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Answerman - Do Arranged Marriages Still Happen In Japan?

They do pop up in anime quite a bit, because they make for good child/parent drama. (I was first exposed to it watching Maison Ikkoku back in the day.)

For Japan having a declining birth rate and fewer marriages, it's going to be one of the most chaotic events that happen within Japan. A number of elderly growing and the workforce are in decline in use, there will be few staff members who will make anime, manga and video games fewer than ever. It won't be until Japan's government starts accepting migrants in the first place to keep the country's population from falling.

I know Pokemon staff members in Game Freak are also not getting married much, which means, i know Junichi Masuda is not getting married as well.

And that Japan is in desperate in needing for more migrants to have them work in Japan!

Also, i know my country Serbia also has the lowest marriage as well, even other countries like UK, US, Germany, etc, have the lowest marriage rates, but they managed to stop their population from falling by taking inflows of migrants to keep their country well balanced.

Japan seems to be the only country that doesn't want to accept migrants at all, but why they are doing this and keep their population only to ethnically Japanese is no fair. Even Japan accept refugees, with only 28 being accepted.

Ahh, the arranged marriage plot. Always good for wringing up drama. (And rom-com/shoujo shenanigans) Still sad that it happens to minors/people who really don't want it, though.

The population decline in Japan is a fascinating subject to me. There are a lot of factors and causes at play here. A lot of it has to do with the overworking problem Japan has, but immigration limitations and lack of support for both financially strapped youth and the LGBT+ community are a part of it.
How far down will Japan's population go before it becomes an emergency? Possibly sooner rather than later. But I still have hope Japan will figure out a feasible way to solve it.

Japan seems to be the only country that doesn't want to accept migrants at all, but why they are doing this and keep their population only to ethnically Japanese is no fair. Even Japan accept refugees, with only 28 being accepted.

Yeah, i am sure Japan has to stop being an racist nation in the world. And that Japan needs to be ethnically diverse as well.

catbot158 wrote:

The population decline in Japan is a fascinating subject to me. There are a lot of factors and causes at play here. A lot of it has to do with the overworking problem Japan has, but immigration limitations and lack of support for both financially strapped youth and the LGBT+ community are a part of it.

I can still understand the linking of immigration issues to falling birth rate, even though it looks racist "your nation are declining? Then invite more foreigners!" But how can LGBTQ support increase birth rate?

It is baffling when I see people on the internet lecture Japan on what they need to do. I would expect that the Japanese will decide what is best for Japan.

There is a reason. It has to do with preserving the heritage of Japanese culture.

#HayamiLover wrote:

catbot158 wrote: The population decline in Japan is a fascinating subject to me. There are a lot of factors and causes at play here. A lot of it has to do with the overworking problem Japan has, but immigration limitations and lack of support for both financially strapped youth and the LGBT+ community are a part of it. I can still understand the linking of immigration issues to falling birth rate, even though it looks racist "your nation are declining? Then invite more foreigners!" But how can LGBTQ support increase birth rate?

1) Not straight and/or trans people are physically capable of giving birth but have different medical needs than straight and/or cisgender people when it comes to pregnancy. I've read that even straight, cis, single women have a tough time getting in vitro fertilization.

2) I couldn't find up to date information on this but adoption has usually been a no-go for gay couples in Japan. If that could be addressed, it would help with keeping a healthy future workforce, a major reason that population stability is needed.

While random people on the internet aren't really in a position to dictate policy to governments, no nation exists in isolation from the world. What the rest of the world thinks can and does have an effect.

And sure it'll change, but it's been doing that ever since an American naval officer showed up in the 1850s and said "guys, stop being isolationist, trade with the rest of the world".