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Why some otaku look at women’s breasts, according to Japanese Twitter
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May 14, 2019 - Tweet
The reason may not be as perverted as we all think.
40 things our loveless reporter felt using Tinder in Japan
- Dale Roll
May 9, 2019
Online dating sure can be frustrating.
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Six-year-old Japanese farm boy goes viral for doling out comments on dating like an old grandpa
- Oona McGee
May 8, 2019
The proud self-professed farmer speaks and acts like an old man trapped in a young boy’s body.
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Japanese women’s magazine’s list of traits for an ideal man is both understandable and baffling
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2019
Do you have a part-time job at a cafe but are somehow also rich? Then you just might be the perfect guy.
- Japan
- (COK • dating • ideal man • ideal people • relationships • romance • society)
The Story Hotel: A new concept for couples wanting some romantic private time in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 4, 2019
Step into a mysterious story world just outside of Tokyo.
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Rich and bald or handsome and poor? Survey asks Japanese women who’d they’d rather marry
- Casey Baseel
Mar 15, 2019
Does a thick wad of bills make up for a thin head of hair?
Japanese middle school teacher kisses her student at Tokyo Disneyland during date, gets fired
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2019
A real-world ending follows their Magic Kingdom kiss.
Robot matchmaking party in Japan has couples sit silently, techno cupids make small talk for them
- Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2019
Surreal videos show event that led to the creation of four new couples, and might be a surprisingly good fit for Japanese society.
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Japanese company will ask your crush out on a date for you if you’re too shy to do it yourself
- Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2019
Deluxe plan costs over 140,000 yen (US$1,260).
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How women can shoot down dessert dates before they’re even invited, according to Japanese Twitter
- Casey Baseel
Feb 1, 2019
It’s all in how you answer “What kind of sweets do you like?”
We hung out at one of Tokyo’s most popular pickup spots, drank our hearts out and met many men
- Koh Ruide
Jan 27, 2019
It was an exciting night for our female Japanese-language reporter, but how did it turn out exactly?
Japanese Twitter user extols benefits of marrying someone you follow on Twitter
- Katy Kelly
Jan 26, 2019
Could Twitter be the place to prove your romantic compatibility? One user shares his story.
Educator offers advice for Japanese schoolgirls who get asked out by their teachers
- Casey Baseel
Jan 14, 2019
”Trash” is the lesson’s keyword.
Japanese company sells love potion, recommends secretly mixing it into your target’s food
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2019
Lingerie company’s attempt at coy sexiness backfires with public backlash and “date rape drug” accusations.
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- (COK • dating • lingerie • love potion • Peach John • romance • scandal • supplements)
Female otaku has perfectly sensible answer for when people ask why she doesn’t get a boyfriend
- Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2019
Dark magic and a price too great to pay are great reasons for remaining single.
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- (anime • clever • COK • dating • Fullmetal Alchemist • funny • otaku • relationships • romance)
Want to be popular with the ladies/men? Be good at making takoyaki, study says
- Dale Roll
Jan 8, 2019
It seems that there’s a connection between “being good at cooking takoyaki” and “getting lots of love confessions”.
“He wore Uniqlo to meet me!” Japanese woman shares petty bad date story, Internet bites back
- Katy Kelly
Dec 27, 2018
What was your worst first date experience? Presumably it was worth grumbling about more than this picky lady’s anecdote.
Kyoto Aquarium advises teen boy who can’t find a date to become a girl (because of ichthyology)
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2018
16-year-old who attends all-boys high school was feeling lovelorn, so the aquarium offered an unorthodox solution.
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- (aquariums • dating • fish • funny • Kyoto • Kyoto Aquarium • relationships • romance • weird)
Otaku dating service’s secret to success: Courting guys who’re accepting of boys love
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018
Tora no Ana’s matchmaking parties see an attendance spike as they respond to women who want a boyfriend who’ll leave them alone and let them fangirl out.
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- (anime • boys love • dating • dating services • fujoshi • matchmaking parties • otaku • relationships • romance • Tora Con • Tora no Ana)
How do Japanese women feel about going Dutch on a date? Survey investigates, finds gap
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2018
Surprising amount say they’re OK with splitting the bill, but numbers might not tell the whole story.
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