1 out of 30 Japanese babies has a Non-Japanese parent
BZou | August 6, 2008Though this is not considered an Otaku-like news. I nonetheless found this interesting and decided to share this with all of you. This contains some interesting facts that has changed how I previously perceived the Japanese culture. I have always figured most Japanese individuals preferred to marry within the race. So I find it surprising that 1 out of 30 Japanese babies has a non-Japanese parent. However, statistics are statistics and there is no denying the truth.
According to some interesting statistics:
Around 19,000 of the babies had non-Japanese fathers, 26,000 had non- Japanese mothers, while both parents of 9,000 originated abroad, according to the survey.
North and South Korean nationals formed the largest group among non- Japanese fathers, followed by Chinese and Brazilians. Among the non- Japanese mothers, Chinese formed the largest group, followed by Filipinas, and North and South Koreans.
The trend reflects the increasing number of foreigners marrying Japanese nationals. Of the newly registered marriages in Japan in 6.6 percent, or 49,000 involved at least one foreign national.
Of the 49,000 marriages, about 36,000 involved a Japanese husband and a non-Japanese wife.
Of the babies with at least one non-Japanese parent, 5.7 percent were born in Tokyo, followed by 4.9 percent in Aichi Prefecture and 4.5 percent in Mie Prefecture.
Perhaps the information that I once perceived of Japanese marriages were true, if so, this only indicates the changing factors within Japanese culture and perhaps the world. What do you all think of this? Do you find this an interesting and noteworthy information?
News Via: breitbart.com
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Nice to meet you. I am Japanese. I was surprised
Nice to meet you.
I am Japanese. I was surprised to read this article. : )
Interesting...though for some reason I thought there would be more.
Interesting…though for some reason I thought there would be more. It seems like most American boys dreams are to move to Japan and get a wife there…..seem like many did XD but where are the other brethren lol.
Interesting. More Japanese men are marrying gaijin than women. But
Interesting. More Japanese men are marrying gaijin than women. But this still means there is hope for gaijin to get a Japanese wife!
Yeah the world is changing, and Japan along with it.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Well it is always good that the world changes for the better. I would love to see a world where race literally means nothing.
I remember one of my High School buddies always said “One day the whole world will only have yellowish brown people.” He believed that in the future humanity will eventually see beyond our differences and unite. Race will no longer mean a thing, and we will all live upon each other equally.
It is surprising, isn’t it. I think more people are
It is surprising, isn’t it. I think more people are coming out now and admitting their origins. That’s encouraging.
I’m a little worried about the statement:
statistics are statistics and there is no denying the truth.
Do you really think so?
August 7th, 2008 at 6:40 am
To be perfectly honest, No I don’t really believe that to be the case. It was just a phrase I used during the time I wrote the blog.
Statistics are statistics but there have been many occasions where statistics has shown to be wrong, But until shown otherwise, it may not be a bad choice to put some faith into it (Of course be open to the possibility that it is wrong).