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buzmeg
Jul 8, 2004
The Megg of Buzz

Wark Say posted:

I'm sure there's a scientific explanation for the falling birth rate that Japan has been experiencing for a while

1) Advanced countries almost always fall below the replacement birth rate. Gee, when your life doesn't suck, there is something to do other than gently caress and have children. Go figure.

2) Japan is tremendously xenophobic, so they have no immigration to help.

3) Japan is horribly sexist. There is a reason why so many American expatriates think Japan is wonderful--until they have a daughter at which point they head straight back to America. Japanese women have far more limited career opportunities, are expected to take care of house, children, and often both sets of elderly parents, etc. Needless to say, a lot of Japanese women decide that maybe getting married to a Japanese person isn't such a good idea.

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