Why is Japan's Population Declining?

Why is Japan's population declining?
Japan's population has been falling for years now. But why? Japan is one of the richest countries on Earth and has a very high standard of living. But for some reason it's population is falling. In this episode of Cogito I will analysis why people in Japan aren't having babies and why people living longer might also be causing huge economic problems. We will also see whether or not robots can solve the issue or if immigrants could. Whether through accepting refugees or Robot bears Japan will have to do something to stop it's population from falling.
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[@josephrobinson6171]

The problem is that in Japan, marriage is unattractive to both sexes. They need to change their work culture, treat men better by requiring less hours, treat women better by giving them maternity leave and allowing them to continue their career later on. In the west though, marriage is attractive to women but unattractive to men. I think this will cause the same problems Japan has.

[@KingCrimson-420]

you must not live in the west then cause i dont think most men want to be single

[@notyou577]

@@KingCrimson-420 that's not what he said he said men don't want to get married not they don't want a gf

[@KingCrimson-420]

@@notyou577 same difference if its a committed relationship

[@notyou577]

@@KingCrimson-420 no it's not it's not about commitment it's about dudes getting fucked over alot in court over divorce cause the court favors women most of the time most dudes will have a long term gf but not a wife or get married bc of the fear of it

[@xXHibiscusXxc]

Have you met women? A lot of women hate marriage. Both sexes are beginning to hate marriage. Women started hating it first. look at the 50s.

[@dalazcano]

Let's all submit to our new RoboBear overlords

[@CogitoEdu]

+Diego Lazcano Praise Robear XD

[@Jack-xr3wk]

Decrease taxes for families with 2 children or more.

[@terner1234]

@Mycel maybe decrease slightly foe the first child and decrease more for more children

[@SayNoToDemocide1]

To me, if a society wants to bring their native population up, maybe they should start looking into paying people who are dedicated enough to raise good kids. I want the caretakers to be married NOT because I'm a social conservative, but becuase kids from single-parent households are statistically at a higher risk of getting into trouble than kids who are raised in a two-parent household.

[@alicenordqvist6402]

Two parents can raise children without being married.

[@Justifycope]

@Justin Y. you are

[@DanielPetri]

wow you're growing quickly!

[@CogitoEdu]

+Guru da Ciência. It's been a crazy few days! :D

[@Phrenotopia]

Maybe one day a video is made on why Cogito's subscription count is so overpopulated. ;-)

[@TheChroniclesOfTheEclipse]

not like japans population, am i right guys?

[@nashaislem]

@frankthecoolestboyintheworld lol you win. XD

[@mishapurser7542]

So basically, it's their own fault for being misogynistic.

[@jgr7487]

the problem is money! kids are expensive to be risen in a super-competitive world if the basics, such as schooling & minimal health, aren't a given. Russia & Brazil have lowering birth rates, & here is already a given that the country "will get old before getting rich". in Europe, as Marion Le Pen (the niece, not the presidential) has stated in a parliamentary debate, abortion is being used as a way to make ends meet when the family realizes that they can't afford even the 1st child. add women's social status in Jp to this economical madness & you get those numbers! asian 50+ work hours is an ethics that is hard to be met elsewhere, & immigrants share many costs w/ kids, learning the language for instance, & those must be paid either by the employers or the State. Jp has already tested immigration in the 80's & 90's but it didn't work for them. on the other hand, robots demand nothing more than what any other electric appliance would.

[@dojokonojo]

On the bright side, a smaller population is better for the environment

[@rithikkumars1676]

Japan is an awesome country. I hope the population doesn't dwindle. Would be pretty sad to lose anime :P

[@javed.minhazxin9sebastian737]

Priorities... Lol

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

Not to mention that China is sure to want to take over.

[@randomhumanofearth7267]

@@krealyesitisbeta5642 China also has decreasing population

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

@@randomhumanofearth7267 Xi: “Don’t worry we got a *3 child* policy, that’ll certainly fix everything, we definitely don’t regret our decisions.”

[@alicecat8942]

Just came here from your "Why are China and India so populated" video and I gotta say in this one the hardwork to make it better really shows! Now I can follow what you're saying without any problem! I thoroughly enjoyed this one! +1 sub :)

[@mishapurser7542]

I think it would be a good trend in general for populations to decline around the world, using technology to solve a temporary problem rather than making the problem worse by making more and more people.

[@professorslothingtons7471]

I love your channel so much! I want my own Robear 😄

[@cancerouscereal8303]

a pretty well made video man

[@jacobfeldman8724]

great video my guy loved it!

[@santiagohahn6238]

Nice vid

[@gothakane]

Good to see a fellow Irishman making quality KZbin content. Watched a few of your vids and subscribed. Best of luck mate!

[@ojaschahal1599]

Well for Japan Robots is great idea but as a Indian I feel it is going to Big problem for us we already need more jobs and robots will probably replace it. One country's solutions other's country headache.

[@CogitoEdu]

That is a great point! Although I like to think like an optimist. Maybe the robots take some jobs but maybe they also create some. I might start learn robot repair. Just in case :D

[@AbhishekKumar-fw4bs]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised with 1.2 billion people it will be not enough

[@sohail7796]

Abhishek Kumar 1.3

[@ojaschahal1599]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised sir I recently read that early this year rating agency crisil said in India 1.5 million people are entering job market every month and in 2013 unemployment rate was 4.9 percent under such and rapid adaptation of automation is aggravating the problem So I don't think at all robots are going to be good for our country at least.

[@papulrocks794]

For countries with low wage rates like India, robots aren't viable economically.

maybe there's so much anime on this country

[@CogitoEdu]

Ah yes. Maybe this is the key!

[@skylinefever]

Would this cause low birth rates in countries that import anime?

lmao why people like this comment after 2 years

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@ you regret your comment now?

@@kittykittybangbang9367 what

[@Phrenotopia]

Nice video and wow!!!! Your sub count just bumped upwards way much! Now we are on par! :-D :-D

[@CogitoEdu]

+Phrenomythic. Thanks. Yeah I'm still kind of shocked by it. Not sure what happened. It's seems the mighty algorithim shone on me.

[@Phrenotopia]

Yes, I have had the exact same experience. I call it the "that one video" phenomenon. My video on Vikings in North America spiked earlier this year and is now almost at a 150.000 views. This one video has been driving most of my recent subscriptions, but a month ago it plateaued and growth is slowly again. It will be interesting to see how much you will grow. Perhaps we should do a collab before you completely dwarf me. XD

[@CogitoEdu]

+Phrenomythic. Yeah I'm pretty sure the same thing has happened here. One video blows up and will eventually it will level out. Hopefully I can keep the growth going. But with these kinds of thing you never know really. It's just a matter of finding out what worked and trying to replicate that. Now that the channel has grown I'd love to start doing some collabs :D

[@Phrenotopia]

That would be awesome! Catch you on Twitter!

[@drakez3287]

You deserve more subs

[@CogitoEdu]

+DraKeZ. Thank you :D

[@cubalibreball3809]

The music in this video is giving me PTSD from howtobasic's ramen video.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Fewer people = more job openings! (for robots! :) )

[@kuayinal-kadir6846]

Yeah, and unemployment for the remaining population.

[@BensLab]

I just subscribed! This channel looks interesting. The cheesy animation is cool.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks a lot. :D

[@jacobl6244]

This channel's great. Do you plan on doing many videos on human and biophysical geography in the future? It'd be heaps helpful and also interesting.

[@CogitoEdu]

+Jacob L. I will cover a bunch of different subjects on the channel. But human geography will be featured a lot. Glad you enjoy my content :D

[@kumaran4845]

duh, all your videos are great. I hope you rise to famous soon. good luck bro.

[@CogitoEdu]

+SGT. JUSTIN thank you very much. I am happy that you enjoyed the video :D

[@thejurassicwarewolf3300]

i wish my headphones work

[@Shine69420]

wtf bro i thought u would've had at least 100K subs but i thought about 1 million... i hope you get that cuz ur channel is growing faster

[@sebastianbroscheyoga]

Best animations on KZbin, Srsly

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you very much :D Hopefully I can keep improving them.

[@fireflocs]

After you sit in traffic long enough, you start praying desperately for the global population to fall.

[@sempaisanimeworldmoved6178]

Then why the fuck are they making hentai animes?

[@marcylynn3703]

Frustration?🙏💝

[@skylinefever]

Because they are profitable for animators and film studios?

[@DrawCuriosity]

Robear = Japanese Beymax! :D

[@CogitoEdu]

I had to resist the urge to make the Robear a little more Beymax like while drawing him :D

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised you have a good videos you earn a new sub 👍

[@erikackermann7038]

Isn't beymax japanese already?

[@CogitoEdu]

He's from San Fransokyo

[@jiyakuches220]

Baymax=American Japanese robot

[@techrafta]

That's the 2nd farfetch'd joke i've seen just in the past hour

[@Friedrich687]

They trust a robo-bear more than an Immigrant

[@meshajity]

Abe sounds like a really good governor.

[@RNA0ROGER]

Also you left out the part where Japanese men are screwed by divorce.

[@arthas640]

i know some guys who wont get married or have kids partially because they're worried about getting screwed in a divorce. My state is rather infamous for this, despite the law putting limits on how much percentage wise can be taken as part of alimony or child support the courts will exceed those limits. I've known guys that wound up having nearly 75% of their paychecks taken as alimony. We have similar problems with child support, but my main issue with that is that there arent any systems in place that make it so child support goes towards the children so the money can get misspent. That's also without getting into the issue of men rarely winning child support and even when the courts do award it thy rarely enforce it, I don't know the statistics but personally I've only known of 1 single father to both win and actually receive child support. I don't think gender should effect alimony or child support, child support needs to try and split things equally and alimony should be based more on who earns how much and should mainly exist to make sure both parties are financially stable, it shouldnt be about winning a huge payday for one party.

[@orkzin]

When ever KZbinrs address the problem of declining birthrates, the never mention how men are screwed hence they have decided that marriage and children are a no go

[@Alter-Ego1995]

Just came across your account yesterday, loving it so far! :D just one question...based on your accent are you Irish? :P

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you very much. I am happy that you like the channel. I'm from Ireland and my accent is from the capital Dublin :D

[@Alter-Ego1995]

+Cogito - Curiosity Visualised I'm actually from Dublin myself, good to see another Dubliner here :D

[@iammrbeat]

The Real Engineering dude is from Dublin. You should get in touch with him.

[@CogitoEdu]

Mr. Beat. I actually just discovered him yesterday. Such a high quality channel. I'll see if I can do that. :D

[@LeiosLabs]

As a student at an international institution in Japan, I can say that some folks in Japan are definitely trying to make it more international; however, things are still oddly conservative.

[@xxMapSyrxx]

Can you provide some examples? I have heard some "conventional" conservative stuff, what makes the things you have encountered "odd"? Thanks.

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

It's because of US involvement in elections

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

Can you please do a video on why Africa Population is Increasing? Plz reply Cogito

[@CogitoEdu]

+X1 Gen KaneshiroX. I will definitely do a video on this in the future.

[@Phrenotopia]

Great idea!

[@KekachiDolan]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised Lack of protection because of poverty. That's your answer.

[@dominicguye8058]

@@KekachiDolan It's more complicated than that

[@skylinefever]

There is very little urbanization and industrialization in Africa, and those two things always discourage birth rates.

[@josuelopez3308]

Japan is a feudal culture adopting corporational capitalism

[@YukihyoShiraki]

1:40 I would like to put forth the idea that women have always been doing these things but it's only recently that they are being recognized for it and encouraged to do more of it.

[@TheNewOrdinary]

We have robot seals? When can I buy my mecha battle suite? I like them ^•v•^

[@CogitoEdu]

+Bryan Zhang Lam. Mecha Seal battle suits are the future :D every home will have one

[@fiontankelly2925]

could you do a video about why there are so many science/culture/geography videos on KZbin this year. I know the simple answer is obvious but go into great detail on it. if you don't know what I'm on about here are some examples: reallifelore, second thought and the infographics show.

[@CogitoEdu]

I'm not sure why myself really. People are spending more time on KZbin these days and maybe want to watch stuff other than gaming/vlogs/etc. I'll look into it though and see what I can find out.

[@fiontankelly2925]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised thanks!

[@chrstfer2452]

yo your videos are sick! thanks

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks :D I'm happy that you like them.

[@KingBidenII]

I love the Pokémon references

[@MayaTheCuteCat]

I love your videos very informative, it helps understand societies over the world. by the way don't mind the comments about your accent or how you say some words. Your speech is very clear to understand. thank you

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them :D

[@luislozano6073]

As a PhD student of aging and Long-term Care in a big University in Tokyo, I have nothing to say

[@sir_humpy]

Was stage four of the demographic transition mentioned at any time in the video?

[@danielrose5258]

Now can we get the same video for China including not just population decrease or increase but also immigration particularly

[@riof.7947]

What part of Ireland are you from for some reason I hear Co. Kerry dnt kill me if I'm wrong

[@CogitoEdu]

+Potato Gaming I'm actually from Dublin :D

[@riof.7947]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised Cool are beautiful capital :)

[@michellem7290]

Support better work life balance… but they recently took a big leap past us this year with that by announcing I think 4 day work weeks for government workers

[@UpcycleElectronics]

The Robear Uprising!!! No seriously! Robear, help me up.

[@ReneMatuscak]

Its actually really sad as I love Japanese Culture, like Samurais Shoguns and things like that I hope the population will get better I hate to see when cultures are dying...

[@AbhishekKumar-fw4bs]

talk about India population problem

[@CogitoEdu]

I will do some research and will try and make a video about that.

[@KekachiDolan]

Abhishek Kumar It's not the problem!! India's population rate and population at the moment isn't a major issue. It's in Africa that there is a problem. Look at Nigeria in the future and The DRC. The problem in India is poverty. So many people in India live in under the poverty line.

[@KekachiDolan]

That's not the only problem in India there are more.

[@inugamix922]

@Haynesarr Quit worrying about Africa and its countries and worry about what's in your own backyard(in order words, your country and continent). Interesting that you bring up Africans(we already know that you're talking about black people) in a video(and comment reply) that had absolutely nothing to do with them, they must be on your pathetic mind 24/7.

[@galadhremmin]

@@inugamix922 Yes, it is very racist to say African population growth as a problem. Actually, Africa is very depopulated compared to Asia. India has more people than entire Africa.

[@vicentebravo2786]

Like when you are from chile and see the "Publimetro" in a english video....

[@CogitoEdu]

+Vicente Bravo. This video was written in Chile and animated in Bolivia :D

[@goku43092]

Tax incentives for people with childern would solve for the short term. In longer term it will result in lower tax base. And revoking this mighy rrdult in the same decline . So japan can do two things cyclic growth and decline. Alternatively it could add millitary conscription for everyone aged 20-25 other than people with kids. That wont effecr the tax base But best solution is long term cultural adaptation and for the public to realise there is a problem

[@CogitoEdu]

You make some good points :D Personally I think letting in more immigrants would help.

[@goku43092]

ya that would help too. more than one way to solve the problem.

[@VoltPercival]

@@CogitoEdu depends on the number too. Also, assimilation/ integration takes time. They would also need to speak Japanese and get accustomed to the local culture. Else it will result in discord like other parts of the world. Just my opinion.

[@Sparticulous]

As long as people think trickle down economy works, this will happen as the middle class is pissed on

[@pacoramon9468]

0:35 RIP Spain.

[@houndoom1234]

You said robots, I honestly thought concudroids

[@blackmonish]

Okay, this is a genuine question and not an attack, because I may have missed some much needed cynicism... Are you actually suggesting that promiscuity, in the form of an increase of unwed births, as one of the viable solutions? Many of your ideas are generally well thought out, so if you did believe that, I'm sure you have your own reasoning behind it. But my reponse would be pointing to the fact that they have society of lower crime rates and largely productive members for a reason. Again, if you were implying that jokingly, I apologize for being so dense. Great videos, as I said in another comment to you today- keep up the good work!

[@user-hm4yi7um9d]

Why does everyone pretend a smaller population is a bad thing? There are too many people. Automation is the solution to all things. We don't need this many people or this many jobs.

[@user-ld4qt6ci7b]

They definitely need some abstinence-only sex ed And on a serious note, Japan could use changes in their culture, and start dominating Asia again, as it always does when it changes its culture

[@__III__]

Thats not a good thing

[@skylinefever]

So should we have a high birthrate of accidents, or a small number of genuinely planned and wanted pregnancies?

[@somratkhan8688]

With all those NTR stuff going on there, I doubt there will be any Japanese left by 2200.

[@sociallymatti]

Japan needs to be pretty strict when it comes to immigration. They shouldn't go overboard with mass immigration or it'll ruin their way of life. (Similar to how it has in parts of North America and Europe.)

[@sociallymatti]

To those who do end up immigrating to Japan: "When In Rome, (or Japan), do what the Romans, (or Japanese), do" Assimilate, as much as you can, to their society. The "Old Japanese", (Much as the "Old Swedes"), should not have to change too much to appease the "New Japanese", (or "New Swedes").

[@kesorangutan6170]

Oh fuck off.

[@e3vL1]

US have issue with it too due to dating apps giving unrealistic expectations

[@JustinianG]

well Japan is already lost in terms of it's population Ryutaro Hashimoto should have put a cap on the amount of extra unpaid hours a company can make someone in Japan work. Most companies recquire an extra 80 hours a month, he should have limited this to 60 hours (as if he did it to lower then so many companies would have left japan causing unemployment to soar). and should have promised benefits to couples who have more kids like say if couples have 3 or more kids they get free university, and if they have more than that then free private Highschools and prep schools and free tutoring. now it's too late so many Japanese people are too old to bare children, 21 - 23 years ago Japan was just about young enough for this to be pulled off

[@niamh5289]

My granny would absolutey love a robobear!

[@MaeV808]

Meanwhile, the rest of the world could have less people 😅 (e.g. my home country PH, that doesn't utilize/promote birth control widely, little to no sex education, heavily swayed by the Church, poverty rates, etc.)

[@antihero9443]

robear>>>immigrants

[@user-mo5ep2kl2l]

I see so many small children everywhere (in Japan). I don't feel anything of this population decline...

[@CogitoEdu]

These kinds of things occur slowly and you don't really notice it in your daily life for a long time. Statistically it is happening.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Maximilian Blunck Perhaps you live in a city?

[@sir_humpy]

Are you relying on your pesonal experience to challenge country-wide statistics? I'm surprised there are people who do this in the 21-st century.

[@luislozano6073]

Few workers and few consumers in a XXth century population. Economics is going to be an issue but please don't be an ageist. Lol, Abe, though

[@archai2142]

I plan on moving to and starting my own car company in Japan so... yay I guess.

[@admiralmudkip9836]

Car company, you're talking about a dealership right? Not a full-on car company like Toyota or something right?

[@scoliosis7331]

They always talk shit online about immigrants and women that are in a relationship with someone who isn't Japanese

[@jbaltusstuff5908]

Robear - Japanese Robber

[@sohail7796]

why don't you have more sub's ?

[@CogitoEdu]

+S L. I'm pretty happy that I even have as much as I do. But thank you :D

[@theadventurerofpeace9437]

what do you do with a drunken sailor. what do you do with a drunken sailor. what do you do with a drunken sailor. early in the morning.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you now that song is stuck in my head and will be all day :D

[@iexist1300]

I think as long as the quality of life is good, people might migrate there from overpopulated countries, but the Japanese population would still shrink.

[@zapxcero]

Robots? That is very very unlikely. Robots cannot replace humans completely

[@CogitoEdu]

Yes of course. But they may be able to fill in the gaps or even do things that humans simply can't do.

[@blindedbliss]

Would it not make more sense to give a woman the job of increasing the birth-rate? Like, I see many reasons for this.

[@arshadkamaldeen]

Japan would survive for five centuries with the current trend

[@CogitoEdu]

Oh course. The Japanese aren't going extinct, but the current trend is causing them some problems.

[@Oban2006]

Mohamed Arshad Kamaldeen A Hurricane Can accelerate that

[@christianweibrecht6555]

Mohamed Arshad Kamaldeen The thought of a society composed of seniors who never breed and robot thralls ,is weird enough for an original story

[@jamestaylor94b]

5 years after this very informative video, Japan has had absolutely zero success in reversing the trend and its birthrate has fallen below 800.000 births in 2022, 8 years ahead of schedule. Japan failed and it is simply too late now.

[@emanym]

Grants from the government need to be given to young people who marry, and any woman who has a baby.

[@Sacrengard]

moral of the story... if you dont get married you live longer xD

[@elliotthenry4118]

where's all your data coming from?

[@shafwandito4724]

Do indonesia about how did Islam spread through outside the arabians land!

[@CogitoEdu]

+Shafwan Dito. That is actually on the list of upcoming episodes.

[@shafwandito4724]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised yus! Can't wait for it!

[@KekachiDolan]

Cogito - Curiosity Visualised Sweet

[@nosferatuoddz7974]

One word: Ottomans

[@wasifjalal6965]

Please do a video on Pakistan

[@CogitoEdu]

+Wasif Jalal. Of course. On what topic?

[@wasifjalal6965]

General misconceptions, vast diversity from desert Nomads, to city dwelling 'normal' people, from Valleys in Himalayas to fertile and rich plains. The idea would be fun. and best would be if you choose one of them, so audience can really understand.

[@wasifjalal6965]

It would show how similar and relate-able people from different parts of the world our.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

Good. There are way too many people in the world, perhaps by a factor of 100.

[@wenbacik]

Sad people value office jobs more than family.

[@Kerys23a]

Serves Japan right.

[@williamrocha7351]

That map is wrong! Kuril Islands belong to Russia since the end of WW2.

[@deckowara808]

Your animation is amazing, but those characters you use to represent Japanese people aren't wearing traditional Japanese clothes. Do your research please.

[@ngumzakwanza8495]

ROBOTS?

[@N3003Q]

Punishment for WWII. Germany's population also declined.

[@JW-do2wc]

Japan will have the population like the UK or Spain in the future.

[@kokujin5446]

I kinda don't wanna upvote because its on 777 exactly

[@kushka4933]

It’s because of anime

[@valeera5415]

are you saying tree or three? and dirty or thirty?

[@CogitoEdu]

+Valeera. Whenever I say a number it comes up on the screen. It should be very obvious what I'm saying :D

[@orkzin]

@@CogitoEdu The individual is just being a dick

[@Simcoast]

More comfortable with robears than immigrants. Ouch lulz

[@yildizofyiti7628]

Great content, but your graphics and music don‘t really represent japanese culture...

[@admiralmudkip9836]

lol you saying he should've made an anime episode?

[@eliasfrahat7074]

just marry a have two childrens

[@CogitoEdu]

+الياس فرحات If only it was that simple :D

[@xenoblad]

الياس فرحات they have a very high standard of living,so it's usually very expensive to buy a house. the country is also very conservative so the welfare and other social safety nets are very light, which scares people from taking risks that could send them into poverty, like having a child without being 100% financially secure, which economically only a minority can be.

[@DelfinaKS]

Great analysis. I still don't understand why Japan is so averse to immigration. They are surrounded with overpopulated countries, many of which have extremely skilled workers. I think allowing more immigration is going to help address two problems at the same time: under-population of Japan and overpopulation of countries like India. Yes, it will change the culture but for the most part for good. What is so great about the patriarchal Japanese culture anyway? Why can't they be open to learning from other societies.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Vikram Sundarraman I'm not sure but you are correct that they're surrounded by pretty overpopulated and skilled countries. The language barrier is already pretty big barrier going into Japan. Their laws just make it more difficult. I know my country in particular can help Japan. The Philippines is overpopulated and our birth rate won't go down anytime soon (Thanks to the Catholic Church -_-). We can provide nurses that Japan really needs to care for the elderly.

[@DelfinaKS]

Yes, you are right, the language is a big barrier, but why on earth do Japanese people need three writing systems and a different language to speak to junior or senior, man or women. I think the linguistic complexity is a reflection of cultural complexity. See how Korea has simplified the writing. if Japan allows immigration, the language will also get simplified and that in my opinion will be a good thing for everyone!

[@DMWayne-ke7fl]

How dare you be so closed minded to tell the Japanese what their identity should be.

[@softb]

@@DMWayne-ke7fl oh trust me they’re not gonna have any identity soon if they don’t pick an option

[@Andrew-xd9xd]

anyone here for ap hug?