Rejecting Sex and Relationships in Japan


The birth rate in Japan has dropped dramatically as recent studies show that much of the population under thirty years old is rejecting relationships and losing interest in sex all together, creating the so-called "celibacy syndrome". Is this problem being exaggerated for effect, or is the issue so serious that it may cause Japan to perish into extinction? On the Lip News, Lissette Padilla and Elliot Hill discuss the role that technology and traditional morals are playing in this recent trend, as well as the many cultural reasons for why this problem is so specific to Japan.