One in 10 straight Japanese men are 40-year-old virgins, study reveals
compared to their British, Australian and Americans counterparts - where the rate was between one to five per cent.
"The most informative aspect of sexual inactivity involves those who have opted out of or are, for some reason they cannot control, excluded from the mating market, regardless ofDr Peter Ueda, also of the University of Tokyo, added: "Previous news reports about virginity rates among Japanese young adults were a bit sensationalist, only included never-married individuals, and did not distinguish virginity rates by age...
"More research is needed on reasons for sexual inactivity and how mating market dynamics might be evolving due to online dating, shifting expectations in romantic and sexual relationships, and changing values, lifestyles, and labour market trends."and its most detailed analysis of data from the National Fertility Survey of Japan.
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