[XRaptor]

Hm, now that you mention it, I'm beginning to question the samples from which this data was collected too. You make good points in saying that so many factors play into Japanese people's decision not to date (job-hunting, seeking financial stability, etc). I'm especially curious about this study's mention that "it is impossible to find a good partner once they had passed the age of 25." What do they mean by this? Do older people lack vitality that younger people have, hence they don't have much energy to go out and pursue a partner? Are they too tied down in their jobs and have such little time to date? Or could it really be that women would rather live the single life because of their negative views of marriage? That would make sense, women have it pretty hard once they become a wife and are obligated to take care of the household (for native Japanese women, at least).

I wish this study categorized the percentage of married vs. non-married a little better instead of making the age-range so broad. It would make our speculations a little clearer I guess.