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I came across a similar article in the newspapers recently. South Koreans are trying to have their children born in the USA so that they can avoid military conscription & a hellish education system. I know that military conscription does not exist in Japan. Does a similar trend (birth tourism) exist in Japan too ☝ ?
"If they could afford it, all my friends would go to the United States to have their babies," Kim said. "My biggest complaint about Korea is the educational system. In high school, you have to study past midnight or else you fall behind the others and can't get on with your life. And since the baby is a boy, I thought it would be a big gift for him not to be burdened with military service."
I came across a similar article in the newspapers recently. South Koreans are trying to have their children born in the USA so that they can avoid military conscription & a hellish education system. I know that military conscription does not exist in Japan. Does a similar trend (birth tourism) exist in Japan too ☝ ?