An interesting aside found by jennifer.


In an annual global survey of sexuality, Japan consistently ranks last
in
terms of the frequency of which people have sex. In Japan the average
is
a paltry 36 times a year, compared with a global average of 97 times a
year. When asked what activities they would rather do than have sex,
20%
of Japanese said sleeping, and 13% said shopping. Japan fares better in
other areas of sexuality though, ranking 7th in the world in the number
of sexual partners, with an average of 10.2 partners compared with the
global average of 7.7. Japan is close to the average in the age of
first
sexual experiences at 18.2 years old, close to the world's average of
18.0. Another statistic of interest from a survey within Japan is that
almost half of Japanese men have paid for the services of a
sex-professional, 75% of those by visiting brothels in Japan and 25%
using prostitutes in a foreign country