- The survey was conducted online by Recruit Bridal Research Institute from May through June this year. It received responses from 50,000 men and women aged 20 to 49.
- The findings showed a 3.5% increase from the previous year and registered a record high for the third consecutive year.
- Of those who used konkatsu, 49.9% said they not only met their partners using the service but also got married through it.
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- The survey also revealed that 22% found their spouse using a “miai (arranged) matchmaking meeting,” while 20.2% attended a “konkatsu party or event” to do so.
- Interestingly, 21.9% of those who used a form of konkatsu said they still “asked a friend for an introduction” before getting hitched.
- The survey comes as Japan saw a drop in the number of marriages overall last year due to the pandemic, Reuters earlier reported.
- The country, which has been trying to address its low birth rate and aging population problems for years, has even resorted to rewarding newly married couples.