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Herbivore men, the Glossary

Herbivore men or is a term used in Japan to describe young men who become voluntarily celibate and express little interest in getting married or being assertive in pursuing relationships with women.^[1]

38 relations: Aging of Japan, Alpha and beta male, Aromanticism, Asexuality, Baby fever, Bachelor, Buddha-like mindset, Celibacy, Connotation, Demographics of Japan, Economy of Japan, Effeminacy, Femme fatale, Freeter, Gackt, Hikikomori, Incel, Labor market of Japan, Libido, Lost Decades, Marriage in Japan, Masahiro Morioka, Masculinity, Men Going Their Own Way, NEET, Parasite single, Permanent employment, Postwar Japan, Routledge, Salaryman, Satori generation, Soy boy, Sub-replacement fertility, The Japan Times, Total fertility rate, Women in Japan, Work-to-rule, World War II.
Sexual attraction
Sexuality in Japan
Terms for men
Wasei-eigo

Aging of Japan

Japan has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country in the world.

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Alpha and beta male

Alpha male and beta male are pseudoscientific terms for men derived from the designations of alpha and beta animals in ethology.

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Aromanticism

Aromanticism is a romantic orientation characterized by experiencing little to no romantic attraction.

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Asexuality

Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. Herbivore men and Asexuality are sexual attraction.

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Baby fever

Baby fever is a strong sudden desire for someone to have their own child.

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Bachelor

A bachelor is a man who is not and never has been married. Herbivore men and bachelor are terms for men.

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Buddha-like mindset

Buddha-like, or fo xi using its Chinese pronunciation, is a buzzword used in China to describe young people who reject the rat race of contemporary workaholic Chinese society for a tranquil, apathetic life.

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Celibacy

Celibacy (from Latin caelibatus) is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons. Herbivore men and Celibacy are Intimate relationships.

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Connotation

A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.

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Demographics of Japan

The demographics of Japan include birth and death rates, age distribution, population density, ethnicity, education level, healthcare system of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects regarding the Japanese population.

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Economy of Japan

The economy of Japan is a highly developed/advanced social market economy, often referred to as an East Asian model.

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Effeminacy

Effeminacy or male femininity is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity.

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Femme fatale

A femme fatale, sometimes called a maneater, Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps.

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Freeter

In Japan, a is a person aged 18 to 34 who is unemployed, underemployed, or otherwise lacks full-time paid employment.

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Gackt

, better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

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Hikikomori

, also known as severe social withdrawal, is total withdrawal from society and seeking extreme degrees of social isolation and confinement. Herbivore men and Hikikomori are culture of Japan.

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Incel

Incel (a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate") is a term closely associated with an online subculture of people (mostly white,*.

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Labor market of Japan

The labor force in Japan numbered 65.9 million people in 2010, which was 59.6% of the population of 15 years old and older, and amongst them, 62.57 million people were employed, whereas 3.34 million people were unemployed which made the unemployment rate 5.1%.

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Libido

In psychology, libido (from the Latin, 'desire') is psychic drive or energy, usually conceived as sexual in nature, but sometimes conceived as including other forms of desire.

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Lost Decades

The Lost Decades are a lengthy period of economic stagnation in Japan precipitated by the asset price bubble's collapse beginning in 1990.

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Marriage in Japan

Marriage in Japan is a legal and social institution at the center of the household.

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Masahiro Morioka

is a Japanese philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of philosophy of life, bioethics, gender studies, media theory, and civilization studies.

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Masculinity

Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys.

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Men Going Their Own Way

Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) is an anti-feminist, misogynistic, mostly online community advocating for men to separate themselves from women and society, which they believe has been corrupted by feminism. Herbivore men and men Going Their Own Way are sexual attraction.

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NEET

A NEET, an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training", is a person who is unemployed and not receiving an education or vocational training.

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Parasite single

A is a single person who lives with their parents beyond their late 20s or early 30s to enjoy a more carefree and comfortable life.

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Permanent employment

Permanent employment is work for an employer for which the employee receives payment directly from that employer.

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Postwar Japan

Postwar Japan is the period in Japanese history beginning with the surrender of Japan to the Allies of World War II on 2 September 1945, and lasting at least until the end of the Shōwa era in 1989.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Salaryman

is an originally Japanese word for salaried workers. Herbivore men and Salaryman are Wasei-eigo.

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Satori generation

is a Japanese language neologism used to describe young Japanese who have seemingly achieved the Buddhist enlightened state free from material desires but who have in reality given up ambition and hope due to macro-economic trends. Herbivore men and Satori generation are culture of Japan.

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Soy boy

Soy boy is a pejorative term sometimes used in online communities to describe men perceived to be lacking masculine characteristics.

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Sub-replacement fertility

Sub-replacement fertility is a total fertility rate (TFR) that (if sustained) leads to each new generation being less populous than the older, previous one in a given area.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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Total fertility rate

The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime, if they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime, and they were to live from birth until the end of their reproductive life.

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Women in Japan

Although women in Japan were recognized as having equal legal rights to men after World War II, economic conditions for women remain unbalanced.

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Work-to-rule

Work-to-rule (also known as an Italian strike, or a slowdown in US usage, called in Italian a Sciopero bianco meaning "white strike") is a job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract or job, and strictly follow time-consuming rules normally not enforced.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore_men

Also known as Grass eating men, Grass-eating men, Herbivore man, Japanese Herbivore, Soshoku danshi, Sou shoku, Sou-shoku, Soushoku danshi, Soushokukei danshi.

Herbivore men, the Glossary

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See also

Sexual attraction

Sexuality in Japan

Terms for men

Wasei-eigo

References