[jasonbvr]

The case is the same in China although in China people are a bit more old fashioned in that they get married in higher numbers than in Japan. The number one STD in Japan was herpes last I heard. I don't know where HIV falls.

I find it odd that sex is so visible in Japan but that Japanese are so squeamish about talking about sex they use the word for "play" rather than having more colorful ways to say it as we do in English.

And all I have to say about the statistics on transmission is this: Have you ever played a poker game like Texas Hold'em? One in four million odds don't mean a thing when suddenly you're the one losing money. If you don't take the precautions, it can happen eventually.

Get tested. Use a rubber, and think about what your doing.