Comments on: What Should I Do? More on AIDS in Japan

By: hills-zoku

hills-zoku — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:05:13 +0000

Shane:
Apparently the LDP is considering passing a law which would mean that people in possession of child porn will also get fined (albeit a couple of hundred of dollars). A small step maybe but better late than never.

By: shane

shane — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:42:51 +0000

Japan is really turning into a sex crazy country. I would say kids in japan have even more sex that kids in america. In the US its still considered taboo for kids to be having sex in high school, but in japan, tv shows of even middle school kids having sex is common. Even so, aids is mostly about drug addicts sharing needles, so that would explain why the aids count is still so low in japan. This goes without saying that Japan really needs to clean up their child porn label.

By: joseph

joseph — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:58:05 +0000

That is Japan’s price has to pay for letting Americans especially Marines roam freely in their country.

By: Kashi

Kashi — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:40:21 +0000

I had to get tested this year because I am pregnant and it is mandatory for pregnant women in Japan….that was the most nerve wracking week of my life, there wasnt one day that went by that I didnt cry and wonder if I had ruined my chances at a normal life….thankfully the test came back negative…however I read (while waiting nervously) that the rate of HIV among pregnant women is increasing sharply…

By: Global Voices Online » AIDS in Japan: Blame it on gays?

Global Voices Online » AIDS in Japan: Blame it on gays? — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:16:57 +0000

[...] been steadily increasing over the years (this despite the difficulty of making assessments due to the low rate of HIV testing among the general population). The Japanese government has been dealing with the problem of AIDS [...]

By: Mini75

Mini75 — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:53:22 +0000

Vicki,
It’s funny that you mention that because I dated a similar guy. I only found out afterwards (from a mutual friend) about some of the things that he’d got up to. Apparently he had a bet with his buddies that he could score 100 girls in the 100 days of Summer. What a dick! (non pun intended). I’m pretty sure that our relationship was something special as he kept on coming back to me, but after hearing that story I really wish that I had never been there - no matter how great the sex was. I got some satisfaction when I heard that apparently his dick got so sore from his little competition, that the last 10 girls or so of that Summer became so painful that it turned him off sex - at least for a while anyway.

By: Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:26:22 +0000

Thats one every day, with Sundays resting. Just as God would have wanted.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:42:48 +0000

Everybody, get tested. Please.

I had a Japanese boyfriend who told me that back in his crazy Tokyo days, he slept with about 300 women in less than a year. I begged him to get tested, but he refused, because “don’t worry, they were all Japanese!”

Is this attitude common? I really, really hope not.

By: Jonkgers

Jonkgers — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:14:08 +0000

Yeah, I need to go to the Osaka one to get checked out soon. Its been 3 months since I got back from Bangkok so it should be enough to know if I’m in the clear by now. Uhhh, I hate the feeling though.

By: Razo

Razo — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:17:52 +0000

having recently spent time in South Africa, a place where HIV is a major spreading issue and where a similar effect of shame is brought upon those who are tested positive to HIV, I believe that the origins of the problem are exactly as you describe. Education to those who are young needs to increase dramatically, and a sense of urgency be expressed by those in higher power.

I couldn’t stress more no matter how little the risk may be for anyone, get tested.
there’s no bigger reward than knowing that your fine, before you potentially spread it to a loved one. and spread this message to others.

great article