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Singaporeans are getting creative when it comes to combating the low fertility rate

Jamie Koide
Feb 5, 2016
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With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, activists in Singapore are using clever advertising campaigns and humor to try to trigger a baby boom.

SE Asia
(ads • birth rate • children • Parenting • relationships • Singapore • society)

Young Japanese women sound off on what does and doesn’t constitute cheating on their boyfriend

Casey Baseel
Jan 21, 2016

Where do women in their 20s and 30s draw the line?

Japan
(cheating • dating • relationships • romance • survey)

Is your girlfriend a cat, dog, gorilla or penguin type? Take this Twitter comic test to find out!

Evie Nyan
Dec 7, 2015

According to Twitter in Japan, there are four main “personality types” when it comes to girlfriends: cat, dog, gorilla or penguin. Say what?!

Japan
(animals • comic • funny • girlfriends • relationships • romance • wtf)

Japanese mom’s advice to daughter: Ask your boyfriend for many selfish things

Casey Baseel
Dec 4, 2015

Step 1: Be selfish to your boyfriend. Step 2: Happy marriage.

Japan
(marriage • moving • Parenting • relationships • romance • twitter)

These girls ain’t loyal: Lies ladies tell according to Japan’s Twitter users both male and female

Evie Nyan
Nov 26, 2015

In Japan, a recent trending Twitter hashtag, #don’tbelievegirlswhentheysay has people talking. Do any of these sound familiar to you?

Japan
(funny • lies • relationships • twitter)

Foreigner’s “prank” video of proposing to random Japanese girls is wrong in so many ways

Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2015

What happens when your “prank” isn’t really a prank, but it is kind of awkward? This might take a while…

Internet, Japan
(cringe • foreigner • prank • proposal • relationships • video • weird)

Splatoon’s squid vs octopus Splatfest asks deep questions, ruins marriages

Cara Clegg
Oct 22, 2015

Video games have the power to change people’s lives, inspiring creativity and bringing friends and couples together.

But they can also destroy relationships. And it turns out that even Splatoon, the cute, brightly colored squid-themed shooter from Nintendo, is a culprit—although not quite in the way you might be thinking…

Japan
(cheating • gaming • nintendo • relationships • Splatoon • video games • Wii U)

18 common traits that describe the typical man, as told by Japanese Twitter

Scott Wilson
Oct 2, 2015

As a man, I have to admit that sometimes we can be a little confusing. Why do we do weird things like try to flavor food with burps, or lock iPhones with our butts? There are some mysteries that may never be solved.

But one Japanese Twitter user thinks they’ve found a list of 18 things that apply to pretty much every man, especially concerning relationships. Will this list help decode the confusing “man brain,” or is it just a mass of macho mumbo jumbo? Read on and decide for yourself!

Japan
(funny • list • men • relationships)

Four moments when Japan’s single men are glad they’re not married

Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2015

We all know marriage and live-in-partnerships have a lot going for them. From constant companionship to support when you’re stressed with work or family problems, the idea of cohabiting with that special someone is powerful enough to sweep even the most jaded singleton off their feet.

In Japan, where pre-marriage cohabitation is still considered somewhat taboo, married life is a serious commitment with traditional roles that involve self-sacrifice and obligation, not only to one’s partner but to their extended family. So what do the single men of Japan think about marriage versus the bachelor life? A recent survey reveals the moments men are glad they’ve never put a ring on it and the interesting reasons why.

Japan
(family • Japanese culture • marriage • Nomikai • relationships • Surveys • tradition • weddings)

What do Japanese men think about dating foreign women?【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 24, 2015

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, dating is hard. This is very true in Japan as well, where a survey in 2013 showed that many Japanese aren’t really dating. Also, being a foreigner and trying to date in a country that is 98.5% ethnically Japanese makes it an even more daunting task for some.

But fear not! Though statistics may not be in your favor, there are certainly those that not only want to date, but date people who aren’t Japanese. Earlier this year we focused on what women thought about mixed-race relationships, but now it’s time for Japanese men to share their ideas about what they would like, as well as what challenges they would expect with a person who’s not Japanese.

Internet, Japan
(dating • foreign women • international relationships • relationships • romance)

Korean “restaurant” just for singles has a romantic surprise 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2015

Eating out by yourself can feel a little awkward and embarrassing, but a restaurant in Korea billing itself as being just for single diners caught the attention of plenty of passersby. And that’s “single” diners in both senses of the word: unaccompanied and also without a boyfriend or girlfriend.

But while all of the diners walked in lacking a romantic partner, some of them significantly improved their dating prospects while they filled their stomachs, thanks to a special surprise that was waiting for them.

Korea
(funny • hidden camera • relationships • restaurants • romance • video)

It must be love: Korean couple make dramatic body transformations in just five months

Audrey Akcasu
Sep 23, 2015

Want to go from flabby to body builder in five months? Yeah, who doesn’t, right? It may seem to be an impossible feat, but one couple in Korea did it and they are loving life. The couple’s transformation from on-the-chubby-side to bodybuilding not only changed their appearance, but also made them famous. Think it’s too impressive to be real? Check out the photos below!

Korea
(body building • fitness • health • relationships • weight loss)

A tongue-in-cheek way to pick up the guy of your dreams 【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 22, 2015

Dating is hard. No, let’s back that up. Meeting people is hard. We can even go a little further and say talking to someone for the first time is hard. Some of us lack the courage and confidence to approach someone who we like and start talking to them.

It’s a problem that has plagued humanity for centuries, and even though human civilization has shown, through constant population growth, that people are getting things done, it’s always nice to have a little bit of help**.** While there are plenty of websites and books that offer you tips on how to present yourself, this handy video is much more suited for our busy modern lives, since in just four minutes it tells you how to pick up all the guys.

Internet, SE Asia
(flirting • funny • relationships • romance • Singapore • video)

Japanese men reveal 10 times they fell in love with their wives all over again

Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2015

en though a lot of couples in Japan officially start their relationship with a dramatic and explicit expression of love, that level of passion can be hard to maintain indefinitely. Especially among married couples in Japan, it’s not common to say “I love you” every day, and after a few years as husband and wife, some spouses stop seeing each other as a man and a woman.

But marriage is a long string of small shared experiences, and sometimes couples find a spark that rekindles the flames of their emotions for one another, like in this list of the top 10 times Japanese men fell in love with their wives all over again.

Japan
(marriage • relationships • romance)

Idol ordered to pay management company 650,000 yen after going to hotel with male fan

Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2015

Idol singers exist in an extremely specialized, and often contradictory, corner of the already specialized Japanese pop music industry. Successful idols are expected to walk the fine line between having a polished, attractive appearance and an approachable, unassuming aura. Even more ironic is that while their songs’ lyrics are often focused on love and devotion, it’s practically unheard of for an active idol to openly be in a romantic relationship.

Every now and again, though, word gets out that an idol secretly has a boyfriend, or had an illicit liaison with a guy. The revelation is usually followed by a solemn apology to fans, and often the offending member being removed from the group. But this time the story of an idol’s amorous activities coming to light has something we’ve never heard about before: a court-ordered fine equivalent to several thousand dollars for breach of contract.

Japan
(crime • culture • Idols • J-Pop • law • music • relationships)

Japanese women’s magazine takes the average of 500 desirable guys, comes up with one strange list

Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2015

As in most countries, magazines aimed at young adults in Japan spend a lot of time talking about the opposite sex. Just as publications aimed at men often wax poetic about their image of the ideal woman, so too do women’s magazines write up collections of traits of desirable guys.

But one recent list has Japanese Internet users scratching their heads over its oddly specific list that includes such minutiae as foot size and social media preference.

Japan
(cool guys • dating • fashion • relationships • romance)

Japanese woman arrested after drugging dates with chocolate, robbing them blind

Casey Baseel
Jul 18, 2015

Although online dating services allow you to peruse profiles of potential paramours from the comfort of your home, they can also be a prime opportunity for fraudsters who pray on the lonely. Last month, for example, we took a look at a ring of dating sites which claimed 2.7 million “users,” only one of whom turned out to be an actual female.

Thankfully, a man from northeastern Japan who joined a dating site actually got to go out with a real girl, and probably thought she was quite the catch, seeing as how she’s decades younger than him and a medical student. Regardless of whether he was looking for something serious or just a fun dinner out, we imagine he was having a great time right up until she drugged him right there in the restaurant and robbed him blind.

Japan
(crime • dating • dating sites • fraud • relationships • scam • sweets)

Japanese Twitter user illustrates the difference between how men and women define a “cute girl”

Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2015

What do you think of when you imagine a “cute girl?” The term seems like it should be straightforward enough, whether you’re using the English word “cute” or the Japanese equivalent, kawaii. But one Japanese Twitter user claims that guys and girls use the word to mean vastly different things, and has even shared an illustration diagraming what she feels is the difference between what men and women mean when they talk about a “cute” girl.

Japan
(gender • illustration • Japanese language • relationships • romance)

Get rid of bugs and score points with Japanese women in one fell swoop with the ami-ton maneuver

Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2015

Not too long after we started dating, my wife and I were walking through a seaside park, hand-in-hand. The sun was shining and the mood relaxing and romantic. Just as I took a deep breath of the sweet ocean breeze, though, an insect landed on my wife’s arm, causing her to scream, recoil in horror, and practically pull my shoulder out of its socket.

And that’s how I found out she really hates bugs.

She’s not alone in that regard, either, as a recent poll of women in Japan found that more than half are too terrified to face their creepy crawly adversaries head-on, and also revealed a suave kabe-don wall pound-like move guys can do to score points with the ladies.

Japan
(bugs • gross • relationships • romance • women)

Get lucky: Survey polls Japanese women about their one-night-only amorous affairs in satin sheets

Preston Phro
May 15, 2015

When it comes to sex, people like it all kinds of different ways. Some people don’t even like it at all, but as long as it’s consensual, we don’t care, as long as you’re happy! Nevertheless, we’re also pretty curious about it–maybe we’re busybodies or maybe the idea of people smooshing themselves together is just too funny not to think about.

Regardless of the why, we are naturally curious about sex in Japan. And we bet you are, too! So here’s a recent survey done with 3,000 Japanese women to find out how many have had one-night stands!