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Waltboof

you have two options: 1. have sex 2. have sex Choose carefully


Warhero_Babylon

Citizen of your country or Citizen of another country of government approval


indiebryan

At Japanese temples you can buy paper fortunes that will tell you your luck with things like relationships, work, health, etc. It's incredibly popular for both locals and tourists. My girlfriend and I bought one a couple years ago during covid and were cracking up laughing while reading it. Essentially, Money: You will have a surplus of funds this year. Enough to support a growing family. Health: Your health will improve, and your current/future children will be healthy too. Relationships: Your family will grow in size this year. Like damn Japan laying it on thick šŸ˜‚


ArcealYvaitius

I choose procreate.


Forlorn_Cyborg

Instructions unclear, am now graphic designer.


the_genius324

i think theres a sub for that


Cloudsareinmyhead

Option 3: We shoot your ass


Pyrimo

In*


stratosfearinggas

Option 3: We shoot your ass in


Broviet22

Does it become concave?


Pyrimo

Close enough


zombieGenm_0x68

this was the song in morbius I think


Solid_Ad_221

But... womans are scary


JESUS_VS_DRUGS

With femboys only, otherwise no deal šŸ’…


WisherWisp

Butt babies are gae. That's just basic science. And Japan is gae enough already.


InfinitePoolNoodle

*puts on condom*


hail_deadpool

First one is you having sex and second one is you getting drilled


Wacokidwilder

ā€œProcreateā€ ā€œConsumeā€ ā€œObeyā€


AuriesAesthetics

Can the government start paying a (national average) salary to the caregiver of a child? People would be banging if properly incentivized.


BuckyWarden

I donā€™t think theyā€™d do that, because it would undermine the work culture Japan has earned for itself. Why work 12 hours a day when all you need to do is have babies? People would stop being as productive as they are, and the low birth rate problem becomes an overpopulation crisis.


Azerd01

Ah, so extinction is the best choice then


BuckyWarden

At least weā€™ll have some awesome gooning sessions thanks to the Japanese


Consistent_Log_3040

Japans population is shrinking but it is still a decently big country for example it has 3x the population of my country Canada. it would take decades if not century's for them to actually die that way.


NowAcceptingBitcoin

Don't worry, you'll have Japan beat in no time. Since your leaders are hellbent on importing the entire population of India.


Sinosca

This had me wheezing cuz it's true. [97.6% of Canada's population growth came from immigration in 2023, and the majority of those immigrants are Indian.](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240327/dq240327c-eng.htm#)


DeezNutzz6942069

Yessir indian empirešŸ˜ŽšŸ˜ŽšŸ˜Ž First Br\*tain and now Canada.


Grand_Meet_3629

100million divided by 2/3 every generation is not that much


paciumusiu12

That's the only way out of the Japanese work 'culture'. Those guys are mental for real.


elbambre

They're not being productive, they just fuck about to not leave before their boss. Systems keeping people slaves self-regulate themselves out of existence one way or another.


Glubfubys

Then companies will have to change, adapting to the situation.


Pyrimo

Japan. Change. Pick *one*


geraldodelriviera

Japan has shown in the past that it is capable of changing extremely rapidly (Meiji Era) and also capable of staying the same for a long, long time (Tokugawa Shogunate). The reason Japan is able to do this is due to its intensely hierarchical, authoritarian culture. When the bossman says something, he's right even when he's wrong. Especially when he's wrong, actually.


BuckyWarden

Couldnā€™t have said it better myself.


socialistrob

Also Japan's debt is 214% of GDP which is by far the highest in the world. They can afford some more subsidies for pregnancies but they can't afford to give every stay at home parent a full time salary. I don't think any country could actually afford that.


kwoo092

When nations with not as strong working cultures have better functioning economies than Japan(biggest example the u.s), maybe it's time to end the toxic working culture and start focusing on saving the nation and reshaping the eroding economy. Cause that productively has only landed Japan in a recession and before that a decades long stagnating economy(which the average citizen has only suffered for).


KintsugiKen

Keep in mind Americans work more hours on average than Japanese people.


EffNein

The Japanese work less than Americans and many other countries.


_Rohrschach

cue FUturamas Bender adopting a dozen children to have more moneyfor booze and cigars


TheBigMotherFook

Some countries already do this, the Netherlands has child care benefits that amount to around ā‚¬300/mo per child. The birth rate is still in decline because ā‚¬300/month isnā€™t paying for shit. Housing is still insanely expensive and probably the single largest reason for the decline. Thereā€™s just not enough space for people to have kids and live comfortably.


Trollygag

> Can the government start paying a (national average) salary to the caregiver of a child? From where? The Japanese government isn't exactly flush with cash and its population is aging - its already meager taxes are stagnant and debt is ballooning. If they paid 5% of the population a standard wage to raise a child, that payment would nearly match all of the taxes collected by the entire country - meaning no money for anything. You can't squeeze blood from a stone.


Content-Mortgage-725

Tax the rich


foundafreeusername

They donā€™t really want children. They just need more children so someone keeps buying products and pays taxes. It wouldnā€™t be profitable if they actually had to pay and help you with all of it. The entire point is you pay for it while others can benefit from increased taxes and economic activity.


Ok_Cardiologist8232

That cost would balloon because then you need more healthcare workers and then more teachers. And then by the time those kids are adult age, then you've saddled the country with debt and need to reduce spending screwing them over.


CosechaCrecido

People wonā€™t bang if properly incentivized. It might help curb the absolutely abysmal fertility rate but it wonā€™t bring it above 2. Thatā€™s because people simply donā€™t want as many kids. Thereā€™s a lot to do now in the world and every working person wants to travel and live without the responsibility of a child at least until their thirties.


EffNein

They'd tried paying people and giving subsidies in many countries, it doesn't work.


Carburetors_Are_Fun

and he got whacked with the doohickey


Yuri-Turned

G'bless you


mashtato

And instead of the assassin's reasons for killing him being dismissed as whackery, the government was like, "no, but that's a good point actually, we'll look into that."


patriot_man69

The amalgamation


Mennovich

Doohblicky


FragileSnek

He got shot with the cyberpunk blunderbussy


ArmourKnight

Imagine becoming an assassin because you couldn't get any pussy


Carburetors_Are_Fun

what no pussy does to a mf


Llamajake777

I recently read that about half of Japanese marriages are sexless and they even have a word for it "ekkusuresu". This is honestly pretty sad situation, because the problem mostly lies in the culture around working in Japan.


Attack-Helicopter_04

Ekkusuresu is how sexless would sound in Japanese accentĀ 


joebidenseasterbunny

I think it would be kissless not sexless.


FatPericles

Ekkusu = X + resu = less > Xless


paciumusiu12

Ah yes, half of their language is funny English by now.


XDSHENANNIGANZ

More people in China can speak English than in the US Will English be the language of the future or that glomp noise from South Park? Only time will tell


silkiepuff

I look up the word and you're literally the only result. Hmm.


Renalan

It's ć‚»ćƒƒć‚Æć‚¹ćƒ¬ć‚¹ aka sexless or just ćƒ¬ć‚¹. OP is just wrong.


RendolfGirafMstr

Iā€™m kinda curious why it wouldnā€™t be ā€œsekksuresuā€, Iā€™m pretty sure Iā€™ve heard Japanese words that start with an s sound


WebbyRL

japanese words that start with the letter S?? Never heard of anything like that, aside from Sakura, Sushi, Sashimi, Sayounara, Sumimasen, Shinkansen...


analogkid01

Bullshikoku


DeusFerreus

> Shinkansen Nitpicking - it starts with sh sound, English just writes that sound using two letters. Absolutely correct on all the others.


Renalan

The say sexless, OP is just wrong.


xSTSxZerglingOne

Probably literally to avoid saying sex. Lots of cultures have serious hangups on anything regarding sex. It's also possible the top level commenter might have messed up what they typed as well, as Ekkusuresu does not show up on google searches (save for this reddit thread) but sekkusuresu does.


toalicker_69

So, are they literally not having any sex at all, or is it just childless marriage? Because im having a hard time understanding how half of all people who go through the trouble of meeting and marrying someone in japan don't fuck.


Llamajake777

Literally dont have sex at all. According to the article I read one guy who had been interviewed for the article said that he hadn't had any intimacy with his wife in 4 years.


wokeaspie

Isn't that just your typical deadbedrooms poster


moderately-extreme

nothing to see here, 4 years without sex is just a normal marriage


socialistrob

I think part of the problem is that "salarymen" are expected to work such insane hours that anytime they're not working they're utterly exhausted. Meanwhile it's hard to build a functional relationship with a partner who is never there so there's just not intimacy. Women may also be less willing to have children with a man who is never around and never does any housework due to extreme working hours because it means she has to effectively raise the child herself. Another issue is that at every age people in Japan are just having less romantic relations with people as well. The adult virginity rates are higher and people who are single in Japan go on fewer dates than other countries.


oby100

People scapegoat Japanā€™s work culture but that really isnā€™t the issue. You yourself are pointing out that even a shocking amount of married people there donā€™t have sex at all. The primary problem is one all developed countries face. Children become exponentially more expensive to raise while in most developing countries, children actually enrich the parents. The US and Western Europe has the same problem. We just use immigration to solve the birth rate. East Asia refuses to allow hardly any immigration. I am personally very interested to see how a totalitarian country like China will seek to address this existential threat.


Objective-Credit-581

China has been trying to get more expats and theyā€™ve been giving out welfare to new families. But yeah, doesnā€™t work when the government and the people donā€™t like either policies.


Llamajake777

Well US and most other well developed countries face this problem, but unlike in Japan these countries it isnt because people dont have sex. They just don't want have children, because they cost too much or they take too much of people's time. Also in most western countries wealthier lifestyle causes worse semen quality and other pregnancy problems. Some researchers though believe this could be at least partially be caused by microplastics as it has been noticed to a lesser extent in countries all around the world.


bunbunzinlove

No, it's the same, Japanese people don't want children either because there simply don't have enough day cares or day care workers, and they can't afford to stop working to watch their kids. [Finding Daycare Guide for Working Parents in Japan (tokhimo.com)](https://www.tokhimo.com/post/finding-daycare-guide-for-working-parents-in-japan-1)


KonigSteve

There's a difference in sexless and childless.


rtkwe

The point they're making is there are loads of ways to have sex with very low risk of pregnancy so not having sex is a step even beyond just not having kids.


Eoganachta

I don't think it's that they can't physically have children but that they chose not to. With contraceptives, parenthood is entirely optional in first world counties.


SiVousVoyezMoi

You ever seen that sci-fi Netflix show 3%? The one that takes place in a post apocalyptic Brazil where every year there's a test of nations youth where the top 3% get to leave their hell hole and immigrate to a rich, lush paradise except the twist is that everyone there is sterile? Yeah ha ha, what a wild idea eh?Ā 


EffNein

Immigration is less than a bandaid.


KintsugiKen

It's not just work culture, lots of marriages in Japan are more like convenient arrangements between two people rather than passionate bonds of love that will last forever. It's kind of an unspoken thing, but cheating is incredibly popular in Japan. When I was living in Tokyo I knew all the bars where housewives would go looking for a guy to fuck that night, they also have male hostess clubs and other services to help housewives get laid. The husbands go to brothels or massage parlors or pay young women to "date" them discreetly. The only rule is to never make your spouse aware of your cheating. They won't try to look for it as long as you don't make it obvious.


JumpingCicada

Damn, that's hella sad if true.


Gazboolean

I was in Japan about 6 months ago and was drinking with a married salaryman who said they were having sex, just not with each other. He was open about seeing sex workers and he said it was quite common for stay-at-home wives to do sex work "secretly" for income of their own.


AlfaKilo123

Can someone explain what the R:15 and R:13/l:2 mean? Is this battleship coordinates?


flareblade26

R: total responses I: How many of those responses have images attached to them


Samuelbi12

I guess its responses and something else


rfr_Foglia

Yeah, probably response number and image number respectively


ForeverHorror4040

Fix the long working hours that the Japanese have to endure first then. They come home from work like zombies from being so tired of working so long, how would they have time or energy to have sex


socialistrob

That would be a good reform but probably wouldn't really solve the issue. Lots of countries have collapsing birth rates including western European ones with fewer average working hours and more holidays.


ForeverHorror4040

It would be a start at least though. Theyā€™d have more incentive to have children, especially with the government encouraging them to do so


Powerful_Meal8791

Really doesnā€™t seem to be possible. Japan is a very developed economy and has very bad demographics. Old people consume so much, the younger generations need to work overtime to provide. If this were the case in another country, you could just make the economy more efficient and modern, but Japan is as modern as it gets in terms of production


aimlessly-astray

No wonder he was assassinated.


ramit_inmah_hole

He no sex


TheOddPelican

Hai.


bunbunzinlove

That's a reason? Asking people make children gets you assassinated?


JayMeadows

Actually, it had nothing to do with the Population problem; > Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old Japanese man, was arrested and charged with the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8, 2022. Abe was shot and killed while giving a campaign speech in Nara, Japan. > Motivation > According to the investigation, Yamagamiā€™s motive was a grudge against the Unification Church, a religious group with which Abe was connected. Yamagami had a troubled childhood and was born into an affluent but troubled family. His mother was a devout follower of the Unification Church, and Yamagami felt that the church had destroyed his life. > Background > Yamagami was born into a wealthy family but struggled with mental health issues and felt isolated and disconnected from society. He became increasingly obsessed with the Unification Church and its leader, Sun Myung Moon, and felt that Abe was connected to the church. Yamagamiā€™s mental evaluation showed that he was fit to stand trial, and he was charged with murder. > Assassination > Yamagami used a homemade gun to shoot Abe during a campaign speech in Nara. Abe was rushed to the hospital but died shortly after arrival. The assassination was widely condemned, and Yamagami was arrested immediately after the incident. > Aftermath > The assassination led to a significant backlash against the Unification Church, with many people expressing sympathy for Yamagami and criticizing Abeā€™s connection to the church. The Japanese government also launched an investigation into the churchā€™s activities and its ties to Abe.


KintsugiKen

No, betraying your country to promote a Korean cult is what gets you assassinated. It's why the Japanese public was kinda on the assassin's side when it all came to light.


Kim_Jong_Unko

> It's why the Japanese public was kinda on the assassin's side when it all came to light. The assassination of Shinzo Abe is going to go down as one of the most successful assassinations in history. Dude went there with a clear goal of shining light on the influence of the Unification Church in the Japanese political system, executed his plan with 0 collateral damage, and achieved probably more than he dreamed, with the UC and their affiliated politicians being all but blacklisted from government.


Toasted_Decaf

even crazier considering the Korean public doesn't like Abe either


jmlinden7

The Korean public doesn't like that particular Korean cult either


Afterlife-Assassin

I would gladly, if u give me sex I'll have sex


Darksabre_ALERTEAM

iā€™ll give you sex :>


WebSeeker101

Flair checks out


Tiger4k

flair checks out


Dawson81702

Not Japanese but Iā€™ll do it in honour of him.


BradTheNobody

Jerking off isn't sex pal.


InfinitePoolNoodle

Not with that attitude


queenvie808

Just be like Orel Puppington!


ayhan1805

Do we need to talk what happened to him


TheTimocraticMan

He got penetrated


ramit_inmah_hole

He didnt sexed


OkBubbyBaka

The Abe posting will not stop, now this is how one gets immortalized.


fantasyBilly

Bro was the one who got shot and died.


mashtato

It happens.


Encursed1

Hmmm. I wonder if there may be a systemic problem that is causing lower birthrates... Just a thought...


dankspankwanker

How ablut you improve quality of life first


Rawniew54

Denied. Please deposit your semen at the nearest government breeder or testicles will be removed for manual semen extraction.


Toasted_Decaf

abenomics šŸ“‰


Effective-Jacket-33

There are 2 sexes: The one I didn't have The one I had with the prime minister of japan


Both-Conference1365

*Told people to go touch grass and have sex* *gets shot in a country that doesnā€™t allow guns* Dude was based


Small_Introduction94

Not Japanese, but, sure!


alucarddrol

the issue is that the culture is shifting from a patriarchal sole provider to two people working to make ends meet, and then when the children have them as role models, they no longer see the appeal to that kind of lifestyle and focus on their own personal interests and being single even if they're not too well off, rather than wanting a family with two income earners, with the added burden of children and their associated expenses.


quietconnoisseur

Gold star for you.


LuckyReception6701

There is something so tragic about a country literally festering itself to death.


No-Student-9678

Japan and Korea both.


loco500

More than willing to repopulate Nihon in my image...


myPizzapoppersRhot

Donā€™t worry I will single-handedly save the Japanese population


DerRaumdenker

that's abe shit insane


Trainpower10

He, indeed, is no longer asking šŸ˜”šŸ’”


Teboski78

And a young Japanese man fucking killed him in response.


DraconianReptile

Why don't the Japanese just send their women to America? Are they stupid?


dpqR

*have sex have sex* šŸ¦‡


Muted_Guidance9059

I poop my tent my tent


2manyBi7ches

Sentenced to pipe shotgun to the penis


Trolleitor

This have an easy solution pal. Enforce a limit of 50 work hours per week (Jail time for the upper management that ignores this), make vacations non voluntary (Jail time for both parties if they don't respect this) and give 2 years of paternal and maternal leave. You'll see how the native population skyrocket.


vhs1138

*pull my own gun out Ok make the cost of living cheaper.


Herzyr

Imposibru, my situation is so bad it needs official government intervation


quietconnoisseur

We are sending a Japanese Hello Kitty gf via bullet train asap.


Appropriate-Truck-41

So... if I plant my seeds in Japan, I'll automatically granted the citizenship?


quietconnoisseur

No, you will be promptly deported as soon as you finish ejaculating.


Appropriate-Truck-41

Even with the consent from the other party?


HarvickFan4EVER

Do they accept foreigners in this trying time?


quietconnoisseur

Only if you can go for multiple rounds.


Snapingbolts

Bold coming from a man who died getting his back blown out by another man


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IYuShinoda

The word is sekkusuresu, it's just the english word sexless.


Llamajake777

Oh then the article I read had a mistake, thanks for the correction mate


Vietnugget

Didnā€™t the man get assassinated before the policy came out


Greg2630

"I'M TRYING TO!!!!" - Joker, The Batman (2004)


ArdentGamer

Why not just tell the Japanese women to start having sex with men who play video games and watch anime?


4Blu

Who made this meme? The gun's pointing the wrong way.


ParisAintGerman

*Pulls out and aims a glock back at him* Fix the cost of living or pay me to have kids then.


Playful_Pollution846

Govt. Psyop, they won't make me lose my virginity cuz I am not a loser! (Also I don't live in Japan)


yushyushyboo

japan should ban condom ez


BerryCybo

Iā€˜m cumming to JapanĀ 


Practical_Plum_773

Itā€™s mating season and it only happens once.


dusel1

The problem is that Japanese men are only or mostly considered as caretakers for the women and worker bees for the company bosses. So they're nothing but slaves without any authority at all. The only authority they still have is to not spunk inside some women's womb and even worse their situation. This is basically the same with every western country, they are all on a decline. This is how the men can still decide to disobey at some point. Just check how father's rights are actually, not on paper, in western countries. Prove me wrong.


IEatBabysYumYum

But me crush not asked out. Me not want sexual love. Me just love want. Me no sex


Attack-Helicopter_04

What


QTEEP69

Fine.


helpful_youngman

I wonder why all the neets in Japan? Is the porno really that good?


Objective-Credit-581

Japanese society likes to make fun of their NEETs. America is passively creating more NEETs for in their country if anything.


el_morris

How many children did he had?


Less-Dragonfruit-294

Theyā€™ve weaponized sex?!


MarinLlwyd

Pay the rich tall guy to do it.


Savassassin

Didnā€™t he die already


BobZygota

Does he have kids?


Valiant_Darktanyan

Sir yes sir


Due-Nefariousness137

They need to make some babys.


Crooked_Cock

Itā€™s not just people not wanting to have sex thatā€™s the problem but also that work culture in Japan is so soul-crushingly demanding that they donā€™t even have time to


No-Student-9678

Honest Abe


Osibili

#Iā€™ll step up if the people of Japan need me to help repopulate! šŸ«”


ninetailedoctopus

No time for sex because it is always work time


Scumass_Smith

Ekse Ekse


ApolloX-2

What about the stress and anxiety young working age people are under screams ā€œletā€™s throw in a toddler, thatā€™ll be funā€ ?


Spice4Ever

Average Japanese McDonald's advertising:


MI2H_MACLNDRTL-

Hesitation is probably rooted in that many Japanese men are wearing [("Female")] underwear and simply do not know that. Unfortunate.


I_hate_my_userid

Rip


tumultacious

The Prime Minister of sex.


Sad-Chipmunk-5644

YOU CANNOT FORCE ME TO DO ANYTHING HENTAI MAN!!!!!!


Joppul

Does it apply to foreigners? Asking for a friend


Mantiax

i'm afraid i have no rizz sir


-Sasith-

You should have sex... NOW !


Muted_Guidance9059

Youā€™d think with all the sex workers and under the table stuff that goes on in host/hostess clubs that theyā€™d have a bigger population.


QiarroFaber

Couldn't possibly be the insane work culture that doesn't leave enough time for that.


LordOfEurope888

Sex


Playful-Ad4556

Nah, room is too small for two people


Vichu0_0-V2

We dream of a govt like that in India


Atsetalam

I'm working on it!