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Black Thunder chocolate brings us the future of Valentine’s Day: Crabs!
- Master Blaster
Jan 30, 2023 - Tweet
And Crab Thunder is coming up with new and inventive ways to give us crabs.
- Japan
- (B-Class Valentine Future Expo 2023 • Black Thunder. Valentine's Day • chocolate • crab • Crab & Peace • culture • events • Kanisbee • relationships • technology)
Japan’s Christmas plans are pretty chill this year, survey shows
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2022
Christmas Eve is considered the biggest date night of the year, but most respondents are planning to spend it a different way.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas Eve • COK • relationships • romance • society • survey)
Do Japanese superfans really want to marry their favorite idol?【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2022
Responses show fans have some complicated feelings about their oshi.
- Japan
- (COK • idol singers • Idols • marriage • oshi • oshikatsu • relationships • romance • society • survey)
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.
Our reporter’s in relationship trouble after fake girlfriend loses $10,000 on a World Cup bet
- Master Blaster
Dec 8, 2022
Can this romance fraud survive the stress of a lost bet?
- Japan
- (fraud • Go Hatori • international romance scam • line • love • relationships • romance fraud • Singapore • soccer)
Play this Nintendo game with your partner before you decide to marry them, Japanese Twitter says
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2022
Some pre-marital fraternal violence can reveal your chances of spousal happiness.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • funny • marriage • nintendo • Personality test • relationships • romance • Smash Bros • Splatoon • Super Smash Bros. • video games)
Rate of young Japanese people who want to get married someday drops to lowest ever in survey
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2022
Number of children Japanese women want also drops to lowest ever in latest iteration of government study.
- Japan
- (COK • declining birthrate • declining population • kids • marriage • relationships • society)
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)
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 gyaru-turned-mom is more concerned with making her son a gentleman than a scholar
- Casey Baseel
Mar 26, 2022
Teen shares three rules his mom raised him with, and “Go study!” wasn’t one of them.
- Japan
- (COK • education • etiquette • manners • moving • Parenting • parents • relationships • society • touching)
Is the ideal spouse someone who’s your best friend or your war buddy? Japanese singles sound off
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2022
Survey ranks the top five married couple archetypes.
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.
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)
Former SMAP member Shingo Katori announces marriage to woman he’s been dating for 25 years
- Dale Roll
Dec 30, 2021
The relationship hasn’t exactly been a secret, but it came as a surprise anyway.
- Japan
- (boy bands • boyband • celebrities • Idols • marriage • music • musicians • relationships • romance • Shingo Katori • SMAP)
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)
Over half of Japanese newlyweds haven’t been bothering with a wedding ceremony
- Master Blaster
Nov 17, 2021
Billy Idol might say it’s not a nice day for a white wedding.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • honeymoons • marriage • relationships • romance • society • Surveys • weddings)
What kind of restaurant attracts the politest customers in Japan? Twitter user has a theory
- Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2021
A chance at love means a higher probability of good customer behavior, she says.
- Japan
- (COK • customer service • dating • gokon • relationships • restaurants • romance • society)
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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