"こんにちは", Konnichiwa, means "Hello" in Japanese. On this blog, I endeavour to bring you interesting/obscure news and happenings which you'd never get to read about outside Japan. This blog is not about big breaking news. It is about small unnoticed articles in the local newspapers, which can sometimes tell you more about the Japanese way of life than those big neon lights.
Friday, December 23, 2016
Singles Christmas
In a survey conducted among 600 participants of age 20s and 30s, 52.2% of those surveyed are said to be spending this Christmas alone. More and more young Japanese are spending their Christmas alone, instead of with family or loved ones. This has prompted a new industry targeting these singles. There is even a name for this group of singles, called Kuribochi.
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