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I know this's silly, but how is HIV situation in Japan?
I'm not sure, but compare to other country, Japan's HIV story is a bit quiet.
Is this mean Japan has lower infection ratio than other country? or their sex ed system is good? |
Interesting.
I'd say it's only logic the HIV rate is low among conservative countries. It would be really good if this was due to an appropriate use of contraceptives such as condoms. |
What do you mean "conservative countries"? Do you think Japan is a "conservative country"?
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adj. 1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change. 2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit. 3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate. Yes, according to these definitions above, I do think Japan is a conservative country. Then again, I have not been there myself nor am I an all-things-Japanese expert, so I might be wrong, but at least this is how Japan is seen by many people, because -let's face it- the most traditional aspects of Japan is mainly what attracts people into visiting this particular country, and I am pretty sure the Japanese tourism industry wouldn't have it any other way... :rolleyes: |
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It is interesting you bring up "change" because that is one of Japan's fortes: adoption and change. The ability of Japan to hold onto history and at the same time adapt to change is very unique (to overgeneralize). 2. Style wise as well, Japan holds onto the traditional while also being on the cutting edge. 3. These aren't the first words that would come to my mind when describing Japanese culture. If Japan really was sexually conservative, places like love hotels would go out of business. |
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Well we are talking about sexuality, right? The question is why does Japan have such a low HIV rate (if that is in fact the case). You introduced the idea that Japan is conservative, therefore they have a low HIV rate. I am just trying to flesh that thought out a bit. Generally sexually conservative countries or areas are also very religious. It doesn't really matter what religion it is. I think if the HIV rate in Japan really is very low it is because the majority of Japanese never have sex with anyone but other Japanese. Japan is an island country, so that itself gives a level of protection. |
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I guess I am not seeing what these conservative traditional family values are that are keeping Japan HIV rates low. Japan has a HIV rate of 0.1%, compared to America's 0.6%. I would hardly say Japan is 6x more sexually conservative than America is. That's a hard argument to make, I think. |
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I agree though that probably the main reason that HIV rates here would be low is because of the relatively closed borders and that most Japanese do not sleep around with foreigners all that much. |
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