Marriage Agency Tokushima

 

For people seeking a marriage partner in Tokushima, the options can be confusing. Some agencies offer matchmaking services through membership while others operate on a commission basis. Some of the agencies target a specific group, such as men who support and live with their elderly parents, or workers with little education. Others focus on foreigners with a strong desire to marry, multiple divorcees and socially handicapped men. Most agencies have slick pamphlets that are distributed to municipal offices, agricultural co-operatives and community centres. The pamphlets describe the naivety and gentleness of Asian women. They also explain the legal procedures that are required for international marriages. The agencies charge fees, ranging from two to three million Japanese yen (17,000 – 26,000 US dollars). People who paid high fees but did not get their brides have created websites to warn possible victims.

Although some of the matches arranged by these agencies are successful, others result in disaster. For example, a Japanese man reported that his Chinese wife disappeared two months after she arrived in Japan. He had paid a fee of two and a half million Japanese yen (approximately $23,000) to the agency.

In response to these problems, industry, academics and the government jointly established a service productivity and innovation for growth (SPRING) organisation, with the aim of introducing a voluntary certification system for matchmaking agencies. This system requests the agencies to clarify the service fees and not make exaggerated advertisements. However, it has not yet 結婚相談所 徳島 been effective in protecting the interests of the clients, or more precisely, the consumers.

The certification scheme may have helped to prevent abuses in the domestic market. But in the case of international marriages, it has done nothing to prevent the exploitation of women from developing countries. In fact, the lack of legal support for the regulation of the matchmaking business gives the agencies enough space to use the 'imported brides' to bolster their income.

Getting married in Japan can be challenging for non-Japanese citizens, even with the help of specialist Japanese Marriage Agency Omiai services. There are many legal requirements that must be met, including those relating to residency and immigration status. In addition, for UK citizens, a sworn Affidavit of Competency to Marry must be prepared and submitted to the British Embassy or consulate in Tokyo before a marriage can take place in Japan.

Using the services of an Omiai service can save people time, money and frustration. Not only can they avoid the hassle of navigating the immigration process, but they can ensure that those they are introduced to are serious about marriage and not simply interested in dating. For this reason, many people from overseas are now choosing to use the services of a marriage agency for help with finding a spouse in Japan.