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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

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Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall's new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori," or alone.

While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a dating app is also in development. City hall hopes to offer it later this year, accessible through phone or web, a city official said Thursday.

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