Nearly 60% of newlyweds did not hold wedding ceremonies amid the coronavirus pandemic, and for those who did, the event was considerably scaled down, two recent surveys have showed.
The surveys provide a glimpse into the degree to which COVID-19 has affected how couples celebrate their marriages.
A Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. survey released on Nov. 15 showed that 58.8% of newlyweds who tied the knot since the start of October 2019 did not have a wedding ceremony while 68.8% said they did not go on a honeymoon.