Japanese Need More Sex (in the home)

Looks like the Japanese are not getting enough sex. I read in the dinosaur blog (aka newspaper, here is an online link) this morning that a recent study found that a third of Japanese couples have not had sex in the last month—and 20% have not done so in the last year. Now, I’ve been to Japan (and Korea, as you know) and got to know how they live their lives. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that Japanese (and Koreans) may not be having sex with their mates, but they are likely getting their groove on somewhere, somehow and with someone. A study on Koreans found that 75% of men and 15% of women admitted to infidelity (imagine how many didn’t admit to it!) and men from both countries normally frequent singing bars (called Karaoke in Japan, Noraebang in Korea) where, ahem, more than signing goes on. Now, the reason for this study was to find out why Japan has a declining population; no sex would be a pretty big factor but I think the 15+ year recession and bear market as well as a high cost of living and highly rarified real estate might be a factor too. If they want Japanese to start having more kids, the should move the sex from the business clubs and into the home (the bedroom, to be exact, but I’m a bit of a prude).

UPDATE: Upon reading the online story I noticed a new fact: 28% of men and 34% of women (who were couples) had not had sex in the last month. Did these gals forget the act? Or, as I assume, did the guy do a little nookie on the side? Hmmm...

I’m amazed at how bright it’s getting in the morning. The sun comes up about the time I get on the train now, so now I feel more awake in the morning—a little. Last night Winston (our young one) slept from about 6PM to 11:30PM so my wife ended up staying awake all night. I also woke up a fair bit, but that was because Spencer was kicking me in the head in his sleep. Yeow!

Yesterday I had coffee with the illustrious Minaz (you know, there's even a Minaz site!) He’s a controller at a firm now and is revamping the accounting protocols (and establishing them in some cases) and basically getting the place ship-shape. He’s a real whiz at that. My whiz area is finance and he was asking me why some of the tax tricks that I and other guys in the industry tell him are not in a book or something—well, Minaz, that is how we make our money. I’m all for freedom of information, but, much for the same reason that not everyone is a CGA or CA/CPA, there are some areas where knowing the rules and applying them is highly specialized and it’s not only getting everything down pat at one moment in time—we have to ensure that changes to the tax code, product specifications and supplier characteristics are right for the situation. Well, I put together some information for him, and we’ll see how it’s received.

Ug, feel tired still. Losing my train of thought. Better quit now before I really start babbling. For a more coherent blog take a look at Tony’s. He’s a reader of this one, living in London with his Korea wife and 2 boys (see a similarity?) and he’s in finance too. Enjoy.