1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: New Jersey and Amanda jam Nation interesting young people in Japan. 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: For a number of years, people in Japan has lived 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: at home and their mother was a very strong influence 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: for years and years and years. And I think they've 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: got like all people young people around the world, there's 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: more independence happening now. But a whole of Japanese people, 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: most of them in their thirties that are part of 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: this new dating agency and a part of a new 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: kind of way of living is they're choosing to marry friends, 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: to have friendship marriages because like here, it's very expensive 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: to live on your own in Japan. So you get 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: practical benefits like companionship, tax breaks, societal acceptance, but your 13 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: friends have a listen. 14 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 2: People in Japan are now marrying their friends over romantic partners. 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: Young Japanese people are now engaging in legal unions called 16 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: friendship marriages. These marriages sent her a run companionship rather 17 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: than in romantic sex. They provide practical benefits such as 18 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: tax breaks, to saytal acceptance, and the ability to live 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: together or apart and pursue outside relationship, so no romance 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: or sex. So just like a marriage. 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: Well, they often they want to have children through artificial insemination. 22 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: Since twenty fifteen, there's a certain agency that's been running this. 23 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: They have facilitated about five hundred marriages, some couples raising children. 24 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: About one percent of the population. A sort of part 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: of this, which is one point two four million people 26 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: are candidates for this, you know, because the same thing 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: happens here. I mean, we've often had green card marriages 28 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: and things like marriages of convenience. But if you're in 29 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: your thirties, you can't afford a mortgage on your own. 30 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: Renting is really expensive on your own. If you have 31 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: a friend who's in a similar situation, and you can 32 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: get financial benefits from it. If you actually want to 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: raise a family but you're disillusioned with the romantic scene, 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: this seems like an interesting alternative. These are legal marriages. 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: They have weddings and the whole thing, and pressures off 36 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: from the parents and all of that. The roorce rates 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: are so high people are cynical about marriage might. 38 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: Work, could work. So you can marry your mate. 39 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: Marry your mate, and you have outside romantic dalliances if 40 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: you want to. But to all intents and purposes, the 41 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: two of you are living together, sharing the financial burdens 42 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: of life, but also you're sharing the joys of life. 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: You have a great companion who lives with you. It 44 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: actually sounds pretty good. 45 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: I don't have Keith to be happy about having outside dalliances. 46 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: You know who's Keith. 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: You know my mate. But I'm gonna marry. 48 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: Well, this doesn't but often for homosexual couples, quite seriously, 49 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: this is a way of having keeping faith in society 50 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: amongst your family and things. But you just go about 51 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: your business. 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: You just go about your business, you do. 53 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: I think there's something in this interesting, isn't it. And actually, 54 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: in case you're interested, Brendan, the organization is good COLOROSS, 55 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: Japan's first friendship marriage agency. Get into it.