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日流行婚禮雇人撐面子

Increasing numbers of Tokyo couples choose to rent fake family, friends and colleagues to plump up the guest list at their weddings, an event that must be attended by as many guests as possible in Japan. The company Office Agents is now turning a healthy profit supplying guests at 20000 yen (RMB1400) per head.(See photo)

婚禮在日本被視為正規的儀式，應邀請盡可能多的客人來參加，而近來在東京越來越多的小夫妻為提升婚禮人氣，花錢雇人充當親朋好友。當地的"辦公代理"公司在這一風潮中大賺了一筆，該公司向婚禮現場提供虛假賓客，每人次收費2萬日元(約1400元)。(見圖)

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