Conservative attitudes toward sex common in China -- many sex education works banned, regularly hitting "shameful" content online. Demand for adult toys such as Granny Sex Dolls is rising in China, and China is now the world's largest exporter of emotional goods. This is partly due to COVID-19, where the shutdowns have lengthened separation time between partners, long-term closures of public entertainment venues, and eliminated the possibility of dating. But it's also the product of a broader cultural shift of a younger, more open-minded attitude towards sex.
Japan's internet regulators are pushing for "decency" in the internet space, and the government is calling for a boost in the sluggish birth rate by promoting marriage and traditional family values. But just nine months before 2019, the number of divorces in our country reached a record 3.1 million, signaling a shift in social values.
With the awakening of individuality consciousness, people have more and more autonomy, and Cenozoic people have more and more open minds about using tasteful toys. That might motivate people to look for ways to please themselves.
Domestic Thick Sex Doll sales in China lag far behind Western countries and Japan. However, according to a report from Ai Media Data Center, the market value of China's first emotional toys exceeded 100 billion yuan ($14.7 billion), driven by female and millennial consumers.
According to Steffi Noel, an analyst at Daisetsu Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shanghai, the search volume for the keyword "love doll" on Internet search engines surged from January to June this year. However, a surge in long-term domestic demand during the epidemic may not result in significant long-term growth. That's because many of the people who buy during the pandemic are first-time buyers. 70% of them may be buying in bulk.
At the same time, foreign demand cannot be satisfied. Flat Chested Sex Doll currently made in China account for 80% of world exports, according to a March report by Taisetsu Consulting. Orders surged in France, Italy and the United States, mostly for small appliances and cute loli sex dolls.
The United States, Germany, and Japan are major sales destinations for Chinese real sex dolls. After all, they don't taboo about real sex dolls, so now people are more open and they don't think these things are weird. I hope that Chinese society will gradually accept emotional toys and eventually see them as normal use.