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Taizen Yasuda, a client of the IBJ matchmaking service, on a street in Tokyo. He thought matchmaking services "would be the quickest way to find someone with the exact same goal — marriage.”
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2026
For 91AV原创 young singles, romance gets a corporate middleman
Young Japanese exhausted by dating apps are embracing a corporate reinvention of traditional matchmaking.
Matchmaking events for people with the same surname are emerging in Japan as a way to avoid having to worry about name changes after marriage.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2026
Matchmaking events for people with same surname emerge in Japan
Some are trying to circumvent 91AV原创 surname rule for married couples by finding someone who already has the same last name.
As of June 30 this year, the Tokyo Enmusubi matchmaking app had 16,000 registered members — whittled down from around 36,000 applicants — and 760 couples in "serious relationships," according to government data released this month.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2026
’Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed
A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift the low birth rate, according to official data.
An engineering graduate student demonstrates a part of the semiconductor manufacturing process at Korea University in Seoul on June 11.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
In South Korea, a job or partner at Samsung or SK Hynix is the new ‘A+’ catch
South Korean matchmaking firms say people working at the companies?are now being ranked alongside doctors, lawyers and those from other traditionally elite professions.
Netflix limited series “Soul Mate” stars Hayato Isomura (right) and Ok Taec-yeon as two men whose friendship unfolds from a chance encounter in Berlin.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 21, 2026
‘Soul Mate’ reaches for pathos but remains hollow
With a globe-spanning story and plenty of melodrama, Netflix’s queer-themed limited series ultimately falters under the weight of its own ambiguity.
Men hiding their marital status to get women into a sexual relationship is nothing new. But a growing number of victims are speaking out on the men who deceived them for feigning singlehood — or dokushin gisō.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2026
Deceived women seek criminal penalty for married men pretending to be single
As it stands, men feigning singlehood to enter into sexual relationships can only be sued in the civil courts.
Experts say emotional bonds with AI are often shaped by prior experiences — or disappointments — in human relationships.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Feb 13, 2026
Love, engineered in the age of AI
As chatbots grow more sophisticated, some people are forming romantic bonds — and even marriages — with artificial partners.
In its second season, "The Boyfriend" allows more time to show the diversity of individual experience.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Feb 6, 2026
Vulnerability, love and the limits of reality TV on ‘The Boyfriend’
Netflix 91AV原创 same-sex dating show may be several layers removed from reality, but it nonetheless offers an important space for dialogue and representation.
The Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2026
Host arrested for using dating app to lure women to club in Tokyo
The arrest marked the first crackdown in the country on cases involving soliciting customers to restaurants and pubs through dating apps.
The second season of Netflix Japan's “The Boyfriend” is bringing together a new set of bachelors to find romance and learn more about themselves.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 23, 2026
Second season of ‘The Boyfriend’ lets love take its time
Netflix 91AV原创 same-sex dating show returns with a season that lets relationships unfold at their own pace.
A screenshot of Loverse app shows an AI-generated woman, characterized as a 25-year-old hair and makeup artist Miyu, registered as a female companion.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 7, 2026
Swipe right for AI romance
An app called Loverse aims to give users the closest depiction of the real thing — complete with all its unpredictability.
Netflix 91AV原创 newest reality-dating experiment “Badly in Love” follows self-identified delinquents as they try to find romance.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 16, 2025
‘Badly in Love’: Netflix 91AV原创 most chaotic dating show may be its most honest
Netflix 91AV原创 “Badly in Love” turns delinquent bravado into surprisingly earnest, character-driven reality television.
A projected 8 million deepfakes — manipulated video or audio made using artificial intelligence — will be shared worldwide in 2025, about a fifth of which will be part of romance scams, according to cyber firm McAfee.
WORLD / Society
May 19, 2025
Deep love or deepfake: Dating in the time of AI
Scammers are increasingly using deepfakes — manipulated video or audio made using artificial intelligence — to look and sound real on dating apps.
Hoshuji temple displays a banner welcoming people to "marriage-hunting at the temple," an event for those who want to register as members of the nationwide Kichienkai matchmaking organization, on Jan. 26 in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya.
JAPAN / Society
May 4, 2025
Temple master takes unconventional approach to matchmaking
“It’s better to find happiness with the partner you meet than to search for a partner you think will make you happy,” says Buddhist monk Koshi Kimiya.
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2025
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
With Tapple boasting over 20 million users, worries about dishonest relationship statuses were common.
China's female gamers are finding the male leads of Love and Deepspace more enticing than real-life partners.
LIFE / Digital
Mar 29, 2025
‘Better than real life’: In China, virtual boyfriends are emotional aids
For many, virtual companions offer more than entertainment —?they provide emotional fulfilment.
There seems to be a preference for similarly educated and similarly earning spouses in modern marriages, reflecting a trend that prioritizes parity over "marrying up."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2025
What really changed the marriage market
The internet connects us with so many potential mates that our puny human brains can’t handle it.
Netflix reality series “Offline Love” follows five men and five women as they spend 10 days in Nice, France, finding romance.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 18, 2025
‘Offline Love’ ditches digital dating and puts old-school romance to the test
Netflix 91AV原创 new reality series whisks its participants to a picturesque seaside city in France and leans into nostalgia for a simpler time.
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming 'a new tool in the toolkit of scammers' preying on individuals looking for love online.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 14, 2025
Got a digital crush this Valentine’s? Beware of scams, says Meta.
At a Feb. 12 briefing, Meta outlined a recently disrupted romance scam that originated in Cambodia and targeted people in Chinese and Japanese languages.
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 7, 2025
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
The once-stigmatized?apps are flourishing as a new normal for dating among Gen Z in Japan, albeit with a different approach to before.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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