Local gov'ts expanding 'marriage activity' assistance

Local gov'ts expanding 'marriage activity' assistance

MAEBASHI, Japan - Single men and women attend a party as part of the marriage assistance ''Gunma Red String Project'' in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in October last year.

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