Teej Festival - Nepal

Teej Festival - Nepal

Women celebrate the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Teej Festival - Nepal

Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman celebrates the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Teej Festival - Nepal

Teej Festival - Nepal

Women celebrate the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Teej Festival - Nepal

Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman performs a ritual prayer celebrating the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Teej Festival - Nepal

Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman receives tika during a celebration of the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Girls' Day

Girls' Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 31, 2025 - Unmarried girls wear ethnic costumes and hold flower umbrellas during a parade in Danian township, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan 31, 2025.

Half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey

STORY: Half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan do not want children: survey DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Tokyo 2. various of children STORYLINE: According to a recent survey by a pharmaceutical firm, nearly half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan said they do not want children, citing reasons including economic concerns and the burden of childbirth and parenting. Of the 400 respondents between 18 to 29 years old, 49.4 percent said they are not interested in having children. It's the highest percentage in any of the last three annual pregnancy white paper surveys conducted by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. By gender, 53.0 percent of men and 45.6 percent of women have no interest in becoming parents, according to the online survey conducted in January. The government's data showed the number of babies born in Japan in 2022 slipped to a record low of under 800,000 for the first time since records began to be

Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Real Estate Co. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan.

Condo developer Daikyo unveils 'Home for 2020'

Condo developer Daikyo unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Condominium developer Daikyo Inc. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan.

Animals assist meeting

Animals assist meeting

KOCHI, Japan - A man and a woman feed a giraffe at Noichi Zoological Park in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, on July 1, 2012, during an event for unmarried men and women to find partners.

Large-scale match-making event in Shanghai

Large-scale match-making event in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Unmarried men, women and their parents attend a large-scale match-making event in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 12, 2011.

Court recognizes 9 kids born to unmarried Filipinas as Japanese

Court recognizes 9 kids born to unmarried Filipinas as Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hironori Kondo, and nine children, who were born to unmarried Philippine women, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 29 after the Tokyo District Court granted the children Japanese nationality.

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Alan Bates & Jill Clayburgh Characters: Saul, Erica Film: An Unmarried Woman (1978) Director: Paul Mazursky 05 March 1978 Eine entheiratete Frau (An Unmarried Woman, USA 1977, Regie: Paul Mazursky) Alan Bates, Jill Clayburgh /------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 05 March 1978

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Jill Clayburgh Characters: Erica Film: An Unmarried Woman (1978) Director: Paul Mazursky 05 March 1978 Eine entheiratete Frau (An Unmarried Woman, USA 1978, Regie: Paul Mazursky) Jill Clayburgh / Frau Ehering, anziehen, ausziehen, abziehen, anstecken, Scheidung, verheiratet /------WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell mit Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzung nur nach Absprache. ------IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme. Date: 05 March 1978

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Jill Clayburgh & Alan Bates Characters: Erica, Saul Film: An Unmarried Woman (1978) Director: Paul Mazursky 05 March 1978 Eine entheiratete Frau (An Unmarried Woman, USA 1978, Regie: Paul Mazursky) Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates / Mann, Frau, Leidenschaft, leidenschaftlich, Liebespaar / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 05 March 1978

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Alan Bates & Jill Clayburgh Characters: Saul, Erica Film: An Unmarried Woman (1976) Director: Paul Mazursky 05 March 1978 Eine entheiratete Frau (An Unmarried Woman, USA 1977, Regie: Paul Mazursky) Alan Bates, Jill Clayburgh ; Paar sitzt auf Boden in leerer Wohnung, Einzug, Auszug, Umzug / ------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 05 March 1978

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Jill Clayburgh Characters: Erica Film: An Unmarried Woman (1977) Director: Paul Mazursky 05 March 1978 Date: 05 March 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN ALAN BATES, JILL CLAYBURGH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN JILL CLAYBURGH, ALAN BATES AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN JILL CLAYBURGH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN JILL CLAYBURGH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

Japan city enlists comedians for advice at "marriage hunting" event

Japan city enlists comedians for advice at "marriage hunting" event

Comedians from Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co. field questions from participants at a "marriage hunting" event hosted by the Numazu city government in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 19, 2015. The aim is for participants - single people in their 20s and 30s - to gain communication skills and confidence so as to be more positive about dating and marriage, and thus ultimately put the brakes on the unabated rise in the percentage of unmarried adults. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN CLIFF GORMAN, JILL CLAYBURGH Date: 1978

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Date: 1978

Court recognizes 9 kids born to unmarried Filipinas as Japanese

Court recognizes 9 kids born to unmarried Filipinas as Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hironori Kondo, and nine children, who were born to unmarried Philippine women, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 29 after the Tokyo District Court granted the children Japanese nationality. (Kyodo)

Tsunami turns Aceh more religious, but sharia outrages many

Tsunami turns Aceh more religious, but sharia outrages many

ULEE LHEUE, Indonesia - On Dec. 3, 2009, the so-called sharia police, the morality police, stopped two unmarried couples for traveling together on motorbikes in Ulee Lheue in the Indonesian province of Aceh. In Islam, a couple who are not married, nor brother and sister are not allowed to be together by themselves. (Kyodo)

Hairdos of two woman seen from the back

Hairdos of two woman seen from the back

Meek, smart, beautiful and adoring young women. The juroku-shimada and shimada were hairstyles for unmarried women. After marrying, women shifted to marumage or rounded hair. These young women are shy but exude dignity and elegance.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐23‐0]

Girls having a meal

Girls having a meal

Two young girls wearing formal long-sleeved kimono for unmarried women sit with a maid for a meal. Wooden trays are placed in front of the girls, and the boiled egg indicates that the meal is breakfast.Rice is served in a bowl from the pot.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐18‐0]

Condo developer Daikyo unveils 'Home for 2020'

Condo developer Daikyo unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Condominium developer Daikyo Inc. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan. (Kyodo)

Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Real Estate Co. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan. (Kyodo)