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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2014
Abe funds matchmaking to ease welfare bill
Over coffee and cake in a rural cafe in Kochi Prefecture, Hideyuki Tanaka, 40, plucked up the courage to speak with Eri, 14 years his junior.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 29, 2013
Cinderella stories inspire women to find their prince on social networking sites
Can a girl actually find her true love on web networks, or are the stories about Social Cinderellas only fairytales?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 24, 2013
Fighting for their lives, local governments shell out for matchmaking services
In Itoigawa, Niigata, the government has begun subsidizing online dating service membership in an effort to pair up more locals.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 7, 2013
Men cry discrimination as women's status rises
Japan, it seems, is forever discriminating against someone. Women, ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, lifestyle minorities, the disabled, part-time workers — all have made claims against a state and a national psychology that define acceptability very narrowly relative to most other developed societies....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 14, 2012
Making new connections over lunch
Sites and apps take the difficulty of saying 'let's do lunch sometime.'
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 16, 2011
Fun for one, online and off
One is a lonely number, especially when you're at the dinner table, but of course ... there's an app for that.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 21, 2010
Municipal meet-ups and pet-owner get-togethers for shy singles
Tired of speed-dating? Maybe your local government can help you in your hunt for the One.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Apr 8, 2010
New hobbies for swinging into spring
With the start of the financial/academic year, April is a time for a fresh start and taking up a new hobby.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 29, 2009
Trends in Japan 2009: changing gender roles
In 2009, traditional gender roles were tweaked slightly in Japan by herbivorous males and carnivorous females.

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji