Tokyo AI Matchmaking Platform Spurs Hundreds of Marriages

The Tokyo metropolitan government launched the AI‑driven matchmaking service TOKYO Enmusubi in September 2024 to address Japan’s steep demographic decline. Applicants must prove legal single status, undergo an online interview and meet other strict criteria before receiving AI‑generated compatibility scores.

By June 30, 16,000 of the 36,000 registrants remained active. Of those, 760 couples entered serious relationships and 265 couples formally married, according to official data. Users such as "Turtle," who met her husband in August and accepted his proposal in December, and "Skytree," who praised the app’s three‑phase compatibility scores, highlighted the platform’s impact.

The initiative comes amid a national crisis: births to Japanese citizens fell to a record low of 671,236 in 2025, the fertility rate dropped to 1.14, and deaths reached 1.6 million, more than twice the number of births. The modest rise in marriages is intended to boost family formation and slow the population decline.