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Answerman - Do Arranged Marriages Still Happen In Japan?

Tempest wrote:

In regards to Arab countries in general, they don't have the same low birthrate as Japan, so there's less of an argument to be made that they need immigration.

This is a very good point. It seems by and large strongly patriarchal societies are able to sustain themselves, while egalitarian, feminized cultures tend to wither and decline.
I can only hope that Japan will be able to mend its future more along these lines, rather than decide to replace themselves with millions of, say, bangladeshis or nigerians where there is significant overpopulation.

Japan is actually very patriarchal country. Marriage and pregnancy can be seen as the end of a woman's career (especially if you're an OL). Meanwhile the living cost is already high enough as it is, adding kid raising cost (living cost and education) is pretty intimidating. It's one of the reason why the younger generations don't feel like marrying or having kids.

I feel like rather than than something like breeding visa for foreigner they needs to address the living cost first, or give some incentives to the parents. Marrying foreigners won't address the living cost problem unless said foreigner is rich.

Unpaid overtime and not living the office before the boss leaves the office is still not uncommon in Japan. It's just the expectation, so people just do how it's always been done, just to keep the social harmony in the workplace. Those who leave "early" are given the "stink eye" by the rest of the office.

It's mandatory, but employees are reluctant to take it.