TOKYO, Japan — 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.

A Japanese municipality was forced to withdraw tips urging women to wear shoes that make them appear "delicate" or choose makeup that looks "demure" in order to secure a partner, after facing ...

In Japan, Tokyo officials have launched a new online service called Tokyo Futari Story that aims to help people find relationships amid historically low marriage and birth rates. Japan's birth rate ...

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,” ...