A sharply dressed crowd of Japanese singletons shuffle awkwardly around conference-room tables, exchanging small-talk and CVs in an attempt to find a marriage partner -- all of them accompanied by their parents.
One 38-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said she "didn't have the courage" to find a spouse and move away from her mother, who had come with her to the match-making party.
"I didn't have many good opportunities to meet someone," she explained, adding: "My workplace has lots of women but not many men."
Those at the Tokyo match-making party are the lucky ones, Sekine told AFP. "Those on lower incomes wouldn't even think about attending."
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