My article with Daijiro Miyake, “Demographic Diversity of the Aromantic/Asexual Spectrum in Japan,” has been published in the Journal of Population Problems, a journal of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research! This article is part of the special issue “Demography of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Building a Foundation for Research in Japan (Part 3).” See here for the full issue.
- Miyake, Daijiro, and Daiki Hiramori. 2021. “Demographic Diversity of the Aromantic/Asexual Spectrum in Japan: Findings from the 2020 Aro/Ace Survey.” Journal of Population Problems 77(2):206-32. In Japanese.
Abstract: In Western countries, studies using representative surveys and community surveys have begun to reveal the size and the diversity of the asexual population. On the other hand, in Japan, there are only a few studies using representative surveys, and the detailed realities of the asexual population are yet to be explored. This article analyzed a web survey “Aromantic/Asexual Spectrum Survey 2020,” conducted by the Aro/Ace Survey Executive Committee. Most of the respondents tended to be cisgender women, young people, and residents of the southern Kanto region. Many identified as aromantic and asexual, but some identified as other aro/ace identities. We also conducted an analysis on “nonsexual,” an identity category unique to Japan. While masturbation and sex drives were found in a certain number of asexual respondents, the proportion of those who would like to have sexual contact with others was particularly low among asexual respondents. We conclude that sexual contact with others has important implications for self-identification.
Keywords: asexual, aromantic, LGBT, sexual and gender minorities, sexual orientation and romantic orientation
このたび、アセクシュアルの人口学に関する論文（三宅大二郎さんとの共著）が国立社会保障・人口問題研究所のジャーナル『人口問題研究』に掲載されました！本論文は特集号「性的指向と性自認の人口学―日本における研究基盤の構築（その３）」の一部です。本号全体はこちらをご覧ください。
- 三宅大二郎・平森大規，2021，「日本におけるアロマンティック／アセクシュアル・スペクトラムの人口学的多様性――『Aro/Ace調査2020』の分析結果から」『人口問題研究』77(2): 206-32．
