Not Wanting a Girlfriend is a "Serious Illness"

[BehattedWanderer]

Because everyone knows that women crave the quiet shut in guys fixated on anime, manga, and video games.

Though, really, Eh. Let them hit their midlife crises, where they have to put into perspective their own mortality, and the goals they want to accomplish. That, or you know, this being Japan we're talking about, invent better robots. And if your country gains an "android" demographic, I think you kind of stop worrying about your population rate. At least, until the technophobes come out with a "make love not robots" campaign, or something.

It reminds me of the unintended consequences that advertising has. For instance, the Don't Drink and Drive campaign--it's unintentionally cutting into the sales of alcohol. The same way the proliferation of "use protection" messages has cut pregnancy rates among teens, but is simultaneously affecting the overall birthrate, because now unintended pregnancies are also cut down--especially with the variety of birth control methods available, and varying beneficial physiological effects they have.

You get what you ask for, sometimes. And then you get something more, alongside that.

 

[scorptatious]

Part of me really wants to agree with this piece, but I can't help but feel there's another reason for Japan's low birth rates. INTERNET RESEARCH HO!

And I just realized I have the perfect video for this situation:


(Couldn't find the actual clip)

 

[Freechoice]

I feel the need to link 99 Problems. So I will!


What? It was cool for EA to do it!

 

[Porygon-2000]

Does this mean Japan hates homosexuals as well?

If the presence of Yaoi is any indicator, then no.

Actually, I think a population slide may not be too bad for Japan. The population density over there looks frankly ridiculous ( though this is coming from an Australian, so take that for what it is...)

 

[twaddle]

So what this piece is saying is... every single man should book a flight to Japan to bag some fine young thing (considering none of them apparently have boyfriends).

Last time i checked, The japanese are not particularly fond of gaijin

 

[chinlamp]

Does this mean Japan hates homosexuals as well?

If the presence of Yaoi is any indicator, then no.

Actually, I think a population slide may not be too bad for Japan. The population density over there looks frankly ridiculous ( though this is coming from an Australian, so take that for what it is...)

Yeah, our population density is so low it can parachute off a snakes ass.

 

[Weaver]

Japan could USE some population reduction. They're one of the most dense countries on the planet per square acre.

I also find there is just hilarious pressure on everyone. You spend a ton of time studying because you're supposed to do well in school, but then you're not having a healthy social life. So you try to have more fun but you're ignoring your studies. Or you try to do both, then you're not getting enough sleep.

 

[chinlamp]

Japan could USE some population reduction. They're one of the most dense countries on the planet per square acre.

I also find there is just hilarious pressure on everyone. You spend a ton of time studying because you're supposed to do well in school, but then you're not having a healthy social life. So you try to have more fun but you're ignoring your studies. Or you try to do both, then you're not getting enough sleep.

And if you do any of those, you're disappointing your parents by not doing the others.

 

[Druyn]

i just had a brilliant idea, I am going to start a new company where men can pay women for all the relationship needs: keeping company, a +1 for social events, and of course sex. Don't try to rip me off I'm going to patent this right away

In regards to the article: LOL WUT

So you're starting an escort service.

OT: I don't think his phrasing is great, but I thin his reasoning is sound. Japan has had this issue for the past several years, where young men would just shut themselves up in their room and not interact socially. I think its reasonable to assume that the growing number of these people is responsible for a declining birthrate.

 

[Suicidejim]

Sperm donation? I mean, assuming it's that bad a problem, there are ways around the issue.

 

[D.W.M.A Swag Meister]

Does that mean bigamists are really healthy?

And, god forbid I bring this into it, but are girls to have any say in this?

Sadly, Japanese society still hasn't completely caught up yet when it comes to gender quality.

Ermm... you mean, equality?

man japan is super fucked up. imagine someone walking into a macdonalds super duper stoned there, the people in there would shit their pants major.

 

[ResonanceSD]

I have the solution to all of Japans problems. The only thing they need to do is ship me to Tokio and I promise I will inseminate as many cute and sexy young japanese women as humanly possible.

No need to thank me.

thank god you're here. There have been literally no applicants for that position.

 

[Antitonic]

I wonder, does this researcher know about asexuality, or is he just making generalizations?

 

[D.W.M.A Swag Meister]

I have the solution to all of Japans problems. The only thing they need to do is ship me to Tokio and I promise I will inseminate as many cute and sexy young japanese women as humanly possible.

No need to thank me.

thank god you're here. There have been literally no applicants for that position.

looks like someone came here to do this

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/i-came-here-to-fuck-bitches.jpg

 

[DioWallachia]

I have the solution to all of Japans problems. The only thing they need to do is ship me to Tokio and I promise I will inseminate as many cute and sexy young japanese women as humanly possible.

No need to thank me.

I still think that they are in the xenophobic mentality to allow a "impure" that ISNT a Japanes to inseminate anything.

So... i guess that Mr. Harry S. Plinket is a healthy person because i wants womans.....just so he can butcher them in the basement. Yep, totally healthy

 

[OtherSideofSky]

I suppose society not providing people with the incentive or opportunity to get together? Meeting people as an adult in Japanese society is notoriously difficult. This is just a bunch of old windbags trying to blame popular culture for the failure of established social institutions. Also, logically speaking, wouldn't the women have to be equally responsible for a problem like this?

I can't say if it's the same or not, but a I know a lot of guys over here are deciding to just drop out of the dating scene because the way social expectations for modern relationships run, there's just nothing in it for them that's worth the risk and expenditure. All the people over here who write all the admonishing articles about it are just bigots trying desperately to enforce traditional gender roles and out-dated notions of support and self-sacrifice that have no place in modern society.

Does this mean Japan hates homosexuals as well?

If the presence of Yaoi is any indicator, then no.

Actually, I think a population slide may not be too bad for Japan. The population density over there looks frankly ridiculous ( though this is coming from an Australian, so take that for what it is...)

Actually, Japan is an extremely homophobic society. Gay people are only accepted as jokes and one note stereotypes in mainstream Japanese media. As for yaoi, by the Japanese definition, it's explicit pornography portraying gay men for the enjoyment and sexual gratification of heterosexual women. The less explicit 'boys love' material is also exclusively heterosexual female sexual fantasy. It in no way indicates an attitude of acceptance in Japanese society.

 

[Tiger Sora]

So your saying since many of your males in Japan simply have given up on trying to get a girl and have become a shut in. Only to leave for food, work and hand lotion. I should learn Japanese and once I get through my schooling move to Japan, being about 6 years from now and if this trend only worsens I'm sure to bag a hottie.

Tempting Japan, very tempting.

 

[samsonguy920]

Considering we are already hitting serious population overpressure in many places, especially Japan, I would think this is something to be relieved about. If people don't want to have kids, that is fine. If people do want to have kids, that should be fine, too, but can we possibly avoid all the frikkin octomoms? I think we have enough examples to show that that sort of household is not healthy, at all.

 

[Bat Vader]

If people think I am ill because I like being single than so be it. I would rather be single and ill than be in a relationship and be depressed.

 

[drisky]

Part of me really wants to agree with this piece, but I can't help but feel there's another reason for Japan's low birth rates. INTERNET RESEARCH HO!

And I just realized I have the perfect video for this situation:


(Couldn't find the actual clip)

You don't need the actual clip, anime works better considering the topic is Japan. In any case we could just as easily blame yaoi and say women there have no interest in heterosexual relationships. I don't think pointing fingers will fix many problems, however it is fun.