Number of high schoolers who’ve kissed or lost their virginity drops to half of early-2000s peak.
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Chance to say “I do,” “Goodbye, Tokyo,” and “Kaching!” all in one fell swoop could be coming.
You can’t put a price on love, but Japan does put a price on how much you should give a newlywed couple.
The Japanese constitution requires couples to share a family name if they get married, but only one age group in survey comes close to agreeing with it.
Number of women with boyfriend holds steady as one femle demographic shrinks across all age groups.
Matchmaking event with a twist will have people looking for love while they look for Ghibli art.
Our newly single reporter Seiji devises and tests three methods that could only come from a mind like his.
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Four times as many women in one age group expect the guy to pay for everything than in another.
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