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I surprise myself with some of the statistics I translate, like the dekichatta kekkon stuff yesterday.
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An example of this behavior that readily comes to mind is the lack of hesitancy on the part of Japanese to openly admit that theirs was a dekichatta kekkon—shotgun wedding.
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Theirs was neither a dekichatta kekkon, nor did it result from an o-miai.
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Two articles about dekichatta kekkon have appeared recently in the local English-language media.
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The new performance dating is called "konkatsu" or "kekkon katsudo," meaning "marriage activities" and comes from a term coined from a 2008 book by sociologist Masahiro Yamada-the same guy who came up with the cute term "parasite singles."
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Even the title is misleading, and in my view pandering to the commonly-held and publicized view that kokusai kekkon are somehow more fraught with difficulties.
debito.org 2009
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It is konkatsu 婚活 (an abbreviation of kekkon katsudô 結婚活動), based on the popular phrase shûkatsu (就活 job hunting), it may be roughly translated as ‘marriage hunting '.
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- an abbreviated term for "kekkon katsudo" or "marriage-hunting," coined in recent years to describe a pro-active approach to finding a marriage partner.
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Shinryo Naikai Ryoko Shiro no Joken (in search of Truth) Shitsurakuen Shizuka naru Don Shokuinshitsu Shokutaku kara Ai o komete Shomuni Shomuni New Year Special Shomuni Special Shota no Sushi Shouri no Megami Shoushimin Kane Shumatsukon Shumatsukon Special Shunpei Singles Sommelier Sono ki ni naru made Sonouchi kekkon suru kimi e Sore ga kotaeda!
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Shitsurakuen Shizuka naru Don Shokuinshitsu Shokutaku kara Ai o komete Shomuni Shomuni New Year Special Shomuni Special Shota no Sushi Shouri no Megami Shoushimin Kane Shumatsukon Shumatsukon Special Shunpei Singles Sommelier Sono ki ni naru made Sonouchi kekkon suru kimi e Sore ga kotaeda!
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