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> Birthrates throughout Europe and Russia are in steady decline,
> promising to eradicate cultures that previously survived plagues,
> famines, and world wars. Modern Asia and the Americas also are
> experiencing the same trend, though at a slower rate on average when
> compared to European Union members and lands of the ex-Soviet Union.
>
> In Japan, men are increasingly finding self-stimulation to be not only
> comparable to normal 'husband & wife' sex, but exceedingly more simple
> as a sex toy or computer image replaces the emotional and physical
> demands found in a relationship between a man and a woman.
>
> Doctors have seen so many cases recently of men who simply cannot, or
> have great difficulty climaxing during vaginal sex, that they have
> coined a term for the problem: "Vaginal Ejaculation Dysfunctional
> Disorder".
>
> Link:http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/JC08Dh01.html
>
> When Freaky-Deaky Equals Hara-Kiri
>
> By William Sparrow
>
> BANGKOK - The Japanese population is believed to have peaked at about
> 127.5 million in 2005. Since then the figure has declined, with some
> estimates suggesting the population could shrink to 105 million by
> 2050. The drop is feared to have negative impacts on the nation's
> labor force and grave social and economic consequences. Recent reports
> seem to indicate that the sexual proclivities of Japanese men are
> contributing adversely to the situation.
>
> More and more men, reports maintain, are turning to masturbation and
> sex toys rather than to their female counterparts. And further
> exacerbating an already declining birthrate of 1.29 children per women
> found in a 2004 survey by The Daily Yomiuri, is the fact that some men
> are increasingly turning their backs on sex.
>
> "Sex is just way too much trouble," a 35-year-old Japanese man told
> Shukan Asahi this week, adding that ever since he used masturbation as
> a teenager, he's never desired a woman again. "As long as I have a sex
> toy available, I don't need women. I can't come when I have sex, and
> you've got to put a lot of emotion into dealing with women. Self-
> pleasure is a hell of a lot less demanding than trying to please
> somebody else."
>
> Pornography, masturbation aids, Internet porn sites and social
> networks that lead to "virtual relationships", soaplands and Japan's
> widespread prostitution industry all allow men outlets for sexual
> fulfillment while not fulfilling other needs, such as procreation. The
> alarming trend has led medical experts in Japan to coin a new term for
> a condition they call "vaginal ejaculation dysfunctional disorder".
>
> "There has been a definite increase in the number of men showing signs
> of vaginal ejaculation dysfunction disorder, which includes such
> afflictions as premature and delayed ejaculation. There are physical
> reasons believed to be behind this, including prejudice against women,
> past trauma and overuse of masturbatory aids so that a vagina is
> unable to provide sufficient stimulation," Dr Tsuneo Akaeda, head of
> the Akaeda Clinic in Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district, told
> Shukan Asahi.
>
> "Some of the masturbation aids coming out nowadays are absolutely
> incredible. Guys become used to using these and there is no doubt that
> many men are unable to obtain the necessary satisfaction from a female
> vagina that they need to ejaculate."
>
> Meanwhile, Japan is quickly becoming the world's oldest population. By
> 2025, 27.3%%, or 33.2 million people, will be aged over 60, a study
> titled "The Illusion of Immigration Control" found.
>
> Low birth rate coupled with the aforementioned sexual dysfunctions
> make the problems that Japan faces immediate and daunting.
>
> "With Japan's labor force expected to decrease by 10%% in the next 25
> years, the economic outlook is far from bright. In all likelihood, the
> domestic market will shrink, production will fall, the government's
> revenue base will contract inexorably and it will struggle to meet
> welfare and medical payments for an increasing number of elderly as
> the dependency ratio (the number of workers supporting the elderly)
> will shift dramatically. In 1950, one elderly person was supported by
> 12 members of the working population, by 1990 it was 5.5 workers, and
> by 2020 it is estimated to be 2.3 workers. Naturally, the government
> is concerned about such a scenario," Julian Chapple wrote in a 2005
> study titled "The Dilemma Posed by Japan's Population Decline".
>
> The government has put forward a number of proposals to reverse the
> trend. These have included the "Plus 1" (indicating the increase the
> government hopes to see to the birthrate), softening of immigration
> laws, child care initiatives, subsidies to parents for medical care
> and child care and working with Japanese employers to allow more
> "flex" time for parents. While the government has given the situation
> the appropriate attention, so far most of the initiatives have made
> little change and failed to stem the decline.
>
> Japan, like many societies, can at times struggle with open
> communication and education about sex. So, perhaps the answer is being
> overlooked: encourage more sex between partners and husbands and wives
> through better communication and education.