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Former House of Representatives member and TV personality Emi Kaneko shared her views on YouTube on September 7. According to a survey of 100,000 young people conducted by Japan’s Children and Families Agency, 35% said they have no intention of marrying, with unstable income cited as the top reason. Kaneko argued this overlooks a benefit of marriage, saying “isn’t there something like legal and social security to be gained?” On 5ch, however, a wide range of opinions clashed — complaints about the financial risk and restrictions that come with marriage, alongside anxiety about growing older while staying single — and the discussion often talked past itself.
Emi Kaneko sends a message to the 35% of young people who “don’t intend to marry”: “Isn’t there something like legal and social security to be gained?”
Former House of Representatives member and TV personality Emi Kaneko updated her YouTube channel on September 7, sharing her views on young people who say they “don’t intend to marry.”
Kaneko referenced a survey of 100,000 young people conducted by the Children and Families Agency, explaining: “35% of young people don’t intend to marry. The number one reason is unstable income — meaning anxiety about the future.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Funny how she'll say this to young people but wouldn't say it to people her own age.
You'll be stuck working for the rest of your life.
Terrifying, right?
People say young folks don't want cars —
but the ones who happen to strike it rich buy a garage full of luxury cars, lol.
It's because they've got no money… they're just desperately making excuses to themselves.
Couples like hers are exactly why people don't want to get married, lol.
Is that really true, though?
Once you get older living alone, you start wondering, "okay, now what?"
Being alone, on the other hand,
means more and more things pile up that you simply can't deal with by yourself.
If it gets scary once you're older, just pair up with another scared single person then.
Lol, it's just vague, fluffy talk from start to finish.
Just marry a young woman then — easy enough if you've got the money.
– Higher social standing
– More personal credibility
– Social advantages
– Your own kids being adorable
Especially for guys with no talent and no money, life's basically over if they don't marry.
Yeah, that's real. My old company wouldn't put you in a management role unless you were married.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The article is based on a survey of 100,000 young people conducted by Japan’s Children and Families Agency, in which the top reason for reluctance to marry was unstable income. Kaneko’s remarks respond to that economic anxiety by pointing to legal and social security as a benefit, but many replies in the thread pushed back, arguing that the restrictions and risks of marriage outweigh any sense of security — leaving the two sides talking past each other. There was also pointed sarcasm about how convincing her remarks really are, since her husband is former lawmaker Kensuke Miyazaki, who was previously reported to have had an affair. On the surface, the numbers might look like simple “marriage aversion” among young people, but the thread’s reactions suggest many would reconsider given the right economic conditions — framing it less as a shift in mindset and more as a matter of living conditions.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Emi Kaneko sends a message to the 35% of young people who “don’t intend to marry”: “Isn’t there something like legal and social security to be gained?”“
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