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MIXED MATCHES

Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 11, 2009
Religion couple's common ground
Zuzana Koike, a 29-year-old Austrian national of Slovak extraction, never thought she would even visit Japan before meeting and marrying Takeshi Koike, 38, a lecturer at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 27, 2009
Summer romance for couple is for all seasons
It was summer 2000 when Matthew Wortley, on the Japan Exchange and Teaching program and living in Mie Prefecture, met his future wife, Hiromi Fujii, at a festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 13, 2009
Marriage to Aussie 'otaku' found in translation
For Junko Hirose, her Australian husband, Richard Northcott, is pretty much Japanese when viewed from two aspects.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
May 16, 2009
Diplomacy in love, life and work
Aiko Tanaka, 27, met Olegs Orlovs, 27, for the first time when she visited his home country, Latvia, as a tourist with her family in 2002. Olegs was her tour guide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
May 2, 2009
Sushi bar spurs good find of a lifetime for Tokyo couple
Kyle Sexton's life in Japan began in a New York sushi restaurant decades ago. It was there the Pennsylvania native developed a sudden obsession with the faraway land. On impulse, he made his way here in 1984 with no job and only $300 in his pocket.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Apr 18, 2009
Not love at first sight, but love at first date for couple
Canadian Vanessa Hayes knew even before her first date with Michio Kiyomiya that she would end up marrying him, although it wasn't quite love at first sight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Apr 4, 2009
Childhood friends, partners for life
KYOTO — Dan Bertuzzi, 39, and his wife, Asuka, 31, have a relationship that's a fairy tale come true.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Mar 7, 2009
Couple's married life off to auspicious start
When Joyce Lam took Koji Kobayashi to meet her parents in Hong Kong in January 2008, they reminded her that, as the Year of the Golden Pig, 2007 was the most auspicious year to tie the knot in 60 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 21, 2009
Working couple balances family, careers
Emi Takei-Loubaresse could not have advanced in her career without the support of her husband, Jerome Loubaresse, 43, a freelance translator who also looks after their 4-year-old daughter, Mio, and is the family's main cook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 7, 2009
Long-shot meeting, longtime love
After training under a dyer for six months in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, art student Satoko Yamagishi decided she needed a break. In October 1998 she went to Montreal, where she met Philippe Lavoie, a Canadian computer chip designer studying Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 24, 2009
Couple share California dream, can't wait to get back in the States
Ever since Haruki Imaoka watched the popular American TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210," he had dreamed of marrying a good-looking Western girl. When he went to Los Angeles for college, he met local resident Laura Beltz in May 2004, and they hit it off right away.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 10, 2009
Irishman lets chips fall, finds love
Neither Frankie Lafferty nor Saika Kojima ever thought they would wed a foreigner. But nine months after their first encounter in 2004, the two registered for marriage in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 27, 2008
Couple's multinational backgrounds make 'good match'
Although Tomoko and Riki Melwani both hold Japanese passports, by background they are multinational.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 13, 2008
Pair's flexibility keeps their options open
Smart couples have smart rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Nov 29, 2008
Cultural differences a common bond for Japanese-Korean pair
Takashi Yasuda and Kim Hye Gyong met three years ago while both were living in an international guesthouse in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Nov 1, 2008
Second time a charm for reunited couple
Michael Claxton, 61, and his wife, Rieko, 43, are living proof of the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 18, 2008
Couple conquer national, religious divide
Before Tetsuya Kato met Widya of Indonesia, an international marriage would probably have seemed highly unlikely to him. He only speaks Japanese and the farthest place he has ever been to is Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 4, 2008
Brought together by fate — and a whim
Rajesh and Kayo Prasad have no doubt they were destined to marry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Sep 6, 2008
Change of study location proves fateful
It is not unusual for young Japanese to go abroad to study English. But where they choose to go for their studies can change their destiny.
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Aug 23, 2008
Long-distance becomes longtime romance
Felix Moesner met Makiko Aikawa in 1991 when he was doing a one-year robotics internship at Toshiba Corp. and a home-stay at her grandmother's house in Yokohama. Then a university student, she often visited after cooking classes at a restaurant nearby.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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