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Perhaps things are different in Japan then, over here in Western Europe that is definitely not the main reason.

Arranged marriages, known as "omiai", are still a thing in Japan, especially if someone is desperate for a marriage. If a man or woman doesn't marry, that is in the vast majority of cases by choice.

> they just didn't succeed at making the right decisions

What would those decisions be?

Not putting enough effort to look like the girls in the idol groups

Yikes