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There is an industry in japan where people can get fake married[1]. Its very popular among women. Its a sad outcome of a country that penalizes marriage. I reme
by itissid 9y ago
There is an industry in japan where people can get fake married[1]. Its very popular among women. Its a sad outcome of a country that penalizes marriage.
I remember when a Goldman advisor told Japanese govt to make baby and child care easier to bringing more woman into economy, he quipped "But madam, thats why we are building a big robot industry"(presumably to solve the child care system which is heavily backlogged[2][3]).
[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B06Y1JVLD4 https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B06Y1JVLD4
[2] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/17/national/day-care-crisis-stuck-vicious-cycle/#.WgR-l62ZNTY https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/17/national/day-ca...
[3] https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/01/05/460801951/will-more-day-care-help-boost-japans-sluggish-economy https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/01/05/460801951/...