A post on Twitter has become a trending topic on
comment boards in Japan ,
sparking intense debate about marriage perceptions and trends in the country.
The tweet in question states: “ I think it is correct to say that
the number of marriages has decreased not because there are more women with
higher aspirations, but because women already want to endure marriage .”
The comment comes as a record proportion of men and
women in Japan say they do not intend to marry, a trend that experts have
warned will undermine efforts to address the country's demographic
crisis. According to one survey, 17.3% of men and 14.6% of women aged
18 to 34 said they never intended to marry, the highest number since the survey
was first conducted in 1982.
The decline in marriages has had
consequences for Japan's birth rate as it faces the prospect of dramatic
depopulation and a shrinking workforce and economy. Experts
have attributed this trend to several factors, including a growing desire among
young working women to enjoy the freedoms that come with being single and
having a career. Men also express enjoyment of being single, but also show
concern about job security and their ability to support a family.
Experts have urged the government to
make it easier for women to return to work after having children and to address
Japan's infamously long working hours. When asked what
constituted an “ideal” lifestyle for women, nearly 40% of single men surveyed
and 34% of single women cited the ability to balance a career with raising
children.
- « In
the past, women were made economically dependent on men by not educating
them, and almost all men were assigned women to maintain the population.
It is now possible for women to live a life that is not subordinated to men.
They have freed themselves from the spell .
- « I
think it is more because women have to work after marriage, pregnancy and
childbirth, and it is still women's work to do housework and childcare, so
marriage has become a hell for them. I want to tell the generation that is
about to get married that they should choose a spouse who can share the
housework and childcare .
- " It
is a good moment. It's great ".
- " The
mistakes. The number of marriages has decreased because there are more and
more women who do not know how to manage their own selfishness and are not
well educated. Tailor-made marriage is necessary for society .
- " It
may be good on an individual level and in the short term, but it is
harmful in the long term and socially ."
- « I
think the number of marriages has decreased because Japan has become
poorer. Because statistics show that “men with higher incomes are more
married and men with lower incomes are more single.” I think it is “more
people with low incomes -> fewer marriages” ».
- « If
you reduce women to poverty so that they have to marry men to survive, the
number of marriages will increase. You can't do that in the modern world,
so developed countries will undoubtedly have a declining birth rate and an
aging population. It can not be helped ".
- « Actually
it is this. People today find marriage and children unattractive. There
are many other fun things to do. People in the countryside have many
children because there is no entertainment around. That's why ".
- " In
the past, the usual threat to women was that they would miss out on
getting married, but maybe it was men who really needed to get married ."
- « Men
don't have to force themselves to get married either. The time when
everyone was married was abnormal .
Source: Blog Esuteru
