Shotgun Weddings At Least a Quarter of All Japanese Weddings
Shotgun weddings in Japan, also known as “dekichatta kekkon” or “dekikon” for short, are becoming more and more common. Several news reports seem to indicate a rise in weddings in which the baby has been conceived before wedlock. Shukan Bunshun Online Magazine reports that about 60% of all the pregnancy photos in the popular maternity…