We all know that dating can be tough. All the protocol and the little games can make a guy wonder if it’s even worth it. Well, in Japan, an increasing number are deciding that it’s not worth it. However, giving up women is apparently worth about $170,000 USD to one man. That’s approximately how much he has spent over a decade building a harem of hyper-realistic sex dolls. You heard right – SEX DOLLS!

According to recent research conducted by Dr. Kunio Kitamura, 1/3 of Japanese couples have effectively given up on sex, claiming that they are too tired after work or that they find sex boring. As a result, the national birthrate of Japan has fallen to 1.34 children per couple. You don’t have to be a math whiz to realize that this is below the replenishment rate of 2. Of course, if you’ve ever seen a crosswalk in Tokyo during rush hour, this may not seem like a bad idea.

Maybe if the Japanese would adopt a little American laziness, they would have more energy for sex. Maybe if they put as much energy into sex as they do their comedy, it wouldn’t be boring. Or maybe if they would look at the price of a harem of sex dolls, they’d have sex on purely economic grounds.

For those familiar with Tomy’s Pop-up Pirate game, the Japanese have released a Hard Gay version of the game. If you’ve never seen “Hard Gay”, google it now. It really deserves an entry of its own.

The Kurohige Kiki-Ippatsu (Blackbeard One-shot Crisis) was once (and maybe still is, who knows) Tomy Japan’s flagship product.

What makes the Hard Gay version (KurohiGAY Kiki-Ippatsu) interesting, though, is the way Hard Gay went about convincing the executives to produce it.

Luckily, parts one and two of his KurohiGAY Kiki Ippatsu videos are posted below.

Enjoy.

Earlier this month, a Japanese man launched a campaign to allow him to marry a manga character, Mikuru Asahina from the manga Haruhi Suzumiya.

Taichi Takashita posted on his website:

もはや、僕たちは三次元には興味がありません。

We are no longer interested in the three-dimensional world

As of now, his petition site has 172,026 signatures.

This just goes to show how the Japanese have this increasing compulsion to try to escape reality.

Why isn’t there a men’s bra? Because the bra isn’t made for men. But since people have asked for it, Wish Room has come through for men who want to get in touch with their feminine side.