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In reply to the discussion: Japan’s sexual apathy is endangering the global economy [View all]Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)23. Great article...
Again, this is a hard thing to reconcile if you dont live in Japan, but being in a relationship and having sex have precious little to do with one another. For a Japanese male, its possible to get sex almost anywhere, at any time, for little more than the price of a decent lunch. Anyone whos been in Japan for even a short while has seen the rows of shops offering all the usual services. (As an aside, Ill add that foreigners arent allowed in. You can be that crazy dude who lives under a bridge and rides a bicycle with garbage bags full of tin cans hanging off the back, but as long as youre Japanese, youre good to go. But Japanese racism is a whole other subject.)
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humans beings did not evolve to be truly effective multi-taskers. We do it, but we don't do
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#87
Whatever... this small problem is better than female infanticed in China!
Jeffersons Ghost
Jan 2015
#43
The media is constantly pushing this line about the danger of shrinking population while simulta-
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#8
I believe it. And I believe they'd gladly get rid of us as soon as they have enough production
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#40
The Japanese that of to the states are a subset and a bad example to generalize with because there
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#70
Can't figure out why my fav guitar player Marty Friedman lives there but he does draw a huge crowd.
L0oniX
Jan 2015
#89
That documentary is about a club in Dotonbori, the most disgusting place in Osaka if not all Japan
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#53
Its strange the transition from urban areas to countryside agricultural areas is abrupt.
Jesus Malverde
Jan 2015
#33
Missing from this story is that a Japanese family doesn't work with shitty part time job
Jesus Malverde
Jan 2015
#19
I'd say the wheels have come off the bus, but I think that is an insult to wheel-less buses.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#48
I think the major issue Japan will face will be a shortage of people to take care of their elderly.
dilby
Jan 2015
#25
And now PM Abe wants to reform education to "instill patriotism in schoolchildren ...
betsuni
Jan 2015
#101
They are having enough kids to support healthy economy. Just not run away capitalist one.
on point
Jan 2015
#28
They're all living on a crowded island. Might that have something to do with it? n/t
eridani
Jan 2015
#78