In a country where the birth rate isn't meeting the population demand, Japan seldomly has to find parents to adopt children.

Yet, Japan has the second highest adoption rate in the world.

But it's not kids that are being adopted...

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Japan Facts:

  • Japan has the second highest adoption rate, at around 80,000 adoptions per year (Library of Congress)
  • 98% of all adoptions in Japan are of adult males in their 20s (Freakonomics)
  • Adopted husbands are known as Mukoyoshi and they serve a very important purpose in the Culture of Japan.

▶️ Watch and learn more about the 400-year History of Adult Adoption in Japan