Couples who are known through the Internet are increasingly common in Japan, at the expense of intermediaries, as was common a generation ago, according to a recent survey.
"The meetings fostered by a relative ( 'omiai') back strongly, while those that occur in the network are a growing phenomenon," according to the insurer Meiji Yasuda, who questioned in March to 6,000 Japanese men and women, 30 to 59 years.
While 15.5% of the fifties acknowledge marrying a person found through a go-between (usually a relative), the percentage falls to 1.35% between treinteañeros.
In contrast, 7.2% for between 30 and 39 years acknowledged having met their partners online. The proportion is slightly higher among girls than among boys (8.2% to 6.6%).
"The Internet is a new way to find a partner that could grow in the future and should be taken into account," said Meiji Yasuda.
However, for the Japanese is still the workplace (24 to 29%, according to sex), the main place to find pair, followed by friends and relations (15 to 25%) and school (11 to 15%) .
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