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Re:Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? by michaelochurch on Sunday October 20, 2013 @11:07AM (#6580108)
This is a stupid article, and young people in Japan have not stopped having sex.

It doesn't claim that. It says that 25% of young men and 45% of young women are repulsed by sexual contact. That means that 75% of men and 55% of women are still open to it (and, presumably, having it).

I'd bet that if you looked at an American college campus, you'd find similar behavioral statistics, due to the declining ability of young Americans to form intimate relationships (which may not be their fault). Casual sex doesn't fit most people. Many people (including most men) can't get it and many (including most women) don't want it. Only about 50-60% participate in the casual market even once, and half of those end up wishing they hadn't.

Still, a 35% sexlessness rate among people in their 20s means that something is wrong. It doesn't mean that people have stopped having sex (65% are) but it's still a sign of something unhealthy. I don't take those numbers (which are probably not very different from those in the West) to indicate voluntary disinterest, but artifacts of undue stress.

When the cause of the sexlessness (which is not just a Japanese problem) is unnecessary corporate stress, it's worth looking for solutions.

Re:Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? by Sukotto on Sunday October 20, 2013 @01:05PM (#6580518)

  Casual sex doesn't fit most people. Many people (including
  most men) can't get it and many (including most women) don't
  want it. Only about 50-60% participate in the casual market
  even once, and half of those end up wishing they hadn't.
I'd like to read about that in more depth. Can you cite that gender breakdown and participation/satisfaction stat to a specific set of published research?
Re:Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? by octaveguin on Sunday October 20, 2013 @01:48PM (#6580700)
I don't know where the parent's source is but the kinsey institute has super interesting stats on similar questions.

http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/FAQ.html#frequency

Re:Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? by dsj129 on Sunday October 20, 2013 @12:52PM (#6580468)
I would argue that it's not so much that most women "don't want" casual sex, but that they are judged more harshly for having it. I believe women's sex drives are quite a bit higher than is reported, mainly because women are ashamed to admit their strictly sexual desires.
Re:Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? by witek on Sunday October 20, 2013 @04:00PM (#6581248)
I agree. You just need to witness hordes of Swedish women when they're travelling :)