Japan dating app uses govt data to verify unmarried status

Tokyo (AFP) May 2, 2025
A popular Japanese dating app has introduced a feature allowing it to verify users' marital status through government records, in a bid to prevent married cheaters pretending to be single. Tapple, which counts more than 20 million users in the country facing a demographic crisis, introduced the feature on Wednesday. It said over half of users - 69 percent of women and 54 percent of men