The Trends of Sexual Intercourse and Sex Education in Japanese Teenagers

Abstract

The objective of this article is to provide background information on the trends of sexual intercourse and sex education among Japanese teenagers. This article also provides information from other countries in order to provide a more complete picture of where Japan stands regarding teenage pregnancies. This will be useful in developing sex education curricula in Thailand as the country is facing increasing problems of teenage pregnancies.

The authors found that Japan controls how much information can be taught in schools. However, when compared to Thailand, Japan is more open. Most Japanese support sex education in the school curriculum, especially in terms of providing even more details about sexual intercourse than before, in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies among teenagers. Japan has been relatively successful in preventing unwanted pregnancies in this group because research has shown that Japan is amongst those countries with low teenage pregnancy rates.