The proportion of people who have never married by age 50 hit a record 23.37 percent for men, up 3.23 percentage points from the previous survey in 2010, and a record 14.06 percent for women, up 3.45 points.
Despite a countrywide effort to end overwork, Japan's push to make people leave work early hasn't gone exactly as planned.
"Family comes first," Mrs. Fink told the provincial lottery organisers. "We want to make sure that our daughters and our grandkids are looked after."
You would be surprised to know that there actually are quite a few places on Earth where death has been forbidden, and deemed illegal.
THE moment Hitler’s personal bodyguard saw the Nazi leader’s body after his suicide has been described in a graphic new book.
The 20 Year Gunshot
Alexander Pieter Cirk, 41, flew from Holland to Huanghua International Airport in Hunan province, south China in the hope of meeting a 26-year-old woman he met online two months ago, known only by the surname Zhang.
It’s one of the mysteries of flying that many passengers have pondered, but seldom bothered to solve: why do flight attendants dim the plane’s lights for takeoff and landing?
Every year we try to diet and exercise. Maybe this year our plans will actually work.
Man on phone: “Honey I’ve been asked to go fishing in Japan with my boss for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get the promotion. So could you please pack enough clothes for a week, set out my rod & fishing box. We’re leaving from office & I’ll swing by the house to pick my things. Oh, Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas!”