Comments on: Japan needs babes! http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-7574 Ken Y-N Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:23:11 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-7574 mac, I did mean babe, as in infant or baby, but of course the play on the two meanings of the word was one of the reasons for my choice! mac, I did mean babe, as in infant or baby, but of course the play on the two meanings of the word was one of the reasons for my choice!

]]> By: mac http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-7519 mac Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:25:01 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-7519 I think you mean, "Japan needs Babies". Japan has plenty of 'babes'. We love them. They are beautiful. The problem is just that they are not procreating enough to make 'babies'! I think you mean, “Japan needs Babies”.

Japan has plenty of ‘babes’. We love them. They are beautiful.

The problem is just that they are not procreating enough to make ‘babies’!

]]> By: » 世論 What Japan Thinks http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-1814 » 世論 What Japan Thinks Mon, 22 May 2006 13:54:20 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-1814 [...] Following up on my recent report into Japanese demographics, in particular the lack of children, here is the results of a survey from the Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc on the views of young Japanese (between the ages of 20 and 39) on marriage, birth and divorce. In February of this year they surveyed 759 people (I think it was by face-to-face interviews, but it is not clear from the survey) from the Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa areas (basically the capital city and surrounding prefectures). As the detailed demographics are important to this survey, I’ll present them within the main text. [...] […] Following up on my recent report into Japanese demographics, in particular the lack of children, here is the results of a survey from the Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc on the views of young Japanese (between the ages of 20 and 39) on marriage, birth and divorce. In February of this year they surveyed 759 people (I think it was by face-to-face interviews, but it is not clear from the survey) from the Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa areas (basically the capital city and surrounding prefectures). As the detailed demographics are important to this survey, I’ll present them within the main text. […]

]]> By: Hans Castorp http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-1674 Hans Castorp Sat, 20 May 2006 09:48:48 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/05/14/japan-needs-babes/#comment-1674 I doubt the 105:100 male/female imbalance signifies anything other than that Japan's super-low infant mortality has uncovered the natural surplus of male childbirths which occur in any population (males are more fragile). I doubt the 105:100 male/female imbalance signifies anything other than that Japan’s super-low infant mortality has uncovered the natural surplus of male childbirths which occur in any population (males are more fragile).

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