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Decline of Homicide in Japan (Qualitative Data)

What factors play into the decline? How can time tell a story of violence?  I look to questions like these to explore the motive and drive of homicides more deeply. A specific point in time that I would like to point out in Japan’s history, is the postwar period. According to my previously post with the graph, we can see a huge valley in the count of homicides. Explained by the lack of men due to drafting processes for the war, I wonder what happens after the period as the rate temporarily shoots back up. How did Japan manage to gradually make their nation safer?  According to the article “Homicide in Contemporary Japan” by Andrew Finch, there are multiple times of homicides that occur in Japan that it is better to look at them from a closer perspective. There were actually 19 different possible categories of homicide, most prominent was probably Hatred for someone, Sexual Jealousy, and financial reasons. While men were a huge of chunk of both the killer and victim sections, women were also a part of the data. Most of them were usually there for infanticide and relationship problems. A theory proposed by Andrew is that “criminal behavior for people in their twenties have declined which led to the decline in the rate”. The economic success of Japan can also be a factor in the decline as well as an increase in the police force which increase the risk of getting caught committing a crime.  I believe this source is reliable because it takes statistical data from the police in Japan. It reveals that there are many factor that contribute to the decline of homicide in Japan and that there’s isn’t a specific set motive for it. I find this data interesting because I haven’t really considered before the wide scope of homicidal categories that could’ve occurred. 

Sources: 

http://0-eds.b.ebscohost.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=cf0e8488-31e5-446c-bee2-1e4636b83bdb%40sessionmgr4008

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“How are maid cafes are associated with the decline of families/ fertility rates in Japan?”

In my research topic on maid cafes, the question I am currently thinking about, “How are maid cafes are associated with the decline of families/ fertility rates in Japan?” urges me to find the answer.

The qualitative data that I have found, stated that anime inspired industries regarding maid cafes have replaced dating, meaning that people who are single pay over $100 an hour for a courteous maid (female) or butler (male) who serves drinks and starts conversations with customers. The frequent customers, “regulars”, are males ranging from late teens to early forties who either live independently or are still dependent on their families, visit the maid cafes multiple times a week or day. Single men and women pay $2,500 for a virtual spouse instead of being in a traditional marriage. Young people in Japan think that getting married is very troublesome. Men do not have steady lifetime jobs anymore. House prices are on the rise, leading to married couples not being able to afford a house. On the other hand, Japanese women are now more ambitious and career driven. The women cannot manage their career and marriage at the same time, which is the reason why Japanese men and women chose to stay single. Instead they look for something easy, anime inspired industries, such as maid cafes, hostess clubs, and anime pornography, which can give them the same gratification as being in a sexual relationship.

I consider online sources to be reliable because it deeply explores the reasons to why maid cafes or any other industries inspired by anime are an association with declining marriages. Both The Guardian and New York Post are reputable and credible closed sources for information. They have a long history of publishing news articles and if they had bad history regarding liability then they would not be as successful and existing as of right now

The data reveals that men and women feel that pleasure is essential to them even though they can’t afford to invest time and money in the relationship.

The reason to which I feel the information I have found is interesting is because I thought that love has no correlation with money. But in Japan, people need money in order to go out on dates, to start a family, and to raise their children because everything in Japan is unaffordable. I find this information to be very important to me because I feel that people who do not want to put in the time to be in any kind of relationship because of money concerns still pay for services in anime inspired industries anyways.

Sources listed below:

Cuddling, robots and holograms are replacing sex in Japan

Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?

Maid Cafés: The Affect of Fictional Characters in Akihabara, Japan

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Qualitative

           In more recent administrative changes, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has been petitioned to be more inclusive in child support and tax breaks for single mothers. Programs for single mothers have existed since the 1950’s but have since shifted their goal to improve single mother’s income in the workforce. A result of these changes has made financial support from the government more exclusive while child care programs and vocational training has increased. A problem with this however, is that although Japan does not have a survey of what the poverty level is, many single mothers are found to have a wage gap in which they are below the average. This data concludes the difference found between other countries and Japan surrounding matters involving single mothers such as government support and services, employment, and stigma.

           There are many factors that contribute to Japan’s declining population, among them are the age of when one has their first child, when a person marries, and balance between work and home. The main focus of much of government efforts are for and to encourage children from married couples. However there are benefits for the minority that makes up of unmarried parents. These efforts seem geared more toward self-reliance through services than monetary support regardless of financial stability as current surveys only look into the amount of people benefiting or on welfare than the situation surrounding the need.

 Recalculation of national surveys and gathered quantitative data were examined in an intensive study are summarizes in Fujiwara Chisa article in a way never before done. Fujiwara, an Associate professor of Iwate University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, found Japan’s surveys were found lacking in specific and targeted data gathered from single mothers and did not include socio-economic factors as well as education. Fujiwara’s article highlights how marginalized group single mothers are as well as the importance Japan has for the workforce being strong through being self-reliant. 

Single mothers and welfare restructuring, Japans demography, Single moms fighting for kids, Culture of Shame