Japan's capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo official said Tuesday.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16201078

Users will be required to submit documentation proving they are legally single and sign a letter stating they are willing to get married.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Well, private apps have the goal of keeping you as a client, you getting married and making kids doesn’t help with that. I’m not sure if the efforts from the Japanese government are worth the squeeze with this particular idea but I can see how a public app would have different objectives and thus potentially different results.