Instead of married is not only about romantic

love but more to the duties and

responsibilities, there are also many reasons
that caused Japanese people choose to remain
single
Therefore less marriage means less children
So, can a Japanese women choose to have
children without married ?

MostlyNO.. Because generally

Japanese child are only from marriage
couple only.
In short, Japanese choose to have baby after

Why Japanese child are only from marriage

couple only?

Japanese does not generally accept having

baby without married
o A strong sense of tradition.
o Only 1 percent of births are from unmarried women in
1980.
o Increase to 2 percent in 2007.
o The percentage of children born from unmarried women
in Japan is extremely low compared to:
-Norway
-France
-United Kingdom
-Netherlands
o The marriage system is still very strong in Japan.

Percentage of births to unmarried women,

selected countries, 1980 and 2007

SOURCE: USA Department of Health and Human Services

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention))

Unwed are shunned in a family culture

Unwed kids usually shunned or banished by family and
relatives.
According to a New York Times article:
relatives refused to enshrine the ashes of a man in the
family tomb
because he had been born out of wedlock.
Unwed kids have weak inheritance right.
- The child of a couple who are not legally married
only receive half of what a child of a legally
married couple would inherit

Social stigma and discrimination against

both mom and baby are very strong
Both mom and baby will face social pressure/social
discrimination.
There is ubiquitous name-calling and bullying.
Exposed to prejudice.
Unmarried mom may faced unemployment.

Japanese morality regarding lone parenting

is based around the perceived best interests
of the child.

The interests of children are clearly best served by having

two, married parents.

Married parents tend to do better in life for their kids

Parental involvement and encouragement make a huge

difference in kids achievement.