なぜ若者の恋愛離れが急増しているのか？【取材&データで解説】

"I'm done with romance and marriage"—the number of men who have "given up" saying this is quietly increasing. In the Showa era, "I want a girlfriend" was the norm, but in the Reiwa era, it's "I'm not really interested." What exactly happened to men? And—should we really blame "men"? This time, we followed Mr. Sato, a 26-year-old working at an IT company with an annual income of 4 million yen. With a highball in hand, Ichika, a former weekly magazine reporter, followed him as he experienced "five events" that led him to give up on romance. ▼Caution This video is a work of fiction based on publicly available statistics and news reports. There is no intention to defame or slander any specific individual or group. The numbers are as of the time of the video's publication. ■References ① Eureka Co., Ltd. (2025). Announcement of exceeding 25 million cumulative members. PR TIMES. ② Eureka Co., Ltd. (n.d.). Matching rate for "Likes". Pairs Official Help. ③ Twenty-Two Co., Ltd. (2026). Matching App White Paper 2026. PR TIMES. ④ Arakawa, Kazuhisa. (2023). Analysis of women's preference for marriage to people living abroad (from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "2022 Basic Survey on Employment Structure"). Yahoo! News Expert. ⑤ National Tax Agency. (2025). Survey of Actual Conditions of Private Sector Salaries for Fiscal Year 2024. ⑥ IBJ Co., Ltd. (2025). Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 2025. ⑦ Kitami, Masao. (2022). Actual take-home pay decreased by 840,000 yen per year over 24 years. PRESIDENT Online. ⑧ Ministry of Finance. (2026). Projections for the National Burden Rate in FY2026. ⑨ Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Bank. (2024). Survey Monthly Report, September 2024. ⑩ Japan Student Services Organization. (2024). FY2022 Student Life Survey. ⑪ Central Council for Workers' Welfare. (2024). Questionnaire Survey on Scholarships and Educational Expenses. ⑫ Recruit Bridal Research Institute. (2025). Zexy Wedding Trend Survey 2025. ⑬ Recruit. (n.d.). Zexy New Life Preparation Survey. ⑭ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (2024). FY2023 Survey on Children's Educational Expenses. ⑮ Raison d'être Co., Ltd. (n.d.). Survey on the Actual Situation of Sexless Marriages. DreamNews. ⑯ Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. (2025). FY2024 (Reiwa 6) Vital Statistics (Final Figures). ⑰ Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. (n.d.). Population Dynamics Statistics (Divorce Edition): Number of Divorces by Custody [Dataset]. e-Stat. We welcome your requests for topics you'd like us to cover in the comments! [Regarding Past Videos] Unfortunately, we have had to discontinue the story videos we previously posted due to potential violations of YouTube's policies. We apologize to viewers who were looking forward to them, but please look forward to our new videos! Our original character, Nyanmaru, is scheduled to appear in future videos!