Japan is famous for its low birth rates and aging population. Young people are increasingly less interested in sex and relationships, reporting high rates of celibacy. A 2021 survey found that more than half of Japanese twenty-somethings are not in a relationship: 65.8% of men and 51.8% of women. A third of men in their twenties and a quarter of women said they had “zero” dating experience.
Yet, Japan is also a leader in the commodification of sex and intimacy, with both men and women paying for services that range from professional cuddlers to host/hostess bars where clients can purchase the boy/girlfriend experience and a service for every single fetish under the sun.
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Japan is famous for its low birth rates and aging population. Young people are increasingly less interested in sex and relationships, reporting high rates of celibacy. A 2021 survey found that more than half of Japanese twenty-somethings are not in a relationship: 65.8% of men and 51.8% of women. A third of men in their twenties and a quarter of women said they had “zero” dating experience.
Yet, Japan is also a leader in the commodification of sex and intimacy, with both men and women paying for services that range from professional cuddlers to host/hostess bars where clients can purchase the boy/girlfriend experience and a service for every single fetish under the sun.