The Japanese government is clearly worried because the country's birth rate is declining and many people don't want to have a romantic relationship. To the extent that there is interference from the government to match citizens.
Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country was barely able to function as a society due to a declining birth rate. "Japan is on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society," Kishida told lawmakers.
As quoted by us from CBS, various attempts have been made. One of them is the government in Miyagi prefecture, where citizens can find a partner through the government's artificial intelligence service for matchmaking.
In Ehime, the local government offers a big data-based matchmaking system. Then in Miyazaki, in a more traditional way, the government facilitates matchmaking where the prospective partner sends letters first.
There are still other types of business so that residents want to find a life partner. Even in Tokyo, there is basic dating training, such as how to start a conversation with the opposite sex.
Yes, it has never happened before in history, where the Japanese government is so eager to match citizens. Indeed, the stakes are big, namely the future and survival of the country.
A survey by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research found that nearly one-fifth of Japanese men and 15% of women are not interested in marrying, the highest figure since 1982. Nearly one-third of Japanese men and one-fifth of Japanese women in their 50s have never married.
According to experts, an effective business, for example, is to balance work and family time. "Post-industrial countries such as Sweden are showing that it is possible to balance work and family so that there are not large declines in births," said Harvard expert Mary Brinton.