David Foster Wallace would probably theorize that “the samizdat” is responsible for this. What else besides death by entertainment could create that level of sexual apathy?
And don’t tell me the economy, because in my generation half the people had sex before they ever even looked for a job. And I know sexual mores are more conservative in Japan, but we’re talking about “42 percent of men and 44.2 percent of women in the 18-34 age bracket” saying they are virgins.