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Nearly half of young Japanese men in survey have never had a girlfriend, zero-boyfriend women rise too
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2023 - Tweet
Number of women with boyfriend holds steady as one femle demographic shrinks across all age groups.
Japanese matchmaking party insider fill us in on the actual chances of finding a spouse
- Master Blaster
Dec 4, 2023
You might have more luck finding love at a tonkotsu party than a konkatsu party.
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Ramen and girls bar: Where you can talk to women who aren’t dressed like hosts or maids
- SoraNews24
May 24, 2023
Filling a niche we never knew existed.
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- (Aichi • bars • COK • crazy • dating • Japanese women • Nagoya • Noodles • omiai • ramen • relationships • restaurants • romance • SNJO • weird)
Our lonely reporter goes searching for Japan’s search-for-a-spouse vending machine
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2023
Single once again, Seiji goes looking for love in a can.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • dating • omiai • relationships • romance • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • vending machines • weird)
Large majority of otaku in Japan want to keep being otaku after having kids, survey says
- Casey Baseel
May 8, 2023
Having kids might affect their otaku lifestyles though, they understand.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • dating • kids • otaku • Parenting • parents • romance • society • Tora Con • Tora no Ana)
Is it OK to split the bill on a date in Japan? Survey asks what women and men of different ages think
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2023
Four times as many women in one age group expect the guy to pay for everything than in another.
How to get a date in Japan, according to hosts in Kabukicho
- Oona McGee
Dec 26, 2022
There’s one piece of dating advice that a mama and hosts all agree on.
- Japan
- (bars • COK • dating • host bars • host clubs • hosts • Kabukicho • love • mama • romance • shinjuku • SNJO • Takashi Harada • Tokyo)
Japanese men and woman both have the same top requirement for a spouse in konkatsu poll
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2022
Communication skills and thoughtfulness make men’s and women’s lists, but don’t come out on top.
Tinder just opened a convenience store in Japan, aimed at adults only
- Oona McGee
Sep 22, 2022
SwipeMart made romantic dreams come true, and now there are hopes it’ll spread around the country.
- Japan
- (COK • combini • convenience stores • cool • dating • dating in Japan • konbini • love • online dating • pop-up • romance • Shibuya • SwipeMart • Tinder • Tokyo)
Roughly 40 percent of single Japanese men in their 20s have never been on a date, survey says
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2022
And a lot of 20-something women are yet to go on their first date too, according to government study.
“Is it acceptable to go to a family restaurant for your first date?” Japanese survey asks
- Katie Pask
Jun 13, 2022
Survey asks Japanese people how they feel about going somewhere cheap and cheerful for a first date.
- Japan
- (COK • date ideas • dating • family restaurants • food • relationships • restaurants • romance • society • survey)
Foreigners can now apply for visas to visit fiancés living in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2022
Relaxed entry procedure now in effect.
- Global, Japan
- (border control • coronavirus • dating • foreigners in Japan • international couples • international relationships • marriage • relatonships • reopening borders • romance • travel • weddings)
How long should you date someone in Japan before going on a trip with them?
- Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2022
Japanese men and women reveal the fears they have when taking their relationship to the next level.
Japanese survey asks exactly why people broke up with their partners
- Katy Kelly
Jan 24, 2022
The first result makes a surprising amount of sense.
Long wallet or bifold? What your wallet says about you in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2022
For some people, the way a man carries his money can be a dealbreaker.
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- (accessories • culture • dates • dating • fashion • Japanese society • love • marriage • Reina Triendl • romance • society • survey • wallets)
Most of Japan’s new adults hope to fall in love and get married, according to recent survey
- Dale Roll
Jan 12, 2022
Marriage is on the table for many young people–but not as many as 26 years ago.
- Japan
- (children • dating • marriage • Parenting • parents • relationships • romance • society • survey)
There’s a Tokyo vending machine that sells love in a can (or a shot at it)
- Casey Baseel
Dec 30, 2021
And here we were thinking cans of hot green tea were amazing.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • dating • konkatsu • matchmaking • romance • vending machines • weird)
More than half of Japanese men in survey spent Christmas alone, women more likely to be OK solo
- Casey Baseel
Dec 25, 2021
Single women more likely to see the upside of spending Christmas without a date.
How many people in Japan have actually worn a couple’s outfit?
- Dale Roll
Dec 17, 2021
What are your thoughts on matching outfits?
- Japan
- (couple's outfits • dating • fashion • marriage • matching outfits • pair look • relationships • romance • society • survey)
When is the right time for a love confession in Japan?
- Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2021
First date? Second? Fourth? Sixth? Japanese women reveal when they’re most likely to say yes to being your girlfriend.
- Japan
- (dating • Japanese women • kokuhaku • love • love confessions • relationships • survey • women)
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