Japan uses AI matchmaking to raise birth rates
Local governments are launching state-sponsored AI matchmaking and dating subsidies to combat a record-low birth rate. This look at the 'loneliness economy' explores how the state is attempting to engineer romance where tradition has failed.
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Discussion of Japan's record-low birth rate of 705,809 in 2025.
Details on the 'Tokyo Futari Story' dating app and its strict verification requirements.
Analysis of dating app subsidies in Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures.
Examination of the role of AI in modern Japanese matchmaking and its limitations.
Overview of the 'loneliness economy' and the state's role in social engineering.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The Demographic Tipping Point2 min
- 03Tokyo Futari Story: The State-Run Dating App2 min
- 04Subsidizing the Search for Love2 min
- 05The Loneliness Economy and Algorithmic Romance2 min
- 06Outro1 min
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