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【Japanese】
The Nomura Research Institute's questionnaire survey of 10,000 consumers
has tracked consumer trends in Japan every three years since 1997.
However, happiness and life satisfaction are increasing.
According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research,
the total number of households in Japan increased from 51.84 million in 2010 to 53.33 million in 2015.
As of 2018, the institute predicted that the number of households would increase to 54.11 million by 2020.
However, according to the results of the national census conducted in 2020,
the total number of households was 55.72 million, greatly exceeding the forecast value.
The large increase in the number of households is due in particular to the increase in single-person households.
The number of single-person households has continued to increase at the pace of around 1.5 million to 2 million every five-year survey year of the national census.
According to the Research Institute's 2018 forecast,
the number of single-person households is expected to increase further by around 2030,
and it was estimated that the percentage of single-person households will reach about 40% by around 2040.
Considering that the annual actual figure is already 38%, you can see how the number of single-person households in Japan is increasing.
The reason why the rapid increase in the rate of never married women after 2010 is that the equal employment opportunity law was enacted in 1986,
and it has been 25 years since then.
The women in the bubble generation who graduated from graduate school in 1986 became around 50 years old in 2010.
In other words, it is thought that women are becoming more active at work and have options other than getting married and starting a family,
which is the reason for the tendency to marry later and not to get married.
Now that I can protect myself and have the strength to live a full life without getting married, I can choose not to get married.
That's why the number of people who don't dare to get married has increased.
The average happiness level of unmarried women in their 40s increased from 60.1 in 2009 to 60.3 in 2018 and to 66.5 in 2021.
Indicating the high rise in happiness among unmarried women.
Women in their 30s and 50s show similar trends.
The increasing number of people who dare not choose to get married is thought to be leading to an increase in the level of happiness among never married people.
In the 2018 survey, the values that it is better to get married, especially those in their 40s, decreased significantly.
But in the 2021 survey, the values that it is better to get married, including those in their 60s, values that respect diverse ways of life are increasing among all generations.
With regard to the conventional family view that marriage is the norm, the change in the view of the parent household will have a greater impact on the child's own views of marriage.
The negative impact of an increase in the number of people who choose not to get married will be large for the country, but it is expected that it will continue to permeate the country as an irreversible change.
In the survey of 10,000 residents of Nomura General Research Institute, the consumer trend in Japan has been following for three years since 1997, but in recent surveys, the degree of happiness and satisfaction in life has increased despite the decline in the sense of success.
Although the population of Japan is decreasing, the number of generations is increasing.
According to the future forecast of the National Institute of Social Insurance and Population Issues, the total number of generations in 2010 was 51.84 million, but in 2015 it was 53.33 million.
And according to the future forecast by the same researcher in 2018, it is expected that the number of generations in 2020 will increase to 54.11 million.
However, according to the results of the national survey conducted in 2020, the total number of generations was 55.72 million, which exceeded expectations.
In particular, the large increase in the number of generations has been influenced by the increase in single-generation.
Single-generation has been increasing at a rate of 1.5 million to 2 million per survey every five years of the national survey.
According to the forecast by the same research institute in 2018, single-generation is expected to increase further by around 2030, and it is estimated that the single-generation ratio will reach about 40% by around 2040,
but based on the fact that it is already 38% in 2020, you can see how the number of single-generation is increasing in Japan.
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That was the longest sentence ever.
I tried to shortcut the English version, but it was still a lot of numbers.
I was almost out of breath in the middle of the sentence.
You did a good job.
I mean, like, okay, I get it.
Thank you for reading.
Like, people don't wanna...
No, people are choosing not to get married in this era.
Yeah.
記事のタイトルは、増える独身と4割に迫る単身世帯。実情とは、あえて結婚しないことを選ぶ人たちの増加。
So, it's not saying, like, people don't wanna get married.
People are just choosing not to get married.
They don't dare to get married.
Right.
Yeah, and it says, like, 単身世帯 is like a single person living in one house is increasing.
It's not increasing.
Have increased than before.
Yeah, but we were talking that, like, some people are living together, but they didn't move their 住民票.
That's why.
Or they just live separately and they're just dating.
Yeah, I think so.
Some of them are in that kind of situation, but also single people are increasing. That's why.
Or people just plan to get married in the late ages, 40 or 50とか。
Like, what about in old days, they get married, like, in 20s.
Almost, like, 80 to 90% of people got married in the young age.
I don't know about the percentage exactly, but I guess if we compare it to, like, our parents' generation, then yes.
Yeah, but I think that's true that most of women go to university and they, you know, they graduate and sometimes they go to graduate school and they don't want to get married until they get more stable.
You're talking about, like, our generation.
Like, when it comes to my situation, I went to America and I joined a company and I didn't want to get married at the time.
Like, even I was really in love with the ex.
Even if they asked me to marry, I didn't want to get married because I want to have more career.
You wanted to give a shot to yourself.
That's why maybe, like, 10 years gap must have compared to old days.
I think it's also affected on the development of the technology that we can freeze eggs.
And a lot of people that I know in Tokyo have a baby when in late 30s.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's true.
In the old days, maybe, that's the so-called early birth.
It may still be the case in the text, but it's safe to have a baby in your 30s and 40s.
There's also the development of breastfeeding, so they don't get rushed to get married, right?
And also, like, people, I don't know, they don't make commitment in that young age.
They have more, like, higher ideal to partner.
Like, they want to have better life.
That's why, like, they have more options than before.
That's why it's difficult to, like, decide to get married with that person.
In this article, it said that
女性40代未婚者の幸福度平均値は2009年で6.1が2021年では6.5に上がってる。
40代とか50代でもいるんだよ。
Enjoying single life and being happy.
確かに。
でもなんか晩婚が進んだから、みんな、みんなメリーしてないから、
it's okay to be single みたいな風潮もありそうじゃない?
特に都会?
あるはず。
If they have friends, then...
And sometimes their friends have kids.
Yeah.
So...
Some people don't really feel that...
When you go to countryside...
They don't need to have their own kids.
A lot of people got married and have kids.
But when you go to, like, Tokyo,
a lot of people are still single,
and they concentrate on their job, working lifestyle.
って感じもする。
確かに。
でももう日本全体でも少子化。
沖縄が一番ね、出生率高いでしょ。
でもこれ、子供のことを考えだすとまた考えがずれてきちゃうけど。
But what if most of people are single?
あ、シングルの人の方が5割以上いくってこと?
Yeah.
Like, getting married is an unusual thing.
あ、逆転したら?
Yeah.
That's weird.
え、結婚してんの?みたいな。
Yeah, that's a weird situation, but...
It must happen in the future.
まあ未来は何が起こるかわからんもんね。
I think it depends on how the government takes it seriously as a 結婚制度。
制度としてのadvantages.
だからなんか、事実婚も多いしさ。
ただ、事実婚もしない、事実上のカップルもいるわけじゃん。
Then it'd be like, what's the point of getting married?
確かに。
If the people around them know that they're a couple, and they're in love,
Protected by like what?
By ring, by paper,
but your driver's license and your last name
protect you to keep having healthy relationship
with your husband or partner.
But the ring is you guys buying by yourself,
not the company gives.
That's like a commitment, you know?
Like if you don't commit with anything
and then you will break your rulesとか
Like it's like
結婚してるから
I can manage my like mental thing.
Okay.
I wanna cheat on someoneとか
If I fall in love with someone
but I can't stop that feeling
with my last name and my ringとか
Okay, so how about
I think we're on the same page about like
giving a commitment to that person
that I'm going to love you
for the rest of my life thing
It's the same if I'm choosing not to get married
with my partner, right?
But what you're saying is
But you are watching by, you know, everyone
You are watched by everyone
If you get married
But everyone don't see the document
They don't care the document
And what you said is
Okay, what if your partner have an affair?
And then you feel protected by the law
Because it's illegal to have an affair, right?
But if you're talking about trust the people
Then you don't have to protect it
I mean, if you really love that person
But you can't make sure
If your partner change their mindとか
You can't see the future
I guess
You don't know what's gonna happen
That's why commitment, right?
Sign the paper is more safe
Okay, sign the paper protected you
when the betray happening too
It's better to have no problem kind of things
But if you have a kid
And then your partner cheat on you
And then you're gonna be very angry
And then you don't wanna be with that person forever
And then what's gonna happen?
If you didn't sign up anything
So, according to the marriage law
If you have an affair
And if you love each other
And if your partner have an open relationship
Then you can't have an affair
And it's illegal
It doesn't make sense, right?
It doesn't
Anyways
We are so strict about love
No, I mean, it doesn't matter
At the personal level
It's about commitment and trusting each other
And then it's just a different way
How you wanna measure the trust level
Or the commitment or loving level
And then you feel protected by
With the document and ring and change the name
And I think some people don't feel that
As an advantage or protection
Changing their name
It's like a lot of people don't wanna do it
I mean, a lot of women nowadays
It's so difficult
The values are falling apart
And I think the current marriage system
Doesn't look beautiful anymore
You know what I mean?
I think we need branding
For what we have now
But I think it doesn't matter if you get married or not
If you dare
Like if you really want to get married
Yeah
With that person, then you should
Because maybe you will die tomorrow
Then why don't you get married with that loving person?
Okay, how about
But if you are not that confident
Okay, so
You love your husband
And what if
Your husband saying that
He doesn't have a commitment for getting married
Let's do Jijitsu-kon
Like I love you
I'm okay with that
Then you won't do it?
Yeah
It's up to the partner
But you want to get married, right?
Rather than wanting to get married
So
What next?
Taking it as a step
Yeah
I'd be pretending like
That person that I don't want to get married
But I want to get married
You don't want to get married?
I want
You want
Then why don't you?
What does that mean?
No, no
I said the opposite of what Akane said
Okay
I don't want to get married
Are you talking about yourself?
I'm back to myself
Okay
But
If I dare to
In Japan
If I have to choose between Jijitsu-kon
I don't want to explain it to people around me
Now, Jijitsu-kon people
Why did you choose Jijitsu-kon?
You have to take responsibility
Like Haachou
It doesn't matter
If you choose a different form
Even if you choose a different form
The reason why you wanted to be with that person
And so on
The famous person has to take responsibility
Yeah
It's a pain
So if you can overcome that pain
If you have a different commitment
That would be good
Japan is a pain
If you do something different
You get fired
Like, why?
Because
Jijitsu-kon doesn't benefit people
Yeah
And also
Protection
So
Some people feel protected by being their name
Being themselves
Like always
If there's something
You can break up easily
It's safe
Because it's safe
You can be together
You don't know when you'll break up
I can keep loving that person
There are people like that
So
Both of them are
Agree with it
That's okay
Yeah
I don't judge
I think it's important thing is
To talk about
Love
To that person
Like how you love
And I
Also think that
Marriage
The way you think about marriage
It's different
So
We
Love in each other
If it's strong, it's marriage
And
That's like
A beautiful marriage
But
If there's a child
If there's a marriage
It's good for the child
If you're married
You're happy
I don't know if this person loves you
There's a marriage like that
If that keeps you
More happy
And your mental health
If that keeps you