Dating apps are becoming one of the most popular ways for people in Japan to meet their spouses, at least for those in their 20s, recent surveys show.
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” — a celebration held on Nov. 22 each year since the date can be read phonetically as ii fūfu in Japanese, which directly translates to “good couple” — showed that 24% of couples in their 20s had met their marriage partner through a dating app.
For the youngest group of participants in the survey, which collected data from 1,000 married individuals over the age of 20 across the country in September this year, it was the most popular way to meet a partner, along with meeting through work, which was selected by the same percentage.