There are many other foreign countries that have declining populations but this one I hold dear to me simply because I am half Japanese... Well if you wanna get technical, 1/4 Japanese 1/4 Okinawan. But anywhos, So I read several stories, interviews, researches and the findings were quite interesting. I'm sure Japan's population decrease reasons are similar to others, but like I said, this one I hold dear to my heart, and blood, and my hairy arms and sideburns, and my little mustache hairs which I have to maintain on a regular basis (kidding - Okinawans are short and hairy sterotypes).
Many things are contributing to the decline, but I'll only hit on a few that I read articles on.
So the following was simply a population chart that I found from an article.
Reasons for the decline had both to do with the Men and Women.
When you think of Japanese women most people automatically think of a Geisha. Which to crush the idea of what most think a Geisha really is, they are NOT prostitutes. They simply are groomed to be refined hostesses and entertainers. In a way they are the most successful form of a business women. It is an art form that they study for years. Trained to entertain and be independent and a way to support themselves and not have to become a wife to be supported. In my opinion you can see because of that, why would you need a man?
An interview with a Japanese business women(not a Geisha) She simply has a successful business to run, she sees settling down and having a family will end all of what she has worked for. Married Japanese women tend to just be housewives, serving her husband and staying at home with the children. She has her men, but commits to no one and nothing. Has no need for constant male companionship, and to me that is a very admirable trait.
Ahhh yes, we need the men to invent things like this... err, I'm assuming this was a male invention, UNLESS! a women came up with it to prevent the men from needing to dip their wick in anything... brilliant!
When I first saw a clip of the above pic, I laughed so hard. dafuq the Japanese coming up with now. The device is a virtual reality experience which men strap into(a full suit) that has undulating(why the fuck am I using that word) breast like shape and feel nubs and a hammer looking object that knocks the men's junk. It's yet another sex alternative that the wonderfully disturbing mind of Japanese culture have come up with. When men have these types of non-human contact sex devices what do they need women for? They simply do no work and can reach climax by just sitting there (sorry for that description) Unlike a dildo, sex doll, or a pocket pu**y, or regular old fashioned jerkin' it, you don't have to do any work once strapped in and it does it all for you = win!
And then finally... a simple right-to-the-point reason, They just have no interest in procreating. As with Im sure of many current generation people feel the same, this world is ugly, so much diseases running rampant, so much lying, so much cheating, so much bullying, so many harmful things that people do not want to expose a spawn to, so much has changed since they were growing up.
Or in my sad case, you just cant seem to keep anyone around long enough to knock you up... SOOO FUCKIN KIDDING!!!!!