The Asahi Shimbun reported that Tokyo officials are tackling Japan's declining birth rate with a government-run dating app, which needs users to prove readiness for marriage by answering a series of questions.
A new dating app is being introduced by Tokyo, Japan officials in an effort to encourage marriage and increase the country's rapidly declining birth rate.
The Tokyo Metropolitan government's fee-based app will require users to sign a letter indicating their readiness to be married and provide documentation proving they are legally unmarried. In addition, after a required interview with the app's operator, users will need to provide a tax certificate slip attesting to their yearly income in addition to about fifteen additional pieces of personally identifiable information, such as height, weight, educational background, and occupation.
Thus, Match.com is like a private corporation, except that the government receives all of your personal information.
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