CTV( Japan) in Japan 70.4% of married Japanese women admit to regretting their marriage.
This isn’t just “relationship problems.”
This is something deeper.
Something structural.
Look closer:
- The workload at home still falls heavily on women
- Career or not, the expectations don’t change
- Childcare. Housework. Elder care. All stacked
And leaving?
Not that simple.
- Divorce can mean financial risk
- Social pressure is still real
- Stability often comes at a personal cost
Then there’s the silence.
Many women describe emotional distance.
Not fighting.
Not love either.
Just… existing.
Day after day.
Marriage becomes duty.
Not partnership.
And when 70% feel regret,
it stops being personal.
It becomes a system problem.
So here’s the uncomfortable question:
IS THIS A JAPAN-ONLY ISSUE… OR IS THIS EXACTLY WHERE MODERN MARRIAGE IS HEADING EVERYWHERE?
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