An interesting video about the challenges facing Japan from current.com.
Some interesting points from the video:
1. Japan has the lowest average number of sexual intercourse a year in the world. US – 103, Japan – 43; they are tired from work.
2. Mr G and Mrs G.
3. Desensitized from overenthusiastic use of sex toys.
4. Over 50% of women over 30 are still single.
5. More Japanese women placing career first.
6. Host bars. Men paid to look good and entertain their female clientele. Why do hosts all have the hairstyle? Dare I say some even look the same!
7. Graying population. Birthrate plummeting. Workforce to shrink by 70% in 2050.
8. Crime rate increases with more immigrants. Discrimination against foreigners.
9. Is Japan is a racist country?
10. Almost no resistance to accepting robots into society. A side effect from growing up with Astro boy and Gundams.
11. Using robots to deal with labour shortages. Especially caring for senior citizens.
12). Paro. Therapeutic pet robot. Need to get one of those.
Unlike industrial robots, “Mental Commitment Robots” are developed to interact with human beings and to make them feel emotional attachment to the robots.
13. Robot clone with real hair! Not quite a kagebunshin. Is this our future?
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Thanks, nice watch there… =D
But I still wonder about Japanese men opinion about the declining birthrate… Do they also think having a baby is troublesome? Or it is just the women opinions?
and that real robot creeps me out… o_o
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k Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Good point. It takes 2 to tango, but one has to lead.
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It took me 3 hours to see all the video…fyuuuhhh
But thanks for this video, I know a bit better about japan.
and wooow real robot really looks like human being…0_0
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k Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
3 hours? slow internet?
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I haven’t see the video but Japan is a racist society. Alien Foreign Cards, Japanese people discouraged to rent to Gaijins.
Lol at the other points
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Japan is not as racist as some countries, and like many, there is more mixing going on than ever before
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/japan-becoming-a-more-mixed-society/
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