In a world where people panic about the rising global population, Japan could see its population shrink by a third in just 40 years. One reason is the Otaku culture: a world of computer games and cartoons in which Japanese men have withdrawn from the whole dating game. Presenter Anita Rani (left) encounters two men in their late thirties who has ve in-depth relationships with virtual girlfriends rather than the real thing. She also meets the women who struggle to work and have children in a society still dominated by traditional gender roles. Added to this, Japan has the oldest population in the world. Too few young people to pay tax and too many older individuals needing support has led to a debt problem worse than that of Greece.
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In a world where people panic about the rising global population, Japan is facing a very different future which could see their population shrink by a third in just 40 years. One reason is that the Japanese are not having enough babies and the causes of that form the basis of Anita Rani’s intriguing journey.
Part of a season of programmes on population for This World, No Sex Please, We’re Japanese explores the Otaku culture – the world of nerds and geeks obsessed with computer games and Manga cartoons – which has led to a withdrawal of many Japanese men from the dating game. Anita meets two men in their late thirties who have in-depth relationships with virtual teenage girlfriends as part of a role playing game: ‚I think twice about going out with a 3D woman‘, says one.
The Japanese have far less sex than other nations and Anita also meets the women who struggle to work and have children in a society still dominated by traditional gender roles. Added to this, Japan also has the oldest population in the world, 25% are over 65 and 50,000 over a hundred years old. Anita visits a group of retired cheerleaders and a prison with a wing especially designed for pensioners.
Too few young people to pay tax, too many old people needing support – it has all led to a debt problem worse than that of Greece and an uncertain future for a country that still is the third largest economy in the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03fh0bg
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Das weltweite Problem der Überbevölkerung ist einfach unter den Tisch gefallen:
Flach und ohne psychologische Fragestellung der Kontaktverweigerer, die lieber mit Nintendo plappern als mit realen Frauen handfest kommunizieren:
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/25/george-vlarkes-amazing-spaces-tv-review
Schon besser: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex
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Noch eine Kritik an Vortragenden, die allzuviel von ihrer eigenen Meinung indoktrinativ auf den Zuschauer werfen: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2476322/No-Sex-Please-Were-Japanese-Christopher-Stevens-reviews-nights-TV.html
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-previews/no-sex-please-were-japanese-2484740
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Interessanter Kommentar aus den USA: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/no-sex-please-were-japanese/