Japanese warned of Chinese marriage brokers  

每年万名中国新娘远嫁日本 中日婚姻市场存猫腻

据日本《中文导报》报道，近日，日本陆上自卫队中部方面后方支援队陆曹长谷本孝行(53岁)，因与中国人女性孟迪(31岁)一起提交虚假结婚申请并伪装结婚被揭露而遭逮捕，引起了舆论对中日国际婚姻现状的关注。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A Chinese-language newspaper in Japan warned Japanese citizens about Chinese marriage brokers who it said charge incredibly high fees or arrange fake marriages.

The number of marriages between Japanese and Chinese is highest among those between Japanese and foreigners, the report said.

Altogether 12,733 couples married in 2009, more than 90 percent of whom are Chinese women and Japanese men, according to figures from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

The report said Chinese marriage brokers usually charge an incredibly high fee, 1.48 million Japanese yen ($14,981), compared with 400,000 yen charged by domestic brokers. Even if it includes plane tickets to China, it is still too high, it added.

The report concluded that Chinese marriage brokers make huge profits from Japanese customers.

What's more, Chinese marriage brokers also arrange fake marriages for Chinese women who want a visa to immigrate to Japan. Frauds exist among the brokers, it said.

A Japanese military officer and a Chinese woman were arrested for faking marriage earlier this month, which drew wide attention.