101 East - Finding Love In Japan
The path to true love is never easy but in Japan, finding 'the one' has never been harder. Only a third of the nation's youth have been in a relationship. Many consider a romantic partner bothersome in a country famous for maid cafes, herbivore men and pop idol shows. For the government, playing cupid is now in the national interest. As the country's population rapidly declines, it's funding matchmaking events to help encourage marriage - and babies. Such events are also being embraced by reality shows, small towns and even monks who need a partner for their temple to survive. 101 East asks, can love find a way in desperate and dateless Japan? More from 101 East on: YouTube - http://aje.io/101eastYouTube Facebook - http://facebook.com/101east Twitter - http://twitter.com/aj101east Instagram - http://instagram.com/aj101east Website - http://aljazeera.com/101east
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Migration is a no no,there are institutions overcrowded with abondoned children who will be never given up for adoption. Japan has a problem and to solve it they need to start from the core. I like Anime and I do too like some bands but to actually favor an idol to compare regular people to this one person. He doesn't even know her personally and the funnest thing is he's so childish he's not even trying to stop the comparison. It's obvious if you don't give up on treating your idol this way you'll be forever alone. I think Japanese has a problem with drawing the line they mix fantasy with reality and it became well accepted in the society
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At 6:16 is where it gets..."WTF DUDE!"
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I'm somewhat fangirling over the Haruhi Suzumiya doll
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the man with the dolls i feel like it be me, cux reality is harsh and cruel~!!!!!
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I think they chose this journalist in hopes he would find tips to find love too. Want to know the secret? Confidence. Don't have any? Fake it till you make it.
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their standards are way too high and unrealistic, I mean the comedian is only interested in his idol and that's it. Let's be real he's never gonna get together with that idol and is gonna die alone.
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Nanase so hot
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They need Jesus like so many lost in this dark and self motivated world. Only He can fill the empty void with overflowing love that will spread into the lives of others.
It is so sad to see the man resorting to dolls for a companion and the other guy believing the lie that he isn't worthy of love. This is a troubling view of what the future of society could look like in any area. -
70% of Japanese men & women are bisexual, men are either too mannish or too soft, and the women are not passionate.
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well I'm here at Japan and looking for single Japanese woman..if any single email me sonamtobgay300@gmail.com
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what a sad life , with today's world economic policies starting a family it's harder than ever with such rushed lives nowadays
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My Principal is : Work For Life ... Not Life for Work ...
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lol "id like some water from your last bath"
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Keigo and Yuta are so my type 😍😍 im weird i know u.u........but i want a boyfriend like them!!! i like guys with glasses..
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Keigo looks like a cross between Bruce Lee and Shadows lead guitarist Hank Marvin.
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"How do I look?" "Like a buddhist monk" hahahahahahaha
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I wish I was Japanese...the world though, when you are born it decides who you are and where you have to live...there is no freedom to live where you want :(
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its a lack of confidence and fear of opening up to others.
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The two comedians need to spend less time trying to divert the girls from knowing them as individuals. Comedy and entertainment are great, but some people use it as a wall.
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7:35 Wow, how did he get the doll's hair to stick up so perfectly like that?
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