Nearly 50 per cent of Japanese adults 'not having sex'

The Telegraph ^ | Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | Julian Ryall

[Star Traveler]

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.

[Star Traveler]

I guess the ole sex drive isn't that strong after all ... :-) ...

[cripplecreek]

I think I need to move to Japan and see if I can do anything to help out.

[central_va]

Ok I’ll do it. “I’m turning Japanese I think I am turning Japanese I really think so”....

[tennmountainman]

That fact spells the death of Japan.

[null and void]

I think I’m turning Japanese
I think I’m turning Japanese
I really think so...

[grandpa jones]

I blame Global Warming

[null and void]

Thirty seconds. Darn you!

[Snickering Hound]

[proxy_user]

Nope, looks like global cooling...

[Star Traveler]

The birth rate is actually falling all over the world.

[griswold3]

Fukushima Daiichi

[Drew68]

This explains a lot about the lack of sex happening in Japan.

Truth About Sex in Japan

[Scrambler Bob]

Would that be all the men, or all the women?

[Oliviaforever]

Must have been that nuclear plant meltdown.

[BCW]

I told 'em...I told them not to make these...but they didn't listen! (sarc/)

[Star Traveler]

That may very well explain a lot about Japan, but one should also know that the birth rate is falling all over the world.

[Damifino]

I think I’m turning Japanese I think I’m turning Japanese I really think so...

Now that's funny right there/ I don't care who you are.

[Star Traveler]

Either “half” would effectively make it 100% ... :-) ...

[Chickensoup]

so how many American adults not having sex?

[ClearCase_guy]

I think we can look at Japan and say, "That country is dying. It's really, really dysfunctional."

But the US is also dying, and we are also dysfunctional. In a very different way, I think, but we are a very broken nation, doing a lot of incorrect things.