|
07-22-2007, 04:00 AM
Teenage pregnancy is VERY common in Japan. It took the Japanese government over 20 years to approve the use of birth-control pills, and only a few months to approve Viagra (guess who runs the show!). KAT-TUN singer and uber-popular star Jin Akanishi's mom was 15 years old when she had him. I know more women who had "dekichatta kekkon" than not (that means they got married to thier boyfriend because they got pregnant). Abortions are getting easier to get, but are still a difficult thing and are very shameful.
These situations are more common out of the major cities, where there is more to do. Girls aren't taught to "save themselves" for marriage, so there are a lot of young moms in Japan.
|