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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

'Wedding High’: Nuptial chaos delivers big laughs

The ensemble comedy about a wedding gone wrong has some hilarious moments and digs into the ups and downs of Japanese weddings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 19, 2010

Wedding plans get expecting couples to the church on time

Sugukon Navi doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to shotgun weddings and offers the fastest routes possible to the chapel.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 10, 2009

Recession wedding (bring your own champagne?)

You would think the recession would inspire couples to economize their nuptials, but it appears that the marriage industry and the matchmakers that fuel it are not scaling back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2018

Trumps, Obamas and Theresa May get no invitation to wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

U.S. President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Theresa May have not been invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, royal and British government sources said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 6, 2015

Led by president's daughter, Cubans plan mass symbolic gay, transgender wedding

Cuban gay rights activists led by the daughter of President Raul Castro plan a mass symbolic wedding on Saturday to promote acceptance of gay and transgender Cubans in a country once notoriously hostile toward them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 4, 2023

How to have a sustainable wedding despite extravagant expectations

Can weddings take a step back from decadent celebrations?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

Local version of wedding magazine teaches men how to tie the knot

While brides-to-be may complain that their future spouses do nothing to help them prepare for the big day, it's often the case that men just don't have a clue about what to do to help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020

China's wedding gown city sees trade shrink as couples cut back amid virus

By 2023, China's market for goods and services related to nuptuals was expected to be worth 3 trillian yuan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2022

Tying and retying the knot

After countless canceled ceremonies, brides- and grooms-to-be are exploring new ways of saying 'I do' — even if that means throwing away age-old traditions like a bouquet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2023

India’s $210 billion wedding industry warms to LGBTQ ceremonies

India’s Supreme Court may legalize same-sex marriage this year, but many in the LGBTQ community are already reinventing the country’s wedding traditions for their own ceremonies.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 25, 2022

Secondhand wedding dress shopping? It’s a buyer’s market.

Eyeing your dream dress? You might be able to find it for cheap if you're willing to compromise a bit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 14, 2013

Tips on how to survive the wedding season

It's upon us, once again. You can hear it in the sound of the harp strings, the camera clicks, the echo of Corinthians — "Love is patient, love is kind." You can hear it in the muffled screams of frenzied bridesmaids who are this close to giving their beloved "friend" a black eye for her big day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 19, 2016

App maker aims to revive wedding industry with virtual reality nuptials

A couple put on a pair of goggles and a wedding aisle appeared in front of them as flowers rained down.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 1, 2012

Toquiwa gets a great gift from The Wedding Present

There's no doubt that the best way for an independent band to tour in another country is by opening for one that people have actually heard of. So when spunky all-girl Tokyo four-piece Toquiwa befriended 1990s indie-rock heroes The Wedding Present, its members jumped at the chance to support the British...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 30, 2021

With all due respect, here's how you give a speech at a Japanese wedding

Japanese uses a lot of set phrases on formal occasions, you'll need to know them if you're going to give a speech at a wedding.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 15, 2010

Wedding planners make killing despite recession, population drop

The recession doesn't appear to be deterring couples who want to spend yen on the Big Day.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2018

Kyoto develops new niche, hosting wedding ceremonies for international couples who cherish traditional Japan

More and more couples from overseas are holding wedding ceremonies in Kyoto, attracted by the ancient capital's reputation as symbolizing traditional Japanese culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
May 31, 2016

Meiji Jingu a Tokyo shrine that's popular for nuptials

One bright Saturday afternoon in the fresh green of spring, priests led a bride and groom toward a wedding hall at Meiji Jingu, a renowned shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
Couples prepare to have their photo taken during a wedding photography shoot on a in Shanghai on Sept. 6.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2023

Fewer 'I dos' ruin the party for China's $500 billion wedding industry

The trend is worrying officials trying to revive marriage rates and birth rates, which dropped to record lows last year.
A vendor selling spy cameras takes a phone call inside his shop at a market in New Delhi. Elaborate Indian weddings are big business, and for some families, the first step of celebration is not to call a priest or a party planner — but a private detective.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 23, 2024

Bride, groom, spy: India's wedding detectives

In a country where social customs are changing rapidly, more and more couples are making their own matches.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?