A recent report found that nearly half of Japanese married couples have not had sex for more than a month, which is defined as a “sexless” marriage. The Guardian reports, “A record high 47.2% of married men and women said they were in sexless marriages, up 2.6 percentage points from the previous poll in 2014, and significantly higher than the 31.9% recorded when it conducted its first survey of the nation’s bedroom habits in 2004.”
So what could be to blame for the country’s tragic loss of libido? Since the highest rate of sexlessness was found among people in their mid-to-late 40s, a time when the demands of work can be at its highest, it’s clear that Japan needs to do more for its hard-working, sex-starved citizens. The report said, “This is the first time over 30% of men answered that they were too tired from work to have sex”—this shocking percentage highlights the need for a major overhaul in employment practices. Japan should remember this very important proverb: all work and no play makes couples very dull.
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Check out more about Japan’s record-high sexless marriages: https://www.theguardian.com/
