Survey: 40% of Japanese not having sex for over a month

Survey: 40% of Japanese not having sex for over a month

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TOKYO -- The secret behind Japan's plunging birth rate?

A record 39.7 percent of Japanese citizens ages 16-49 have not had sex for over a month -- up 5 percentage points from two years ago -- according to a survey published this week by the Japan Family Planning Association.

Among married couples, the rate was only slightly lower, at 34.6 percent.

"This is very bad news for the country's birth rate, and something the government needs to look into urgently," said Dr. Kunio Kitamura, the family planning association's director.

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I wonder how accurate this survey is. 40% can be considered as high rate.

Still, this just too many prameters involved to consider.

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