BBC Documentaries

No Sex Please, We're Japanese (2013x1000)

: 24, 2013

In a world where most countries are anticipating problems caused by population growth, Japan expects a stunted reproduction rate caused by the absence of more and more men from the dating scene. This has been blamed on otaku culture - an obsession with computer games, manga and animation - and it has caused a rise in the number of young people with virtual partners, meaning a dwindling generation of future tax payers. Anita Rani investigates the extent of the problem.