You can split hairs all you like, the fact remains that even the Japanese government recognizes the country has a problem with plummeting birth rates. Also a l

You can split hairs all you like, the fact remains that even the Japanese government recognizes the country has a problem with plummeting birth rates. Also a lot of the, let's call it "citizen resistance" against the prevalent extremely toxic Japanese work culture, is not captured by statistics. Japanese are different people and they will not just admit "yeah I would only see my wife and kid for 1 hour before I dine and collapse, preparing for yet another 16 hour workday" if asked on the street. Written workplace surveys? Forget about it, to them it's a disgrace to badmouth their employer; never happening. It's obvious the Japanese have a problem. You arguing doesn't change that.