How we built the Waifu Vending Machine

Re:How we built the Waifu Vending Machine by jamesknelson on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @11:51PM (#20512260)

I want to point out that the linked article is hyperbolic (as most “Japanese people aren’t having kids/sex/etc.” articles are), and its title is outright misleading.

It claims that Japan has the lowest birth rate ever. And while it may have the lowest number of births, that is to be expected in any country with a birth rate below replacement - I.e basically the entire developed world.

In fact, as opposed to the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan’s fertility rate has actually been increasing for some years now. See details here: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPDYNTFRTINJPN

I really wish this meme would die, but it obviously drives clicks so people keep publishing it.

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Re:How we built the Waifu Vending Machine by meruru on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:16AM (#20512332)

Thanks for this.

It seems to have started going up in 2005. That's really interesting and unexpected. Has anyone proposed an explanation? I know they've been trying to encourage people to form families for a while. Maybe some of their measures have worked?

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