So, apparently people don’t know that Shinzo Abe based most of his political career trying to fix the declining birth rate by blaming women for being frigid and choosing to have their own lives, and the existence of homosexuals over the brutal work culture and lack of sufficient social policies to correct a growing imbalance. He was trying to fix a cut in a piece of paper by setting fire to the edges and alienating and widening the problem. Ignoring what was truly causing it.
Oh, he is also a nationalist who hates all non full japanese and has committed a laundry list of “dick moves”. Like, laughing when China asked for an apology for Nianjing. Wants to relive Japan as an imperial world power. Refused to apologize or acknowledge the Korean abductions or rape of comfort women. And as a Nationalist refuses to allow Zainichi to be seen a full citizens with access to the right to vote, insurance, etc. (THIS in turn is causing them to become closer to North Korea btw, and will definitely become a huge problem at some point) Abe is a fucking dickhead and deserves to be mocked with extreme sarcasm.
There is also a social cultural problem where it’s believed that a mother should be in the home, so many pregnant women are fired or bullied into quitting. It can be very hard to be a single parent in japan as well, and the social stigma can follow you and your children for a lifetime. Couple that with the stagnant wages, the work culture (people DO get vacation and time off, they CHOOSE not to take them to not be seen as lazy), and the intense sexism whereas many husbands view wives as glorified housekeepers Japan’s birthrate is obviously declining as younger people want to step away from this.
Basically my joke is sarcasm, blame the groups he blamed for everything. He’s gone. Suddenly now everybody wants to have babies. Obviously not to be taken seriously.