Tokyo government dating app achieves 265 marriages

TOKYO: A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan's low birth rate, according to official data.TOKYO Enmusubi went live in September 2024 after a survey found that around 70 per cent of people interested in marriage were not actively engaging in matchmaking.To overcome this reluctance and ensure that only people interested in tying the knot joined, those signing up had to prove that they were legally single and pass an online interview, among other conditions.As of Jun 30 this year, the app had 16,000 registered members - whittled down from around 36,000 applicants - and 760 couples in "serious relationships", according to government data released this month. A total of 265 couples had married.The gov