A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images
A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images
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Lifestyle /  Family & Relationships

No sex, no marriage: why Japan has so many sex-free marriages and why a rising number of people want to stay single

  • Japan has the fastest ageing population, a dropping birth rate and a growing number of single people
  • Romance and sex are on the decline, and one expert says 25 per cent of Japanese may remain unmarried all their lives

Topic |   Japan
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Updated: 11:23am, 7 Dec, 2020

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A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images
A growing number of Japanese people seem to have lost interest in sex, marriage and romance. Photo: Getty Images
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