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Survey Reveals that 65.5% of Japanese Male Office Workers Have Considered Divorce

Survey Reveals that 65.5% of Japanese Male Office Workers Have Considered Divorce

In a survey conducted by Japanese magazine Nikkan Spa, 200 married male office workers aged between 20-40 were asked whether they had ever considered divorcing their spouse. As part of our recent love and relationships series, we’ve translated the results below for your delectation. Get ready for some seriously blunt answers and eye-opening reading.

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Extra, Extra! Your Best Friends are Getting Happy Divorced!

Extra, Extra! Your Best Friends are Getting Happy Divorced!

Have you ever bumped into an acquaintance and asked how their spouse was, only to find out they got divorced a month earlier. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to avoid these social landmines which multiply with the ever growing divorce rate?

Divorce Newspapers have been developed in Japan which allow couples to distribute a report of the demise of their marriage to friends and family quickly and easily.  It’s also a way for the newly divorced to save the embarrassment of telling each person individually and helps people to avoid social blunders like above.

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