On a Hunt for Marriage Partners
Friday, June 19th, 2009Akiko Fujita, Voice of America:
Matchmaking services have become a booming business in Japan, thanks to a popular book released last year. In the book Marriage Hunting Era co-author Touko Shirakawa wrote that singles had to work harder for true love, and that waiting for a soul mate was not enough.
She coined the term “konkatsu” – a play on the Japanese words for marriage and action.
I don’t know if it’s the recession or technology. Probably both. But matchmaking and online dating have hit the motherlode.

Matchmaking services have become a booming business in Japan, thanks to a popular book released last year. In the book Marriage Hunting Era co-author Touko Shirakawa wrote that singles had to work harder for true love, and that waiting for a soul mate was not enough.

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