"I Started To Have Feelings For Klaus." Japanese call centre operator Yurina Noguchi made headlines by marrying her AI-generated companion, Klaus, after he proposed. "You Taught Me Love." That's the ...

A Japanese woman's AI wedding to a digital partner has reignited debate over the legal definition of marriage, raising urgent questions about AI companionship, loneliness, and the limits of the law.

As Japan becomes increasingly popular as a travel destination, it stands to reason that there’s also likely growing interest in the country as a place for a destination wedding. However, while ...

In an unusual scene, music played inside a wedding hall in western Japan while the bride, Yurina Noguchi, dressed in a white gown and a sparkling tiara, wiped her tears, moved by her groom’s words; ...

Wakako Kondoh Burk at bride school in Yokosuka, Japan in 1957. The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of ...