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A new
suggests that the number of Japanese teenagers who have experienced a first kiss is at a record
. A national survey was conducted by the Japan Association for Sex Education. High schoolers answered
on their sexual experiences and
. The researchers found that just one in
high school boys has experienced kissing. This is the lowest
since records began in 1974. The number of girls who have kissed is also on the
. Just a quarter of Japan's
high school students have done so. The numbers for both
have been on the decline since their peak in 2005. Researchers analyzed
from 12,562 questionnaires.