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Rise of SEX ROBOTS blamed for turning Japanese people into ‘endangered species’
As more and more men turn to randy, romping androids, is there any hope for the survival of human-on-human bonking?
EXPERTS have suggested that the popularity of love dolls and sex robots might be to blame for Japan's declining birth rate.
One boff even warned that Japanese people had become "an endangered species" as the nation falls in love with silicon women.
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The worrying trend of sex doll addiction has been revealed in an called Substitutes.
It focuses on how life-size love dolls – fake versions of women with silicon vaginas – are fuelling "a national mood of loneliness and alienation".
Sex dolls aren't exclusively a Japanese phenomenon, but sales of the saucy creations are booming.
Last year, doll firm Dutch Wives revealed it had sold more than 2,000 smutty sex machines (valued at £4,600 a pop) in Japan alone.
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Speaking to RT, sex doll salesman Noburu Tanaka said: "It's an amazing feeling.
"It looks like a doll, but you feel as though it's really alive.
"When you make love to your wife, there can be some problems. With a doll, none of that matters."
But the rise of sex dolls is worrying some experts, who say it may be partly to blame for declining birth dates. Experts are said to have linked areas with falling birth rates to places where there's been an uptick in sex doll sales.
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In 2017, Japan's birth rates fell below the one million mark, with a population of 127million. Total deaths for 2017 in Japan, meanwhile, are estimated to be around 1.2million.
Discussing the growth of love doll popularity, Kanako Amano, demography expert at Tokyo's NLI Research Institute, said: "The biggest problem in Japan is the decline in birthrate and population. It's being called a national disaster.
"The Japanese are at a crossroads, facing the threat of extinction.
"We're an endangered species."
RT spoke to a number of sex doll owners in Japan, including Moru, who bought his model after his wife died.
"There was a void in my heart," Moru, who owns several dolls, explained.
"When I met them, my life became inextricably bound to them. Since these girls appeared in my home, and thanks to them, I haven't felt that lonely any more."
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Man who loves his silicone sex doll so much he 'would never cheat' on it gets mannequin ready for bed
He takes trips out in public with his friend Keroro, who owns 20 dolls. They take some of their love dolls along for the ride, taking photographs as keepsakes.
It's not just men joining in with the sex doll craze either, according to the documentary.
Hitsuji, a young female model, has a woman-doll called Masiro that has put her off living with real men entirely.
"Masiro is not a friend, a family member or a loved one. She's a creature who accepts my love.
"I have never consorted with men like that."
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Leading medics recently sounded the alarm about sex robots, suggesting they could spread STIs and worsen impotence.
And US lawmakers are desperately trying to ban sex robots that look like children, in a bid to scupper paedophiles.
Others have complained that sex robot makers are in the wrong for creating dolls that are described as "family friendly".
More recently, a psychologist in a leading London addiction clinic warned over the risk of humans getting hooked on dirty droids.
But it seems there's no stopping the rise of robot lovers.
One sex robot enthusiast who owns five dolls recently revealed how he's now more popular with women than ever before.
And a leading sex robot firm now has the ability to create lifelike human "replica" dolls of celebs and porn stars, using X-rated 3D scanning tech.
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