Syphilis cases rise again in Japan, especially among women
Once again we have bad news about Japan and sexually transmitted diseases.
Syphilis cases have jumped yet again, this time increasing by over 2,000 in less than a year.
The number of cases logged between January 1st and October 28th is 2,037 — already more than 2014’s record 1,617.
1,463 of the cases were male, while 574 were female.
There has been a 2.1 increase in the number of women contracting syphilis through heterosexual contact.
The increase especially affected women aged between 15 and 35, and between 20 and 24. Ladies, protect yourselves!
Japan is a land where local men rarely use condoms, despite love hotels giving them away for free. This leads to plenty of shotgun marriages — including many prominent celebrities — and an epidemic of STDs just waiting to happen.
In 2014, there was another spike, with cases exceeding 1,000 for the first time, though almost all over whom were men. Numbers have been on the increase regularly since 2010.
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases only started keeping records in 2000 and has previously said the increase is caused mainly by male-on-male sexual contact. However, this year’s statistics indicate a more wide-spread problem.
