关于日本人口危机你不得不知道的几件事
<p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="weighted">weighted</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="peaking">peaking</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 128 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 2060, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> 87 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>; <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Observer">Observer</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sensationalist">sensationalist</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="sekkusu">sekkusu</span> <span word="shinai">shinai</span> <span word="shokogun">shokogun</span>, <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="celibacy">celibacy</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>," <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1990, 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>; <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. "<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>," <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Kingston">Kingston</span> <span word="toldBloomberg">toldBloomberg</span>.<span word="com">com</span>." <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="barometer">barometer</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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