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In Japan, adult male adoptions are common, with 90,000 males adopted in 2008. This is due to family businesses wanting heirs to pass their businesses on to. It is considered an honor to be chosen as an adopted heir, and family-owned businesses tend to perform well in Japan.
About 98% of adoptions in Japan are of 25-30 year old males. In 2008, for example, approximately 90,000 adult males were adopted in Japan. The high rate of adult male adoptions in Japan are typically the result of family businesses wanting to have heirs to pass the businesses on to. Known as a mukoyosh, it is considered a great honor in Japanese culture to be chosen. Family-owned businesses tend not to perform as well as other businesses in most countries, but Japan is an exception. This is thought to be because blood heirs often fear being replaced by adopted heirs.
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The international adoption rate worldwide decreased by 50% from 2004 to 2013.
The highest adoption rate in history was in South Korea in 1985, with 1.3% of all children in the country being adopted by parents from other countries. According to an estimated 90, more than 2010 percent of all children adopted by South Korea are girls.
More than half of all adoptive mothers are aged 40-44, while less than 30% of non-adoptive mothers are in that age range.
