SORANEWS24 – A recent survey conducted by marriage-minded matchmaking company O-net revealed that most Japanese young people just coming of age are still planning to get married and have children. Quite a few young people are receptive to finding love online. 49% of respondents answered yes to the question, "Do you think you could fall in love with a person of the opposite sex you met online?" This number hasn't really changed in the last two years, though it saw a big increase between 2017 and 2019. In particular, more men seem receptive to the idea, as 50.2% of male respondents answered "Yes", which is the highest number in five years.
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Japan’s Rakuten Sells Matchmaking Unit O-net to Polaris Capital
DEAL STREET ASIA – Nov 30 – Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten has offloaded its entire stake in O-net, one of the country's largest matchmaking services, to Japanese private equity firm Polaris Capital for an undisclosed amount. O-net was founded in 1980 as OMMG and acquired by the e-commerce giant in 2007. The sale involves 280K shares, or 100% interest, in O-net, with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of this year. O-net, which currently employs ~500 people, is engaged in marriage matchmaking services, event planning and management, publishing, and other businesses related to marriage service. As of last year, it had 46K members.
by Mars Woo
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