Professor Yamada Masahiro - The Real Story Behind Japan’s Marriage Crisis - Last days for the ‘Parasite Singles’
| Dates: | 4 November 2014 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 17:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students, General public |
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Japanese Studies (SALC) and the Japan Foundation London are pleased to announce a lecture by the Sociologist and media opinion-maker: Professor Yamada Masahiro
The Real Story Behind Japan’s Marriage Crisis - Last days for the ‘Parasite Singles’
It is not just that the rate of marriage per se is declining in Japan, relationships between men and women are not actively developing in toto. The reasons for this are 1) the expectation that men ought to shoulder the burden of paying for household expenses after marriage continues to be strong, 2) the incomes of young men have become increasingly unstable, and 3) almost all unmarried people continue to live in their parents household. In short, although people would like to form ‘traditional families’ (nuclear families) of their own the economic circumstances will not allow this and the number of unmarrieds who continue to live in their parents home as ‘parasite singles’ is increasing instead. One consequence of this is that young people are increasingly attracted to ‘virtual romance’ in anime and with idols.
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