more common in Japan, a 2011 survey found that 61% of unmarried men and 49% of women aged 18-34 were not in any kind of relationship a rise of 10% from five years earlier, according to Haworth.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/young-japanese-arent-interested-in-sex-2013-10
Maybe the Japanese are pointing the way towards a post-sexual world.
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There is a small group of bullies here who think they own the issue. They'll be here soon enough.
Throd
Oct 2013
#2
Guy stuff is guy stuff. Patriarchy is a strange holdover from Roman days of yore
Taverner
Oct 2013
#12
People conscious of injustice will work to get rid of it whereever it may be found
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#211
Except, that's not even close to an accurate portrayal of what goes on in that group.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#114
Why not go to the FAQ... Is it not the group FAQ? Does such a thing not help define a group?
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#119
the group's stated purpose is "discuss issues of interest to men". That's the SOP.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#170
And yet it's only interest is how oppressed men are in a male dominated world...
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#182
Well thanks Jeff but I can't think how you could teach me anything about being a man...
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#184
Well.. not everybody has the kind of time it takes to rack up 18k + posts in 12 short months time..
opiate69
Oct 2013
#82
"It's way farther than I would go, but I understand the anger behind 'kill all ******'"
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#86
And I agree with you that it's horrible, reprehensible and inexcusable.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#98
No, actually, I asked you to do a thought experiment on that particular sentence to see if it could
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#134
It wasn't "errant". It wasn't hidden because it conforms to community standards. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#150
Nah, the pretend horror & faux-rage around the "Hot celebrities thread" is, I think, its own reward.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#75
This is one of the most deluded posts I've seen from you. And that is saying a lot.
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#83
Well, in fairness... I think the iverglas grave-dancing thread was more popular...
opiate69
Oct 2013
#122
Yeah, me too. There was a thread that was about a "man cave" store and I asked why don't
cui bono
Oct 2013
#35
very true, peace activists in Northern Ireland explained this to me 20 years ago....
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#217
"When we have a real movement we'll know it because women will help us throw off our chains"
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#46
No, but what I am saying is that both men's and women's movements have the same goal
Taverner
Oct 2013
#47
The reason why women don't have to ask men as opposed to men asking women...
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#67
Here's the kernel of agreement; the women's movement needed to happen first.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#158
Commercial driving is less dangerous per hour worked than many other professions.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#145
So long as anyone likes self-identifying as "woman" or "hispanic" or "muslim"
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#159
Why would you as the privileged ever suffer because of your privileged position?
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#68
I first heard it right after a road trip during which we stopped at a Waffle House
cui bono
Oct 2013
#85
Those two things are like breast cancer--men are much less likely to suffer for them, but
eridani
Oct 2013
#116
i think a real mens movement looks more like a period of total dis-engagement
tillikum
Oct 2013
#112
No, individuals can opt out of the patriarchy trap -- don't get married for one thing.
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#175
They are probably raised mostly by their mothers, since fathers have long commutes, long hours.
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#183