@techreport{oai:toyama.repo.nii.ac.jp:00019903,
 author = {Nakamura, Mayumi and Karato, Koji},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {application/pdf, This article investigated the mechanisms that made it difficult for single Japanese men in depopulated areas to search for a marriage partner. We used comparative interviews conducted in an urban area and a rural (depopulated) area in the Toyama prefecture in Japan. We found that the difficulty in a partner search of single men in the depopulated area was mainly the result of the supply of potential marriage partners due to the acute imbalance in the gender ratio of single men and women rather than the demand for marriage on the part of single men. Moreover, the lack of privacy due to dense interpersonal networks and a strong sense of shame, workplace characteristics, inconvenient public transportation, and the traditional "Ie" system made single men's partner search difficult in the depopulated area compared to their counterparts in an urban area., Working Paper, Working Paper, No.357, 2023.3, School of Economics, University of Toyama},
 title = {Why is marital partner search in depopulated areas difficult?: Findings from the comparative interviews in urban and rural areas in Toyama Prefecture},
 year = {2023}
}