Why Japanese Boys Won't have Sex Anymore: Their opinions

[@jaora4297]

I asked my BF why he was single for so long. He told me he eventually stopped dating because his girlfriends would eventually want to have children and stay at home. He didn't think he could support a household alone. I told him that I had no desire to quit my job and stay at home. And that my both of my parents worked. That put him at ease 2 years ago, now he is excited to have child. So I think being the sole provider for a man in Japan plays a big part in them not wanting to have children. Of course I could be wrong, just my opinion.

[@Alex-lk7qy]

In a way I think there is a pressure to be a provider even if you won't have kids earlier in the relationship. For young men in a society where it is getting harder to find a good job just sucks. I do think people would like to have families and live well but there is the financial aspect and just too many options on what to use your time on.

[@jaora4297]

@@Alex-lk7qy I agree 100%

[@boycottnok1466]

@@jaora4297 I think I will be in your BF's spot in 5 years and that makes me sad.

[@jaora4297]

@@boycottnok1466 I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you the best of luck.

[@akumaisreal2090]

I smell child support

[@amaidaisuki6815]

I kind of admire them for not wanting a child if they know they dont have the money to raise them. Having children is a huge responsibility afterall. A lot of filipinos dont think like this, unfortunately.

[@redrosie7498]

Bruh true andami na natin

[@coolbeans545]

our population growth is actually slowly declining. We still have a loooong way to go before we reach the point where our birth rate's gonna be as low as these developed countries. But i really, really hope this time comes.

[@소네미오]

True.... Kaya andaming mga batang kawawa..... Yung mindset dn kasi natn ndi pareparehas kaya ung iba na ang hirap na nga ng buhay... Gawa pa more ng baby taz ang ending kawawa ang bata

[@ReizuMaikeru16]

It's called how us Filipinos don't think of the consequences of our actions especially to the poor when their family consists of like 5 plus kids and their parents are working jobs like security guards, fast food chain employees, or even garbage collectors.

[@johnchristiancalucer4537]

Makati kase puke eh

[@LeCatte]

Living in Japan is so expensive. Rent alone takes a chunk out of the paycheck, add to that bills and tax and you're left with not much. Add to that daily necessities, and its 70 to 80% gone. There is no space to fit a child into the equation unless you have a high paying job, but the costs go up, needing a bigger house, more necessities, higher income tax, mandatory insurance, maybe a car, things can get expensive real quick. Then there's the time cost. There simply isn't enough. And now you can see why Japan has a big culture of hard working salary men.

[@RavenWolf654]

Yes but that won't explain why does this same trend happen in other countries too. If we can explain that then we can explain all this. I don't think money is really the problem here. I think it is problem is how we have build our current society.

[@saswitchcraft7881]

@@RavenWolf654 It's a multi-factored issue. Money is just part of it.

[@LeCatte]

@RavenWolf654 @Kyle Smith You are both right. Its a multitude of issues that has led to this. Its hard to determine a major factor, but perhaps for Japan, it was less focus on societal development and more of an economic one a few decades ago. Add to that cultural and social norms, explosion in spending power in the economic boom, various other factors, so on and so forth, simply put, its complicated.

[@campkira]

well yeah same with any expensive city...

[@gonkong5638]

campkira well in USA and EU people make more money....

[@ジョジョさま]

If you want a short and accurate description, here it is: Economic Castration.

[@erion1170]

Meanwhile in India, people are multiplying like Shadow Clones

[@alex21074]

actually China is also having the same problem, hence why they removed the one child policy and changed it to two

[@leanna8611]

Yeah sex ed isn't a huge thing here so people don't use protection or birth control as much. Plus poverty and cultural barriers tend to contribute to the population issue as well.

[@Delimon007]

Meanwhile in India trying to start the next world war because they are producing more children than they can feed

[@Beefstraganoff]

@Berserker i want to be a shithole. Is this a compliment 😗

[@smartjackasswisdom1467]

In Mexico the shadow clones produce even more shadow clones.

[@jamesmadison7551]

They got a point, both got to work, whos watching the kid everyday.

[@karimm2]

Don't they have daycares? And they also could leave their children at their parents home.

[@jamesmadison7551]

@@karimm2 But dont there parents work to? And can they handle an active child?

[@karimm2]

@@jamesmadison7551 I mean the parents who go to work could leave their children at their parents home, so the grandma and grandpa of the children. It happens all around the world with no problem.

[@enigma1329]

@@karimm2 He means the Grandparents. And it didnt work in every country, cause, f.e., here in Germany if you get children, mostly the Grandparents are still working fulltime and didnt having the time to raise children, too. So we did have Kindergarten, but the places are very rare and mostly rly expensive. Its a common thing in capital organized countrys, i think.

[@noragaminatsume4162]

@@karimm2 There are actually crazy waiting lists for daycares in Japan. The public daycares are partially paid for by the government. However the wages for the workers are so low, no one wants to work at them.(hence there are very few of them)

[@GonFreeccs123]

One thing I'm always impressed by in candid street style interviews like this is how eloquent and well spoken the people are. 9/10 times if you do that in America you get the absolute opposite end of the spectrum...

[@Redcloudsrocks]

That's more because of how the language and mannersims are. Go find interviews in America from the 1950's and stuff and you'll see that people are incredibly well spoken and articulate as well

[@7shinta7]

I'm pretty sure she also has to do quite some interviews to get a couple of decent ones. Also, people who volunteer for those interviews (especially with some foreign looking girl) must be quite sure of their eloquence, I suppose.

[@xVanillaxBerryx]

people in America are just rude AF and hate talking to strangers (well on the East and West side of the country)

[@domirican81]

The average IQ in Japan is one of the highest in the world. That is obvious in these types of interviews as well.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

Uniformly spread the population throughout the country rather gathering like bees across few areas . This tactic may have developed east asia faster and let the common men suffer like worse . The demand in specific areas increases too fast that real estate reach to skyrocketing prices . And don't shy to live with joint families if u can't afford independency .

[@nueat6]

Japan is not the only greying nation in Asia. Korea as well. Probably even more than Japan.

[@user-c3jdf9lylzse]

its going to be the whole world. they just happened to be early.

[@laturista1000]

yup, and in USA, Canada and most 2nd and 1st world economies as well.

[@jamesmadison7551]

Dont know. Was stationed in korea for a year allot of young people and kids walking around.

[@laturista1000]

hmm. so what is the common denominator? Does the Government need to pay each man and woman between the ages of 20 and 40 monthly income (Universal Basic income) to have children. For every married couple that has 2 or more children they get tax credits. Sadly this might be the only way to keep the Japanese economy going and the Japanese social welfare programs afloat for years to come.

[@ared18t]

@@laturista1000 No the government has become too pervasive in people's everyday lives that's the problem what you just suggested would only make things worse.

[@MewDenise]

I don't think people have trouble getting a partner, it's just... the life situation millenials and Gen Z are facing is... not ideal. It's a global problem. I don't have a partner because I have yet to get my own life in check

[@7shinta7]

Careful, in the blink of an eye you're in your mid 30s and then the party's over. Get a partner while you're young. You can work either ones problems out together (at least for the most part, I know there's also stuff where other can't help).

[@campkira]

not problem but just how the japanese girl r overprice...and had nothing...

[@aguacateadosmilpesitos]

Life is gettin more and more expensive, most cities are getting un-breathable because of the pollution, we are slowly getting more people access to education, we want a good life ourselves, so given the case we want to have children, we can also give them a good life. But yeah, I'd say the circumstances mixed with more educated people is what's getting the birth rate lower all over the globe

[@aguacateadosmilpesitos]

@@7shinta7 may I kindly suggest you shut up?

[@バテンカイトスライ]

@@aguacateadosmilpesitos i think that there is a solution for overpopulation, LGBTQ+! I'm not a part of that community, but i support them. I think that adopting would help.

[@aichi259]

I believe many young people think like this too. Even me, I’m growing asexual because I think career and money are important. Love, marriage and children are kinda burdensome. Living alone is nicer.

[@amydunne124]

Wdym with growing asexual?

[@tmcd6902]

@@amydunne124 it means that they have no desire to be in an intimate relationship with anyone.

[@tmcd6902]

I agree with this. I'm like 30 and i don't even see marriage or any relationship important at all.

[@bayangintokii4774]

as a teenage girl, i wont think about marriage until i feel complete and independent. I have to be able to share my love and life with someone who also independent and have his emotional maturity.After we done about career and life needs, i want to share my love with someone and raise 2 kids with love and affection.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

Uniformly spread the population throughout the country rather gathering like bees across few areas . This tactic may have developed east asia faster and let the common men suffer like worse . The demand in specific areas increases too fast that real estate reach to skyrocketing prices . And don't shy to live with joint families if u can't afford independency .

[@foggycat7360]

Decreasing population is a big thing in all industrialized countries so it's gonna be even bigger in the future. Germany is also struggling with pensions right now because there's just too many old people

[@laturista1000]

thats good for the Planet. Humans are the biggest contributors to environmental waste. Less humans is good for the eco system.

[@foggycat7360]

@@laturista1000 I know that less people are good for the eco system but a sudden drop like this can lead to social or economic problems (pensions, weakened economy, higher death rate). I'm not saying that the economy is more important than the environment but decreasing population isn't only a good thing

[@laturista1000]

@@foggycat7360 indeed. The rich billionaire investors will see a drop in their real estate portfolio and cash flow assets. Nevertheless, life goes on. There will be a new normal after the population decreases.

[@danielessex2162]

@Dojocho not so true it is more like they call themselves socialist but all their ideas are communist. It's why so many people can point to a country that calls itself socialist but it is really a communist political party base. Many communist parties claim to be socialist which gives rise to the idea that communism and socialism are the same thing.

[@OllamhDrab]

@Dojocho I dunno where in the real world you think that's what's happening. You don't want authoritarians taking over any system.

[@TheStepmonkey]

5:46 “My primary school had to close last year.” Wow that’s actually really sad...

[@nihon-metsubou]

countries with lower birth rate than japan are Spain Italy Greece Finland South Korea taiwan Singapore Hong kong SAR Macau SAR Poland Etc...

[@francescovellucci3218]

Lol. Poland is goimg 👆

[@caitthecat]

But a lot of those countries have far more immigration than Japan, so the problems aren't as apparent.

[@danielscalera6057]

But Japan is further along the curve, having had a poor fertility rate for years, then those countries and the population is decreasing instead of just slowing down. It is much more obvious

[@David-ej1ps]

dont forget germany

[@jrhoadley]

You cannot tell me the Spanish and Italians are not having sex...

[@laturista1000]

Japan population decline is an interesting phenomenon that has happened to other civilizations many many times before in human history. The reasons are vast and go way deep. Consumerism, economic fears, technology, distractions, lack of desire, the list goes on and on and on.

[@yuckytheartist6197]

@@KillThatPopcorn they are an Alien . They know things we dont .

[@gordonbgraham]

The population decline is a result of the generation which had 3~5 kids is dying out, replaced by a generation in which families have 1~2 kids, which is prudent considering 50% of current jobs will be obsolete between the next 20~50 years.

[@laturista1000]

@@gordonbgraham correct. Automation/ AI is displacing white collar jobs, clerical OL ladies jobs can be automated by machine learning, quantum computing will replace jobs traditionally done by white collar IT guys, and self driving trucks are replacing Truck drivers. Japan and the rest of the world is changing fast. Humans who are smart, driven and able to adapt to such a changing work landscape will be just fine. Those people will have children and have enough income to bare children and take care of them, send them to the best schools. The poor in Japan will sadly outnumber the middle class and wealthy class. Humans are resilient and will find a way to make it.

[@gordonbgraham]

@@laturista1000 Japan has always been resilient. Social cohesion, determination, perseverance and 我慢 (patience) are inculcated into the Japanese psyche from childhood. There'll be some tough times during the transition stage, adjusting to the burgeoning economy driven by AI and mass-automation, but the Japanese are better prepared than most nations in the West whose populations are at odds with themselves ideologically.

[@laturista1000]

@@gordonbgraham you damn right. After the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011 some fisherman/farmers have bounced back and started new businesses. My Japanese Ancestors survived World War 2 attacks, famine etc.. The human spirit is amazing under struggle. survival of the fittest, so to speak.

[@pascaltremblay8314]

I think the work ethics is also a problem. They stay in overtime just to show loyalty and not necessarily to work. So they get home so tired that sex is definitely off the plate.

[@chibineo]

4:13 translation should be like... We get only a few holidays in Japan, so people are talking about “Work style reform” 「働き方改革とか言ってると思うんですけど」って言ってますね。

[@Yoonatique]

The japanese word of the day is ... OKANE

[@SuitoLemon]

The interesting thing, is we are faced with a similar working situation here in America, and there are a whole lot of people not having kids for the same reasons--Losing freedom, not having enough money or time to raise a child properly, not enough help, and some people don't even want kids. In my case I just feel like my time is limited. If I'm not healthy and having kids by 30, I probably won't have any, and that's because I have type 1 diabetes, so my health can get complicated fast. The one thing that's different is that we don't focus enough on our elderly population here, so there are plenty of young people and children despite the problems we're faced with. Another thing I found interesting in this video was that the one guy mentioned guys he knows don't want to date because of money, but I think that's part of the "dating etiquette" in Japan being biased toward the male spending money on the female. It's a bit dated, but there are still relationships like that here as well. Overall, it doesn't seem at though Japan's government is helping people in the right places to prevent further population decline.

[@OllamhDrab]

Well, part of it is a lot of *our* older people still actually hold a lot of the wealth in some ways, (and the banks and corporations hold more) cause they got it before the Reaganomics thing started screwing up people's futures and turning everything to personal debt, and they're the ones kinda getting the health care payouts if they haven't in turn been ripped off or otherwise lost out. So in many cases there *are* services for them, or at least elder housing they can sell the family home to end up in eventually... but that doesn't leave too much for future generations in the family. And that's assuming anything survived the foreclosure crisis and all. A lot of my generation, Gen X, were just outnumbered by older generations that ...tended to stop leaving any room to move up in businesses, while the real economy kind of contracted in favor of finance and such things. And a lot of *our* kids just didn't get the kind of educations we used to be able to, or had to go into deeper debt for higher ed... etc. In Japan a lot of the family homes are still there, deteriorating, but most of the jobs are in the big cities, and a lot of towns just lose population to that internal shift, too. Anyway, sometimes these big population explosions just seem like they need to spread the correction out among a few generations to get back to some kind of balance. It just so happens that the generation that had the population boom kinda coincided with ...older people not dying or being so debilitated like they used to anymore, which is of course not a bad thing, but it's a big economic adjustment when you can't just keep expanding forever, or re-selling the proceeds and all.

[@norwegianblue2017]

@Dojocho Get your history straight. The manufacturing jobs took their biggest hit when Bill Clinton granted China "Most Favored Nation" status. After that the outsourcing of jobs went next level. Clinton also planted the seeds for the housing crisis by drastically loosening lending policies.

[@norwegianblue2017]

@Dojocho Yes, that is true. But if it started in the late 70s, that wasn't the direct result of Reaganomics. I think the globalists have been undermining this country since the height of middle class strength in the 50s and 60s.

[@freedomordeath89]

It's not the state's role to "help you" raise children. If you want a kid it's your responsability. Dont steal my taxes to raise your kid.

[@SuitoLemon]

@@freedomordeath89 I never stated it was. I stated that living is simply too expensive to properly raise a child in today's economy. It's not entirely impossible, but it's increasingly difficult. And I'm not stealing your taxes. No one is. I work a 40 hour per week job just like everyone else and even with a partner making the same I still can't even afford my medical supplies with GOOD insurance. I recognize having a kid would be my own responsibility, but for me and many others like me, even without my medical problems, it isn't a livable option. Also do you even know where your taxes actually go? Because a very very small portion of taxes actually go to programs like Food Stamps, Unemployment, and Medicaid. Your taxes are also used to fund schools, teachers, law enforcement, firefighters, city roadwork and highway improvements, government organizations, etc... Literally no one is "stealing" your taxes. They're used to improve nearly everything public around you.

[@halonut96]

Does japan not have a child tax benefit? I live in canada and here if you have kids then you get a check every month to help cover the costs of having kids

[@Americansikkunt]

Why do you need a check from the government to help afford raising kids?

[@halonut96]

@@Americansikkunt .....because raising kids is fucking expensive and that helps alleviate that strain

[@Makoto778]

@@Americansikkunt Basically the government gives people money to raise children.

[@Americansikkunt]

Mako-kun You mean the tax-paying people give people money to raise children.

[@Americansikkunt]

Blue eyes white power Food is expensive. Should the government pay for that?

[@planesrift]

They can't afford kids for sure.

[@coffeelink943]

planesrift ain’t no one wanna pay for child support that early

[@campkira]

do they look like they can?

[@whitekiki]

Stupid excuse, i dont believe it. They are one the richest country in world. Who would get children then? Selfish and greedy perspective they have, and it is a lie.

[@gremlin3099]

@@whitekiki by don't afford they mean that they need to provide education for the kids aswell. In Japan it's common for children to be sent into after school grinds (which aren't cheap) to improve their grades. The best schools usually are in the most expensive places in Japan like Tokyo and housing there is a nightmare even for a single person with a normal wage. They are one of the richest countries but as for every rich country out there, the majority of the population are normal folk being normal.

[@whitekiki]

@@gremlin3099 then they need to change the system. I can understand that, because my county is similar. Main city has most population and rest of country is empty. I believe japan is same. They need to rebuild systems, they are really wise people, they can dot it. We need their children for future.

[@franktaylor3866]

6:20 We have the same problem in small town America. They call it "brain drain" many talented people who can leave those areas often do.

[@immerbockplayingstreamraid7135]

Netherlands here. Before WW2 we had mostly native people here and Cristian religion. Man would work and woman take care for children. Pope was against birth control. After WW2 less people believe, woman get better education, woman can vote, woman want to go to work. Before this reform man bought a house and he alone could pay it off. Woman were not accounted for. Then woman were accounted for the first 8 years, house prices go boom. Now both are counted in for 30 years. House prices are through the roof. Both need to work now to pay it of. Childcare is very expensive and so is live. The result is less kids and far later kids when woman and man are not in there prime. When the ovaries start drumming for woman the time slot is narrow and problems arrive. I feel bad for the man and woman living now but on the otherhand, mankind is allready with too many.

[@MrJm323]

The Pope had an influence in Calvinist Holland?

[@norwegianblue2017]

It is the same in the US. A man with a regular job could raise a family with 3-5 kids and pay all the bills alone and own a home. Somewhere in the 70s and 80s women started to be a major contributor to the household income. This created a boom in consumerism and people lived pretty well for those decades and into the 90s. But then prices adjusted so that you had to have two incomes and now it is difficult for many working couple to even buy a home in desirable areas.

[@aros7477]

@@norwegianblue2017 kinda sad

[@bueler4950]

Yes this is true and same thing happened in America and it helped to destroy the family and even worse it gave the state complete control over the children so we have a whole generation of brainwashed leftist morons now whereas before this happened parents raise their children not the state. You're right about the ovaries so many children today are born with various disorders have escalated like Asperger's autistic Etc because young people don't have enough money to raise a family anymore and also they want the party away when they're young and especially the women a blind to the Future until they realize they're up against the wall of their biological clock

[@StarcraftSwarm]

Perhaps Feminism is bad not only for women, but for men aswell.

[@bostontracy5151]

I’m a man in these States across the pond, where we have an ever-increasing population. I’ve said it on that other video you did recently about, I think it was, why women aren’t having kids and the majority of the Japanese population is getting old, but your government needs to ask the USA for pointers and guidance on increasing their own, the Japanese, population. The Japanese government is putting its people in a no-win scenario: • All the money is going to support the elderly and very little, if any at all, is going to help new parents • Extra pressure is put on young professionals to work hard for their companies to take care of the elderly; discouraging said professionals from committing time and energy to having their own family • Young professionals are only paid enough to sustain themselves, rather than a family • There are no childcare facilities, so young professionals have no help watching their kids during work hours • If any young professionals DO take time off, ALL of their work is given to a single person and the work has to be completed day by day (rather than due dates 1 or 2 weeks away), regardless of who does it, so people are discouraged from taking off. Everything listed above is a recipe for disaster and a temporary population that will watch itself wither and die. On a lighter note, you looked beautiful as always here! ☺️

[@MrSpartanspud]

Points 1 and 4 are false. And the reason the US population goes up is due to immigration which comes with it's own problems. Japan doesn't want to let just anyone in. And it makes sense because really what you're doing there is kicking the can further down the road rather than actually fixing the problem. But at the same time you may be introducing new ones.

[@rsuriyop]

I guess I still must not be understanding the issue over there. Because it seems that whenever foreign guys migrate over there, they seem to have no problem at all having children with the native women. I keep hearing from channels like Asian Boss that mixed children are on the rise in Japan. Some of these foreign men even claim to have 2 or even 3 children. So either something is not right here or perhaps foreign men have some kind of advantage that I'm unaware of? Either way, I take discomfort in the idea of foreign men outpacing Japanese men having children in their own country.

[@firefly618]

The issue is social / psychological / motivational. They are all talking about economic (money) problems, which certainly exist, like they exist more or less everywhere and in any historical period. But it's probably just a rationalization caused by their inability to see the real issue from within their own society, and economy being an easy thing to blame.

[@kauze8063]

I think many countries with declining birth rates should do what Sweden did and pay people to have children.

[@shyryTsr2k]

That's stupid lol

[@kauze8063]

Dang :(

[@shyryTsr2k]

@@kauze8063 I mean is it not stupid to pay someone to have sex? It's like, promoting porn from afar

[@illuminati5417]

Some European countries have been doing it for quite some time, it has virtually no effect.

[@illuminati5417]

@@shyryTsr2k How are you promoting porn by encouraging sex? People will have sex instead of watching porn which is healthier, both physically and psychologically.

[@RockerOf60s70s80s]

Oh boy... It sounds like a similar situation in Hawaii. My family and I had to move from there years ago due to tax rates increasing and the stupid train system that they're still working on since 4 or 5 years ago (ran out of money for the project and still asking for more for it btw) takes money from income as well. People will still have kids in Hawaii, it's in our culture to have families, but moving away with our families to the US mainland or other places that have better pay is the main way to help support the family. Just as that guy said that other people moving in from other countries to work, same thing for Hawaii. The Japanese may do the same as what the census of Hawaii noticed, hundreds of local families moving and flying to live somewhere else. Eventually, Japan will know it will be impossible to live there, and ultimately decide to live outside the country. In the future, if this keeps up, there may be very few original Japanese people in Japan. It will become mixed blooded and other people of different country people.

[@hairystyles4212]

I feel like everyone everywhere in our 20s for the most part feel this way in the modern world. It's not sex, it's having kids. I'm really not trying to bring an innocent kid into this sick, insane world. Most of us could hardly afford one also, leading to a worse childhood for the kid with stressed parents.

[@sushipancake6559]

In a place where I live in Germany, many people do not want to marry but want a casual relationship...I think people have sex but having kids is totally different story right?

[@EC-rd9ys]

As a woman myself, who loves to work, it's interesting to see some of the harmful consequences of women entering the workforce. Women being societally barred from the general workforce before made it normal for people to be able to raise a household on one salary. It was expected. But now everyone is expected to leave the home to provide. It does create a conundrum.

[@mikicerise6250]

There is no harmful consequence of women entering the workforce. Harmful consequence is women entering workforce, but still retaining old habits from past era, like will only date guys who make more money, or men will only date pretty demure women and don't care if they work and have a degree, even though the men don't have enough to support a family alone, they accept to date women who don't want to work as long as they are 'pretty'. Obviously if women and men are working in the same jobs, only a minority of women will find men who make more money than them. The rest will be single. Women put pressure on men to earn, but men don't correspondingly pressure women to earn, instead they pressure women to be pretty. So the consequence is a minority of prettiest women work as they like and marry richest men and have very comfortable lives. The rest hate each other and stay single, because they stubbornly refuse to change their outlook.

[@EC-rd9ys]

@@mikicerise6250 I just said what the harmful consequence was. As for the rest of what you said, I mostly agree with you.

[@wonderman7788]

@@mikicerise6250 Human is an animal.. society can change,but you can't change the basic instinct of men and women in the aspect of attractiveness and desires. The society rules(males& females) has been changed in todays world,but men& womens still not evolving to fit in and balanced

[@mikicerise6250]

@@wonderman7788 Well, human animals can feel free to be miserable and pine for the Stone Age. I'd rather have a more reasonable outlook and look forward rather than back. Like it or not, industrial, Information Age society makes things everyone wants, while Me Tarzan, You Jane couples make nothing but noise. There is a reason world immigration flows from less developed countries to more developed countries.

[@MrSpartanspud]

@Miki Cerise Putting everything else you said to the side, there is a problem with having double the number of possible workers. It's that the supply for labour outstrips the demand so much that jobs are artificially created. It also makes an individual's labour worth less as they will be markedly easier to replace. Additionally, when it comes to the child raising aspect, two people's income is required for a good standard of living and raising children. Even then, it's often not enough. So both parents are out at work to make enough money to live. Now, who's raising the kids?

[@jennali3115]

I was surprised at 0:51 when he said "apart from China". but I realized then this video was shot 2 years ago, things changed a lot in China. China is experiencing a severe declining of birth rate, the government has to encourage each couples to have 2 and 3 kids, and is now implementing a number of policies to lift birth rate to facing the aging population.

[@ageguyera]

0:20 "What THEY'RE gonna do about it" 😂😂

[@yesman1743]

Nothing

[@seeyouinhell8961]

English isn’t her first language, and she’s still learning

[@alexiacas]

here in Italy the situation isn't good either, there are lots of problems but mainly the salary is almost all spent on necessity items... so we don't have much savings as well

[@drunkcatphil9911]

“All countries apart from China struggle with” well yes but actually no 😂 China is ageing at an even faster rate than Japan. The only thing keeping their birth rate up is the relentless pressure from parents but once that generation goes you’ll hear more and more about 丁克 (DINK)

[@amateruss]

Looks like India and the Philippines will be taking over the world by the next decade.

[@nomadchad8243]

You dont need to increase your population. You have 70? 90? million people on an island the size of a Canadian great lake.

[@Delimon007]

If only more people would realize this. . .

[@gorefieldluvr6921]

Yes they need to fix all the other problems... Declining population shouldnt be a problem if the economy is safe and people have time and freedom

[@NickN56]

@@gorefieldluvr6921 in the first place I don't think people in the world know what's the current world population. This planet is overpopulated we need to stop giving birth to children not to have more..

[@griffinina]

I think money is the concern everywhere. I live in Indonesia and money is a concern too. I have parents who I need to take care of as they get older, I earn decent amount for a single person, and when all my friends are getting married and having kids, I have concern if I will have enough money to take care of my existing family and my new family. What if someone get sick? Also, I will need to buy a new house for my new family, and house is expensive. I’m a female and I think that far. So the men must have think way more deeply than that. Japan & Indonesia are both Asian countries. The norms are similar: men are the breadwinner, women are the one who takes care of the family & kids; women can work but the weigh is always on the men’s shoulder as the head of the family.

[@nadeshiko10100]

Yep.sama..jadi childfree aku gr2 gini... bayangin kerja UMR ajaa hmpr ga cukup buat diri sndri.. gmn mau bantu ortu..mau urus keluarga baru. Mau beli rumah..mikir aja uda mau nangis 😣

[@Vagabond1997]

The MAIN problem in Japan is the corporate culture which still demands so much from employees in terms of hours worked (frequently over 50 hrs per week), and often without compensation for those extra hours as well as the lack of any type of support from companies, like maternity leave, for their workers.

[@adora08phoenix]

You guys are great! Thanks for covering such cutting edge topics and really taking the pulse of how Japanese feel about social issues. It is great insight. Thanks for all you do!

[@Poweregg28]

Love how stylish people are around Harajuku, well in Tokyo generally!

[@ibrahimultimate404]

and theyre all not rich they said

[@firerosesberlin1992]

@@ibrahimultimate404 Being stylish doesn't mean you're rich

[@h0welss]

In Japan people rarely dress casual under any circumstances, even if it's just to nip to the shop which is 30 seconds away to get milk or something. They go outside in full outfits to fit in with the crowd because nobody wants to stick out rather than to make a statement or express themselves

[@Gotoh1YuchiLover001]

Love your videos! I’m a teacher, so I’m around kiddos all day. I taught 19 kinders this past school year and will be teaching Pre-K 4 this school year. I’m a classroom mom. I love them, but they are so exhausting. I definitely need my quiet time and break from them. If I ever have a child or adopted, I would quit my job and have my husband work (if we could afford it.)

[@erinprisk3376]

Kids are expensive here in the USA too. Both parents typically work full time. The relationship issue is worldwide not just in Japan. I work long irregular hours and side gigs to do what I love. I am already married to my work. The dream of a husband and babies are on the back burner for me.

[@tiffanyvoerman]

The boy who starts speaking at 1:58 is so cute. He reminds me of my primary school crush

[@tiffanyvoerman]

Lol

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

Average

[@BezoRazo]

This seems to be the story the world over: whereas before one parent worked while the other stayed home with the children, now it's supposedly necessary for both to work because everything is "so expensive". What changed? Exactly what grew more expensive, and why?

[@freedomordeath89]

If you want smartphones, central heating, electricity and fancy food, you gotta pay. If you want to go back to 1900 standards without all these things to raise 10 kids with just 1 parent working, go on, its doable. You can still raise many kids like that. But you gotta say bye bye to electricity, running water, pluming, heating, higher education etc...

[@BezoRazo]

@@freedomordeath89 Hey, Freedom. Why don't we say "bye bye" to trillion-dollar forever wars in the Middle East and unending waves of "immigration" instead, and maybe we'd be able to keep our smartphones & stuff?

[@freedomordeath89]

@@BezoRazo yawhn...I bet you don't even know that the US war expense is 3% of their GDP. You are one of those kids who belives the memes about world peace and that thinks that we could feed everyone in the world by stopping wars? LOL Go read a balance sheet. Learn basic economics and study your country's budget. You are a clown lol PS I'm talking about private money anyway, unless you live in the Soviet Union, the prices won't be decided by the State. It's not the state forcing you to pay 1000 dollars for a phone. It's supply/demand, you total clown.

[@BezoRazo]

@@freedomordeath89 I am not interested in feeding or policing the world. I am for America first (just as every nation should put its own welfare before others'). Also, I'm pretty sure they had heating, electricity, and delicious food in 1950s America, when it was still possible to have a family and a decent home on a single salary, and when personal happiness was far higher than it is today according to surveys. If fancy phones are really the deal breaker, then... yeah, i think we can do without, and I suspect most people would feel the same.

[@asg2833]

Before the “one parent” always was the women. They weren’t free to chose to work or not. Working is now a necessity to stay independent and provide for the kids in case of a divorce, or later when the husband dies.

[@NAINFORM]

welcome back!!! missed you very much!!!

[@annabrwk2059]

The headline for this video is a bit off...

[@jt_manic]

Money, same tbh. I can barely support myself financially let alone a family.

[@Nothingbutdust_]

I believe many of the reasons are true for the declining birthrate in Finland too, and it seems like the same goes for many other western countries as well. Although, surprisingly since the beginning of this year the birthrate in Finland seems to have just slightly increased.

[@wonderman7788]

Is Immigrants and refugees contribution, not the locals.

[@Nothingbutdust_]

@@wonderman7788 I was talking about the indigenous Finnish people. But it's true that the people living in Finland has been increasing a lot especially in 2015 when we had a big influx of refugees who many of them have lots of kids. Now we have quite a few Ukrainians coming in as well. But the indigenous Finnish people have been on a steady decline for many decades now except for in 2020 and 2021 when there was an increase in babies born to Finnish people. There's even a name for this phenomenon called Corona babies here.

[@ltk7309]

No no, whoever said that the problem of getting in a relationship lies in the passive men of Japan is merely pushing the blame onto guys. Why is it always the guys' fault? Is it written anywhere in the bible or in your holy book that guys always have to take the initiative to make things happen? Girls, listen up, gender doesn't matter in the pursuit of love OKAY? Stop saying things that are convenient for you just because you didn't have the courage to confess to someone you liked and make it seem like it's the guys' responsibility to chase you while you wait to be *nampa* UNDERSTAND? Fucking hell. Smfh.

[@franktaylor3866]

Problem is.. lots of women innately want to be pursued

[@gooddreams8495]

@@ltk7309 I live in Singapore, am a guy and I agree with you. what the girls expect from guys is ridiculous and the trend in kdrama and why girls like it(I have conversation with them before) is spot on. I won't elaborate cause i feel you already understand(from your post) and I'm just here to say i feel the same way as well.

[@ltk7309]

@@gooddreams8495 Yea, the feeling of helplessness...... From what I've gathered from friends in Singapore, it's better for you to spend your time and energy looking for relationship elsewhere(UK is a good option, or any western countries where girls are much more open-minded and less delusional). They would even approach you first unlike self-entitled girls in Singapore (no offence). Anyway, thanks for reading and stay safe!

[@Dante2009100]

@@franktaylor3866 you are right. But i dont blame them, because if a Woman take the initiative most man get scarred and dont like this.

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

@@gooddreams8495 lmao, most hubby/bf aint attractive, rich, well groomed lmao

[@Angelfeather100]

France wanted to boost it's population and for encouraging young people to have kids, they came up with a financial allowance. For one child, families receive money from the government. For two kids they receive even more and same goes for three kids. I think there is an allowance limit, but I'm not aware of it. When I lived in Paris back in 2000, there were very many families with 3 children.

[@assiiaan]

Japan has a very serious working culture I think they need to ease out of bit .....like they have to come to office one hour prior and leave the office 1 hour after the office timings that's just a waste of 2 hours..... this number can also increase company to company.... Japan chillout I love you

[@Wig4]

And, EQUALS, very low work efficiency (productivity counted per hour, of salarymen, probably amongst the lowest on earth)

[@mrAuctor]

there is no way in hell i would raise a child in japan xD. If i really wanted a kid then i would have to move from japan first.

[@skylinefever]

I'm sure I wouldn't have survived to adulthood if I grew up in Japan.

[@valeriesweekofwonders1067]

Skyline Fever I did and I just turned 18 this year. Never thought I’d make it

[@LiillyMiilly]

Whyyyy???

[@skylinefever]

@@LiillyMiilly For me, I was awful at school in the USA. School in Japan is much more harsh.

[@campkira]

@@skylinefever yeah 18 now go to work.... that just how life are... i kind of understand how this type of school are... left them for NZ and back for university and Master... that just fucking tired... wait now i had to work... making money and burn it all with rent and everything...

[@__martian__]

First and foremost, the japanese work culture needs to change. Greedy companies HATEEEEE it when women take maternity leave (its career suicide), and it's almost incomprehensible when men ask for paternity leave... when my son was born, my japanese husband got only 3 days paternity leave... 3 fucking days.

[@Delimon007]

That's a no, people shouldn't have to pay you because you decided to have a kid. You're also opening up a position that needs to be filled. If you choose to have a child that's your fault and your choice. Now if you need to take a month off (which is reasonable) I can agree with that but unless you are using vacation days or something of the sort they shouldn't have to pay you for that, maybe hold your position but that's about it.

[@__martian__]

@@Delimon007 wow, I really hope you're not in a managerial position, you would suck as a boss... your lack of understanding of what mothers go through the first year of a child's life is concerning.

[@7shinta7]

@@Delimon007 That way of thinking is very short sighted. All companies need educated workers, and people to sell their goods and services to. They also need a stable society and a functioning state. Having a fair amount of citizens to contribute to the society and the economy after they've grown up, is essential. So yeah, vacant positions need to be filled but companies should also consider to plan ahead when the young mother returns. After all recruiting new people also costs a lot of money.

[@Delimon007]

@@7shinta7 and work needs to be done, while no one is taking up that slot money is lost. I don't know what fairytale land you live in, but most large companies are covered in debt, and small businesses simply cannot afford this expense. Live in reality and be reasonable.

[@7shinta7]

@@Delimon007 Me? Oh, I just come from a country where everyone is known for beeing lazy, unreasonable and economically short sighted called Germany. Maybe you heard of it? Read my last comment again and you'll see, that we're completely on the same page regarding the fact that vacant positions have to be filled. Yet I wanted to convey that it would be in the best interest of the company to keep mothers that are absent employed an put them to work again after they've returned since recruiting and training is a big factor at least for white collar jobs. And now excuse me, I'm apparantly busy running from reality.

[@rodericoatienza5240]

You should show this video to local politicians and policymakers as it encapsulates both a well-rounded definition of the thorniest problem facing Japan today and suggestions on how to solve it. You're performing a public service, Ask Japanese!

[@chunkalunkin2000]

Don't blame them. I don't want kids either. Actually a nightmare to imagine

[@boycottnok1466]

That is a poor thinking. A stable no of birth per year is important not declining.

[@ashharkausar413]

@@boycottnok1466 Is the birth rate so low that they face potential extinction? I don't think so. If births are just "low", why is that an issue?

[@pepper0075]

@@ashharkausar413 by 2050 japan will have less than half of it's curren population

[@ashharkausar413]

@@pepper0075 That's crazy. Do you have a study that points to this?

[@seoulsoul7446]

@@pepper0075 isnt Japan populated asf rn though....

[@joejam67]

the Grandparents should look after the children everyone live together. In the Maori culture we give a child to be raised by the Grandparents and it keep them active and prevents dementia.

[@esztervarga5431]

So the parents just gave the kid to their parents like if you give a thing or an animal to their parents because the kid's parents have no time to take care of the kid, but they have time for themselves.

[@manueltoloza6007]

I definitely understand where they're coming from, i live in Chile, and like in most of latin america, people don't take decisions like having a kid too serioulsy, it just happens, now not so much at least, but its still common on lower class populations, my parents had me without thinking too much about it and i had a very poor and struggling childhood. Because my family was poor i didn't get too much oportunities to study so now i got a pretty shitty job. Its unfortunate that the japanese population is decreasing but they're way more smarter and responsable than people from my country. Its a problem the goverment needs to fix, and the people need to preasure them, just hoping things will get better isn't enough.

[@asd0701005]

Manuel Toloza I thinks it is lucky to born in developed country. It’s bad to form in undeveloped now.

[@Dante2009100]

and what shuold the goverment do? Force the people?

[@MunUtku]

The problem isn't really that complex imho. Japanese people think alot, and they are not fond of it, yet they do it anyway, that is why they are hardworking, when you do not work hard enough you are blamed by society as being "escapist", yet when you do not think hard enough about certain things the pressure you receive from society is much lesser, so they prefer working instead of thinking in most cases. I can not read Kanji(and i do not have Hiragana alphabet installed on my pc, so i'll be using some words with Romanji spelling, sorry for any mistakes). Japanese usually have hard time handling homonymous foreign words and concepts, also have problems understanding abstract concept in many cases. They think alot about communication, thus they subconciously program themselves using language, or rather kotoba no oto guide themselves. 1. Raku, yes easy, even "the heaven"(rakuen) is pronounced with the same root sound, it might be written differently but the sound remains the same, or similar. They instinctively think that living easier is the key to happier, technology plays an active part in the life of most Japanese, and technology makes life easier, and comes at a price, so they think that their children will want all these comforts, and not being able to give them all will break their heart, even more so if their children becomes sad about things what he/she desires. This materialistic approach is actually quite destructive for a society. 2. Futsu no seikatsu, normal life, today's normal or what is perceived as normal by Japanese is kinda weird, their society is shaped in a way to pressure individuals with strong egos and pushes such individuals out, so most Japanese try to act like a sheep of the herd, or just another fish from the school of fish. And when there is no social consequence to express themselves as they see we can see many individuals expressing themselves with absurd, non practical fashion sense etc as a reaction. In workplaces, divergence is loathed upon, thus they can not express themselves freely at work and expected to adhere to everysingle rule and they usually overdo it. That said, Japanese, especially man are not naturally materialistic people(or at least used to be more idealistic), this is probably due their diet(yes diet, but this is just my theory) due increased seafood consumption over carbs in later decades, Japanese have healthier brains compared to past, they are already prone to thinking alot due to their culture and this makes things even more complicated for them. 3. Byodou, equality, Japanese culture had a clear definition about the roles of female and male for ages. Now that it merged alot with Western Culture, women want to be treated same way as men increasingly. But Japanese men as natural thinkers overdo it as expected, and women are not without blame in this matter. For romantic relations women expect opposite side to move, same goes for most males in Japan, so when males act in the same manner this becoms a problem for women which is odd, as this literally is equality. And as it is obvious it is destrucive for the society. Why do women want male to lead? Because they want to feel "wanted", "desired", same goes for men, and most immature Japanese think that the first side to make a move "desires more" thus needs to make more compromise and take more responsibility, this is the cost of showing "will" in today romance in Japan. And the side who showed no interests simply feeds her/his ego by bragging and saying, "you were the one wanting to be together more" this honestly is disgusting but this train of thought is obviously there. Women prefering to be slim and physically weak are doing so not because only fashion, but because they want to feel more feminene than males, naturally women want their men to be more handsome than them not more beatiful (though modern Japanese society have problem with people who has a healthy dose of Ego, and the society favors slimmer males too lately, as a result, all individuals become weaker physically). Japanese society much like Korea has "fear of failing" their society is already addicted to reward mechanism(as explained as a physchological term). Thus they are afraid they are going to be rejected or declined, and more than that they are afraid, that this(them being rejected) will be known by others, they think too much about how others think about them, i mean come on, when you observe Japanese Man, their attitude, attire, and physique it becomes more than obvious, they simply care too much about their appearance. Which is an extreme(and conversly japanese women for some odd reason, do not take care of their physique well enough while they care for their attire, make up, accesories etc). Japanese women, should get rid of thinking in line with society and work up a little bit, as a biologist i see the problem in a much more simpler way, Japanese women do not attract males of their own nationality alot, simply due to their lack of physical attractiveness, instincts win over social norms when it comes to mating, it is our animal side after all. Work out not become too muscular, but more fit, when males see females larger yet not chubby, they will naturally want to work out too, and when they work out they'll have more testesterone, and whether you believe it or not, your population will increase naturally. Reward bravery, and social courage to a healthy extent rather than pressuring free expression. 4. Japanese people spend money needlessly, even men... while thinking alot about economy. Get the latest phone, get brand clothes, spend money on hair and make up excessively, buy unpractical accesories... Why? Simply because they have no other way to express themselves, as society socially punishes most forms of divergence from social norms. This not only leaves less money for child rearing, it also causes new generations to become more and more consumption oriented. Eat more and work out instead of buying unnecessary stuff, think about it you want other side to find you physically and mentally attractive right? If someone likes the price tag on your clothes does she or he really like you? Get real. Due to consumption oriented modern culture, many teens argue more with thier parents due to monetary issues, such children when grow up instinctively think about themselves as the example and expect that their children will do the same as society is still in the same wrong path, thus they fear having children while also wanting it. 5 Lack of faith and trust. Having no religion has social costs, yes Japanese(actually most East Asians, even more so with Chinese) people are more into materialistic and realistic approach for last couple of centuries, and this comes at a price, they have less faith in themselves and in others too. They have confidence problems. Which is odd, because as a heterosexual male i think Asian Men look really cool when they are fit, and while it may sound somewhat arrogant i consider myself quite uhm an expert about how women think and perceive things :S. There are many women like that slender Asian Male figure in the World, but in truth Women find fit Asian males even more so even if they do not admit it, even more so than Westerner males who tend to overdo gym workouts. Stop being skinny for fuck's sake(literally). Jealousy, yes it is out there, even if Japanese people tend to say otherwise they are always kinda more jealous than most other individuals from other societies, but they are not equally possesive as they do not want to look as obsessive. It is normal to be jealous, over even possesive a bit. Temperance, balance, whatever you call it, you need it more in your life. I am just Turkish middle ager who was going to move to Japan in my mid twenties, to Osaka to be specific, i have relatives, who travel to Japan occasionally, and had Japanese friends who lived in Türkiye for extended periods, also have many half Japanese half Turkish friends. I had run my own kaisha at some point in my life, worked in quite odd jobs(unlike Japan, it is not considered odd for someone to work in many occupations through out their life, here where i live, just like most Western countries) just wanted to give my honest opinion, and help if i could with my input. Thanks for anyone who read it, i hope it helps. Lastly, back to 1/raku&5/Shinrai. All, and i mean all East Asian societies dwell on how much you gain, your occupation, they want assurance(funny really, most succesful assurance firms are Japanese, that is a fact), it is true that Japanese are good at risk management, but living a life without risks and no faith in ones own self, slowly but surely kills ego, selflessness is not something as good as you think imho. It will eventually cause you to lack character, you'll become sterotypes rather than actual persons. Statistics is a poison for society in the long run, i can tell that as someone who knows and understands how scientific data is handled (i am a molecular biologist btw), statistic hates divergent data, and tries to destroy all divergence, your society is like that too, but diversity is something to be celebrated, and is natural. Shiawase no jinsei no tameni mo kane ni kodawaru no o yari sugiru na, gai jin toshite watashi no iken o era sou dato ommotterino mo yoi, amai dato ommotterino mo yoi(uso, okoru :P). O genki de... Remember to much hygiene kills fertility of men,(has side effects on Y chromosome) and decreases Testesterone. We differ as male and female due to hormones present in our body, this is soemthing both genders needs to understand, expecting over hygine from males will eventually turn them sterile biologically, unless you are nihilistic about your society, like men not men acting in a similar fashion with women. This is not sexsism, this is realism, our bodies work differently. Take care.

[@KanchoStar]

it's, unfortunately, the same here in the states. there are other underlying issues for sure, and it would be too much for to write here.

[@HypnoticChronic1]

From what I have noticed both here and from going to other countries/speaking to international friends money is indeed a major factor but time or rather lack thereof is also a large problem. And the one main contributing factor to both those issues is taxes, nations are bleeding their populations dry by nickle and dimming them for everything thus the population needs more revenue to compensate, which forces the population to work longer hours or have a second or even a third job just to make ends meat which has a snowball effect of eating into what free time they would have to spend with/help raise a family. The way to solve this problem is obviously lower taxes (most of which is frivolously pissed away by governments on either needless or pointless endeavors) to the bare minimum, which will have a run on effect by not forcing citizens to work long hours to have enough to pay said taxes and give them more liquid capital/time to spend on "luxury items" and on building/raising a family which will both help the declining population issue as well as injecting much needed revenue into the economy and in Japans case may cause a decline in their high suicide rate. Choices of individuals including knowledge, time, expectation all cause economic phenomenon and when one or more of those factors are constricted in any way it will stutter the economy and lead to a eventual downturn and possible collapse, merely look at the world around you to see that aforementioned effect in action now so more than ever the global economy as a whole has not been in such dire straights since the Great Depression.

[@minawang9317]

When I was in the United States I’ve seen many teenagers with children of there own and I feel like teenagers take better care at their children then adults do.

[@Wig4]

Do you mean: the parents of those teenages take care of both the teenagers, AND their kids ? ....... (And work double rate)

[@LillianaLobster]

@@Wig4 yes. its actually usually the teens parents. ik cause a 16yr old had a kid but her parents took care of it. I dont like teen moms at all.

[@freedomordeath89]

@@LillianaLobster teen moms usually get crazy around 30

[@LillianaLobster]

@@freedomordeath89 Fr!

[@strawberri5122]

Younger generations have so much stress. Paying (and even getting in debt) for an education that we arent even sure will land us a good paying job. Prices for housing or apartments in areas where we can find the best opportunities are so expensive it sucks so much money out of our salaries and the rest of money goes to necessities. Having children is at the bottom of my list because there are so many hurdles to overcome before that even is an option imo because i would like to give my child a comfortable life. Not to mention working hours would mean I wouldn't be able to be with my kids for a while each day unless I work from home.

[@Snowlily01]

2:51 what bang si hyuk would look like if he lost weight and took 15 yrs outta his age

[@doreybain]

Are Japanese workers' take home pay decreasing? If it is decreasing, is it because of higher taxes, women flooding the labor market that once was populated by only men or luxury consumerism or what? When I was a kid long ago, nearly every family had at least three children and the mother stayed at home. Families managed to scrap by with just the husband's income and all the kids managed to make it through college. What happened?

[@LeCatte]

The pay probably hasn't changed, its just everything else got much more expensive

[@ChrisHalphar]

I actually worry for the future of Japan. If they don't renew the population, Japan will disappear. They will have to increase emigration, and if there are too many, Japan could loose a part of their identity, which would be very sad.

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

Why not since they are racist lmao

[@MrRookitty]

This isn't a unique problem. Japan is experiencing it rapidly, but most 1st world countries are having the same global issues that come from changing into postindustrial societies. Most jobs have been shifted to the service sector which pays less than unionized trade jobs. On top of that wages are not being adjusted for inflation or worker output. So people are working harder than ever for statistically less than previous generations. The symptom of these inequalities is declining birthrates, but countries like America can offset it with immigration.

[@sebastiankumlin9542]

Let the elderly care for the adolescents, problem solved. Also, Japan can only support 80 million people on domestically produced food and that is the projected population if the current decline continues. All in all, only good things will come out of the decline in birthrate.

[@TheBrianp1]

Title is about sex, video is about declining birth rate. They are two different things. You can smash 24/7 and with birth control avoid having a kid. You can barely have sex and have a wife crap out 2 or more kids.

[@zot2698]

work culture in japan is too crazy! imagine having to work the whole day, a crazy strict boss that is always right and you cant speak your mind, then you have a girlfriend that is always sending mix messages....not the most conducive environment about sex

[@NickN56]

That's not very far away from the USA and Europe. That thing applies to every country..

[@hellonesan]

I kind of envy this situation Japan is facing. In my country, the Philippines, birth rate starts more or less at 12 years old girls

[@andyw.3048]

やっぱりそれはサークルの制: 皆が子供いないれば、人々どんどん古くなって、少な若者に圧がもっともっと強いなれるよ。だから古人、若者は同じぐらい居るなければならないと思う。 In Germany the same problem

[@florianb3935]

They all mention money. The real problem i believe is that the dating scene has become too hard with the casual dating. Men and women demand more, especially in cities. A few top men monopolize many girls in "relationships" that makes them unavailable for other, less attractive men, who would be ready. When the women are older and need to settle, the men who were open previously have quit. Men should not only earn good money to support 3+ people (= forget hobbies), but also look cool like the guys in the video, be self confident (super hard when your job sucks), have an appealing life, etc. Women not only have to be an ideal cute wife, but they now more often also have to work. What’s the point seriously, when the reward is not proportional to the effort?

[@shion3948]

4:50 she is So pretty

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

Average lmao

[@shion3948]

@@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438 attractiveness is subjective

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

@@shion3948 most Japanese /asian girl i have seen looks like her duh

[@shion3948]

@@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438 I still think she's very pretty whether she looks average to you or not

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

@@shion3948 sure🤔

[@tawadhu1104]

Taxes should be higher when the salary level is bigger. For example if the junior employee have 15% tax rate, then his senior whose salary is much bigger shall have 18% tax rate and so on until the rich guys pay 40% tax. Most of salary increment is not linear, many of them are even exponential. So the increment of tax rate (as long as it is still linear) will still make them earn money more than the juniors. Then these money should be used to help the elders. This will make younger men get enough money and thus more confident to think about having a family.

[@apoorvbansal6590]

0:48 that's the issue all countries other than China struggle with India :- yeah right

[@apoorvbansal6590]

@Edward Tay Human Resource is something China and India can never fall short of... last 7000 years have proven that

[@apoorvbansal6590]

@Edward Tay yeah

[@虎瀬野-p9c]

no they are still going to make a massive producing but in other countries....you know what i mean...

[@elifpoyraz6298]

Money is a common problem everywhere. I can't go abroad and explore on my own because I don't have money. 😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@nbrace-tl8ku]

If a Japanese woman can find a job that brings in more money than the man for the house hold, will a Japanese man be a stay at home dad?

[@redblue4127]

Why would he do that? He lives in Japan. It's already lowkey seen as a negative character trait in America and you think he'd get a pass there?

[@nbrace-tl8ku]

@@redblue4127 - What if there are young children involved or he can't find a job or laid off? Should she still have to stay home? Lots of different scenarios people all over the world face.

[@7shinta7]

@@redblue4127 You know, I really wouldn't mind beeing a stay at home dad, if she manages to bring home the money. And if anyone would give me crap for that, because he thinks that's not manly, I'd politely tell him to fuck off.

[@Dante2009100]

@@redblue4127 Look, thats also the reason about the low birthrate. Why is it if the man stays home and the woman work?

[@apopuffkin1717]

@@7shinta7 My partner and I did this through most of our kids' childhood. He would work part time a bit once they were in school but would clock out in time to pick them up from school and have the rest of the afternoon/evening with them. I always earned twice as much in my industry, and I'm not exactly the motherly type, so it worked out okay for us. The kids are mostly grown and now we both work full time - but honestly he only works full time because he likes his work and would be bored if he didn't have something productive to do.

[@nataliemendelsohn1317]

The issue is economic suffocation that it's caused by rising inflation, work harder, earn less, more debt, can't pay and then collapse follows. In the past one man could get money enough for family, wife raising the kids, then inflation rises, woman have to work too to keep up with payments,meaning no time for kids or elderly care. No kids, means no pillars to support the economy, you get a reverse pyramid with many old, few young, young cannot carry the burden, then pensions go to hell, social security collapses. In other words, the economical mathematical core is rotten, this system simply does NOT work and our current old economic system needs to be replaced by a new and durable system. It needs to be more a linear upgoing system rather than the bubble system that we have now.

[@upahtv]

I like the Japanese young generations are so realistic. They talk and plan things very well , like having kids .

[@ranizumi]

i live in indonesia and i don't know how it is for the whole country but for people around my age, i can see the trends of birthrate tends to be declining. the economy is not really suitable for us to have kids, and i can relate so much with what the people in this video said. i thought in japan people would get it more together but in reality, it seems like all of the people around the world facing the similar problems?? how can we fix this kind of economy???

[@jdmpassion8312]

Danke für die ganzen Untertitel vorallem deutsch!

[@Tedd-emon]

Meanwhile, in my country, people who don't have a job or money, and even live under the bridge, have 4 to 8 kids... And that in itself is a problem, I think...

[@srslyana]

Are you filo because hard yes

[@BushidoBrownSama]

0:53 the guy is an esper

[@haltdieklappe7972]

BushidoBrownSama CHO NORUYAKU

[@SabrinaSkullyFX]

Seeing this in the US too. I would say most 'approaches' happen online and a lot of people simply can't afford kids.

[@77Catguy]

The younger generation assumes that it takes a lot of money to raise kids. Well, yes it does--but only from their expectations. They presume many things, but such wasn't the case in the past. Parents had large families. They only hoped that their children would survive. The parents did their best within their means to support their childrens' best interests---and left the rest for their children to find the way to make a success of their lives. As a result of such, their children assumed a sense of responsibility for their own success or failure. In other words--they honestly took responsibility for their own success or failure, with no false excuses offered for failing to achieve their goals. We are the offspring of "prosperity." We don't understand basic "reality" because of our experience. We don't think of the fact that if we fail to reproduce ourselves, not only our traditional societies but our current values based on our skewed perspective are also doomed to extinction. Those of another culture--antithetical to our values--will replace us if their values continue to support basic biology. Please think about that--and, most importantly, consider why the current propaganda we are all exposed to promotes denigration of procreation values---and please question the agenda behind such!

[@X-AEA-12]

You sound crazy. It’s not an us vs them game.

[@mothmanghost983]

I would argue that all first world countries, not just Japan, are dealing with this issue in some regard. It is harder to find a reliable source of income and time after college, especially with the pressures of the older generation who did not face the same issues young people do today in that regard.

[@TheTishbite]

Cat you're the most beautiful German I know. Your eyes are amazing. Okay. 1. If the government is helping the aged population, why not let the aged population help take care of the kids? In the US there are places the retired and able people are working in the kindergartens and nurseries. Many children are raised in the US by granparents for various reasons. 2. I just don't understand about the "passive boys". My gracious goodness fellas, you have one of the most beautiful female populations in the world. Get a grip. And you girls, geta grip also. 3. If they don't do something soon, Japan will be in trouble. Economically, military and socially.

[@Crimsontiger133]

I think people are confusing low birth rates and declining birth rates.

[@astrayagrarian]

To address one of your points at the end of the video: You say women need to work to make more money to be able to provide for the family because males work pay usually isn’t enough, ironically enough ever since women began working there has been even more competition for positions hence people’s wages/salaries being lower and lower. The same thing has happened here in the US since women began entering the work field around 40-50 years ago. Women’s “liberation” has its consequences. If there were less people (in this case women) in the work field, men would have to compete a lot less and businesses would be able to pay men more due to less people willing to work just about any position (for a lower wage)

[@danielessex2162]

I tried explaining this last time and i got shit about being to focused on female gender and hating women.

[@ike804]

Thats not how the economy works. Women leaving the workforce to stay at home and giving their wages to men would mean that most men would be using their wage to pay for multiple people once their married. It wouldn’t solve the problem at all, it’d just take women out of the workplace and maybe even deter more men from having kids since theyd have to pay for more people in their day to day life

[@astrayagrarian]

Cielo THAT IS actually how it works. I am not one who advocates for women staying at home or becoming mothers. If women want to pursue careers or live their lives the way they deem fit, so be it. That however does affect the actual percentage of women that stay at home, have children, and raise them which shouldn’t be an issue yet modern day society seems to demonize them for not being “liberated empowered woke” women or something around those lines.

[@NC-ns5se]

Josh Chacón that’s an Interesting take, I’ve always had the impression that people demonize working mothers. Like “how dare you leave your kids with a STRANGER?!” As if a daycare is secretly part of a human trafficking ring or something.

[@mikicerise6250]

And your productivity would go through the floor, businesses would leave, and you'd be outcompeted by more open and competitive economies.

[@aismameijere-cirsa]

0:51 China also struggles with a diclining birthrate.

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

Wow, I didn’t realize it was that bad in Japan. My friends I went to school with there are successful and are married and have kids of their own. I have 8 children myself (6 are adopted, my first husbands 4 kids and my second husbands twins and my twins with my second husband). Money has never been an issue for us. We have more than enough.

[@s.a.8548]

It's a bit confusing. So you birthed 2 kids or 8?

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

S. Ali I adopted my first husbands four children, and my current husbands twin daughters. I myself have twins now also with my husband. Plus I did not carry my twins, genetically mine but went through a surrogate seeing that I can’t have kids.

[@s.a.8548]

@@PiratePrincessYuki Wow that's really a unique story. I thought only celebs had surrogates. I wish you and your family all the best!

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

S. Ali thanks, I was left sterile after a long fight with ovarian cancer. Luckily before I had my ovaries removed they harvested my eggs.

[@s.a.8548]

@@PiratePrincessYuki Woah I'm happy you were able to have children with that technique. Good thing you and your docs were fast thinking.

[@basspig]

Has anyone considered that the size and cost of government has increased manifold over the past 50 years? It used to be that one income provided a comfortable living. Now with even two incomes, its impossible to live.

[@elliotm01]

who benefits from growing population/workforce with lower pay? who benefits from weakening familial bonds?

[@iPlayOnSpica]

There is no growing population, though

[@elliotm01]

then ask the inverse: who isn't befitting?

[@Delimon007]

The elites who want control, duh

[@krunkle5136]

Of course it's global lizards, and I say that half jokingly. What are you doing for YOUR community?

[@elliotm01]

Proper sex education is greatly lacking. I at least recommend all look up the pdf for Dr. Stephen Chang's book Tao of Sexology. Taoist and Buddhist Tantra sex techniques teach how men can become multiorgasmic while retaining the vitality their semen provides(ejaculatory control), how women can control their egg release and naturally enhance their breasts and more. Our sexuality is greatly connected to our spirituality. Shame a guilt regarding our bodies and their natural processes is a hindrance to our harmonious benefit and growth.

[@anwyllonmusic]

Is it just me, or is this host absolutely adorable?

[@bedouinangel]

I live in Kuwait... population keeps rising.. every family brings many children since money is not a problem

[@boycottnok1466]

If only Japan had a little bit of ME's oil and gas.

[@bedouinangel]

Ironically, Japanese in general make more income than most kuwaitis. Whats different is that our jobs are more sustainable especially if worked for government. & house keepers take too little money, so it allows both parents to work. I’m a single Kuwaiti who can’t afford to buy luxurious bags and jewelry like most Japanese girls. 🤔

[@boycottnok1466]

@@bedouinangel I think Cost(spending):Earnings ratio of Japan is hugely higher than Kuwait. Japan has less disposable income.

[@bedouinangel]

Souradeep Sarkar W.B. Do you know how much houses cost in Kuwait? Hundreds of Millions of dollars, I still live with my parents (its not odd here) & they both don’t own a house... it’s rental. Literally all of my dad’s retirement money goes for rent. Yes, my country makes money off of oil production. No, we’re not all rich.

[@bedouinangel]

What does that have to do with what we’re talking about here? Lol

[@mariahappiness9180]

My Japanese boyfriend always says about raising kids stuff, difficult things and all in Japan. But I believed that the two of you would help each other, I guess the problem is lesser. Its all about a helping hand.

[@Saberdud]

did you and your japanese bf have children yet

[@torstentorson1738]

Sweden has the most generous maternety leave in the world, and they still have a negative birth rate (1.9 births per woman, the break even point is 2.1). Adn that's despite having tons and tons of immigration from countries with very high birth rates. So it's not just about maternety leave and money. It's also about people not wanting to give up their lifestyles for kids, or giving up their freedom for kids. We're becoming more and more individual and egoistic.

[@jim7297]

The young men make sense.

[@lumpigolum]

Genau die selbe Denkweise wie wir in Deutschland so im Allgemeinen denke ich. Ich habe mal jemanden kennengelernt der genau so gedacht hat sein Leben lang & sehr spät kinder gekriegt hat. Er sagte das er sich nie bereit gefühlt hat für den Schritt Kinder. Er hat sich ein wenig geärgert sagte er, da es nie den richtigen Zeitpunkt geben wird. Wenn man den Wunsch hat, einfach machen war sein Resümee. Ich selbst bin 26 & denke genau so. Seine Erfahrung und was er erzählte blieb mir jedoch im Gedächtnis. Vielleicht wäre es besser es einfach zu machen. Auch wenn man denkt es sei nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt. Wie denkt ihr anderen deutschen darüber?

[@DummyFace123]

I see this as a pressure release, when competition for resources are too high. The wrong solution would be immigration (which is outsourcing family/culture)

[@timeisapathwalkingtounderstand]

Thank you for the video it could have been better if you would have put subtitles on it

[@parloitaliano2]

Love you 🥺❤️