A new kind of marriage relationship that does not require any mutual feelings related to marriage is being experienced by young people in Japan.

For this type of relationship to last, there needs to be no physical contact or mutual affection. Friendship marriages are becoming more and more popular, and they are making headlines. In Japan, thousands of people—more specifically, over 120 million people—engage in this type of relationship, and the figure is rising daily.

It encompasses both heterosexuals and homosexuals as well as asexual persons. Over time, conventional marriage is becoming less common in Japan. This type of marriage involves two people who prefer not to have romantic or sexual connections despite being legally married to one another.

When it comes to procreation, people opt for other artificial methods. People who are in this kind of relationship have the option to be polygamous and to have romantic connections with other people.