Based on these responses, if the applicant is accepted as a client
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In the United States (US), the on-line
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markets, now approaching $1 billion, up from $600 million in 2001. Destina Japan has developed a personalized
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professional career, family background, personal interests and goals, and
works closely to match them with similar Japanese women. "Japanese women are among the best educated in the world,
but Japanese society has traditionally directed them towards early marriage,
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The figures are astonishing. These figures are expected to rise as
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according to Dime magazine. Our male membership covers a wide breadth of
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individuals and matches them based on a variety of factors including
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In a recent study conducted by Destina Japan, it was found that the vast
majority of their female Japanese members preferred Western and European men
because of their perceived desire to communicate openly, the level of respect
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in the US to dialogue with, and eventually meet likeminded, attractive and
accomplished Japanese women from Japan. The company has offices in Tokyo, New York, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and London -- allowing the personalized
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to 34 reported they were single in 2004. The Magazine , a popular Japanese publication that
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"Matchmaking is an ancient craft," explains Hiroko Ozawa, founder and
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