In Japan, Tokyo City Hall has launched a new online service called "Tokyo Futari Story" that aims to help people find relationships by offering counsel and general information. A dating app is also in ...

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One in four married people under the age of 40 met their spouse through dating apps, according to a survey conducted by the Children and Families Agency. The survey was conducted online in July among ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan’s first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first woman ...

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...

TOKYO — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: an effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a ...

Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter. A high court in Japan ruled Thursday that the country’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional and prompted the government to act ...

OSAKA -- A same-sex couple in Japan whose 2-year-old daughter can't obtain Japanese citizenship even though she was born in the country are raising the question, "When will same-sex marriage be ...

As Japan embraces increasingly diversifying family structures, there is a need to bring about a society where an individual's freedom of choice is respected. There are people facing a range of ...