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Summary: Tokyo court orders dating app cheater to pay damages NHK

1. A Tokyo court ruled that a man, who lied about his marital status to a woman he met through a dating app, must pay approximately 1.5 million yen in damages.
2. The man was found guilty of violating the woman's chastity rights by engaging in sexual relationships with her while hiding his married status.
3. The survey conducted by the Children and Families Agency in 2022 shows that dating apps are the most common way for people under 40 to find their marriage partners, with 25.1% of respondents meeting their partners this way. However, a separate survey by the Consumer Affairs Agency in 2021 found that 9.5% of people who used dating apps were cheated on by someone claiming to be single or not in a relationship with another partner.
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Tokyo court orders payment of 1.5 million yen in damages to a woman for violation of chastity rights by a man, who lied about his marital status on a dating app. The survey by the Children and Families Agency shows that dating apps are popular among young people seeking partners, but a separate
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ID: 5aaf573a-dc02-42f6-8b07-609be3a0e069

Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251208_18/#summary

Date: Dec. 8, 2025

Notes: 2025-12-08

Created: 2025/12/09 01:40

Updated: 2025/12/09 01:42