A city where many men are still single at age 50

Tokyo is the most populous city in Japan. About 1.3 million people live in the metropolitan area of ​​this city. That is one tenth of Japan's total population. But many men in Tokyo are single. Many live single lives. The number of unaccompanied singles in the city is increasing.

Both marriage and child birth rates are low in Japan. On the other hand, the picture of the whole country shows that the number of senior citizens is increasing with time. It is said that in the next 25 years i.e. by 2050 one elderly person in every family will have to live alone in the country. The country is looking for ways to take care of one crore eight lakh senior citizens in the next twenty five years.

Young people are marrying late in this technology-advanced country. Many have decided not to have children. This is because the cost of living has gone up.

35 percent of men in Tokyo are still unmarried by the age of 50. Not only that, 46 percent of women in this city have never been on a date by the age of 20.

Many villages in Japan do not have young people. They left the village. As a result, many houses are abandoned. Some houses have become shelters for wild animals.

As of January 2023, the total population in Japan is about 12.5 million. In 2022, less than 8 lakh babies were born there. Older statistics give a different message. Even in the 1970s, more than two million babies were born in Japan every year.