It shouldn't be blamed on birth rates. We have roughly the same and we are not this intolerant. It is more a cultural issue which means you can change it.
It's not the same context. They have an excessive number of old population with no one to take care of them, and so they're drafting in younger workers for things such as labourous jobs, teachers, caregivers...etc.
Moreover Japan is one of the most stubborn countries in the world. They're so old school they still do tax and payroll manually by paper =_=)lll...change will not be for a very long time, m'dear.
I see you don't know germany. Doing tax by paper is very common and only is starting to shift now. Only paper (and fax) is really official here. Germany doesn't like change.
And homosexuality was illegal unti 1994 in germany, in Japan until 1880.
And the point really is stuborness. The social structure is not so different from my country is roughly the same. We have many old people and nearly the same average age.
It is up to the society to change and it is possible if they only want.
You didn't exactly mention it was Germany, sorry I assumed you were American, but regardless---yes it's stubbornness to some degree, but there's a lot of influence from social, political and economic situations (no matter how similar there will be differences)...such as targeted propaganda from the government, and religious beliefs. Amyway, we're digressing here. What I'm trying to say is that the character and the author is being influenced by these things, and that's probably why he feels that way...and I think it's better for readers to think about that sort of things than just automatically pass an arbitrary judgement.
Me from America? I take it as a compliment for my not so good english (⌒▽⌒)
Well my point was (or should have been) that it is cultural and not necessary economic or social problem. As a cultural thing something can be done against it and the fatalistic argument, that a the socio-demogafic state demands the hostiliy aginst someone, is not forced. It can be changed if it is demanded enough over time.
But for the character it is understandable to behave this way.
I see. I understand your points, though I'm wholly in the position that it is about multiple aspects and not just one, and they're all interconnected.
By the way your English is quite fantastic. Honestly better than most Americans (▰˘◡˘▰)
Uhhh well holdup before you blame the seme, I need to give you guys a little context. Japan is still VERY much conservative. Even if they are becoming more LGBT tolerant... Moreover they have an underpopulation issue right now of young people. So they're being encouraged to form families.