This blog is a continuation of the previous blog 4 Major Cities. This blog will discuss 5 points of a standard Japanese family, but remember there are always exceptions!!

• Families in Japan are generally traditional, and the family is a focal point of life. 

• Immediate families are a bit smaller compared to those of other countries; it is not uncommon for Japanese parents to have only one or two children. 

• It is also very common for adult children to continue to live with their parents well into their twenties or thirties until they get married.

• Japanese gender roles are still quite traditional, with women expected to stay home and take care of their children and men expected to support the family financially.

• A few problems have recently plagued Japanese family life and society. One of them is the decreasing birthrate, which hit a record low in 2005 when the number of deaths outnumbered the number of births.

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