TOKYOTOKYO — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone.

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The birth rate in Japan is so low that its biggest city’s government is going to desperate measures to help couples find love. The Tokyo metropolitan government’s latest out-of-the-box idea is to play ...

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FILE - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building soars in Tokyo, on June 15, 2016. Called Tokyo Futari Story, the city hall online site is just that: An effort to create couples, futari, in a ...

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