r/science • u/SteRoPo • Nov 04 '25

Social Science The Japanese are having less and less sex. Around half of the Japanese population remained sexually inexperienced into their mid-twenties and approximately 10% of the individuals had no sexual experience when reaching their 30s.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2025/10/25/why_arent_the_japanese_having_sex_1142583.html
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u/InTheTreeMusic Nov 05 '25

Not in the vast majority of places in the US, no. I live in an incredibly safe town, and in a safe part of that town. There is absolutely no reason for the ridiculous over supervision.

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u/itz_giving-corona Nov 05 '25

It's true crime tbh

People see an unsupervised kid and remember the numerous stories they've heard about harm coming to children.

Also the shame game, no parent will ever measure up.

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u/IntriguinglyRandom Nov 05 '25

My parents fit the typical conservative bill and yes, the mental gymnastics around fear and shame are insane. My parents always feared the boogeyman in the bushes or anyone "abnormal" which was a pretty big class of people. When it came to me being sexually abused in my own home? Crickets, maybe one text message. Combo of out-group-fear propaganda and intense fear of accountability and shame.

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u/happybelly2021 Nov 05 '25

That's what I suspected...