An increasing number of Japanese women are marrying South Korean men, as the influence of K-dramas, rising economic parity and the spread of both online and offline matchmaking services reshape cross-border romance across the Sea of Japan.South Korean government data recorded 1,176 such unions last year – a 40 per cent rise from 2023 – while just 147 marriages were registered between South Korean women and Japanese men.These marriages stand out amid a long-term decline in South Korean...