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Japan offers dating app subsidies in attempt to boost birth rate

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A Japanese regional government is offering residents ¥20,000 ($125) subsidies for using dating apps, to try to address the country’s population decline upstream of actual baby-making. Kochi prefecture’s initiative aims to reduce the barriers to finding suitable partners. Whether or not the plan works, it may be aiming at the right target: Married couples in Japan have only slightly fewer children than they did in 1977, but the number of marriage…

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In Japan, singles in the Kochi Prefecture get 20,000 yen if they can prove that they use a dating app. But what happens after that doesn't interest anyone again.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Kochi Prefecture revolutionizes Japan by funding dating applications for young singles. This innovative measure seeks to encourage marriage and curb the birth crisis that threatens the country’s future

·Spain
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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