Blaine's latest...

...is an interesting look at why Japanese women aren't getting married - and therefore aren't having many children. Japan has an extraordinarily low birthrate, which (Blaine says) is mainly because Japanese women delay marriage or don't get married at all. (Solo parenting by choice is extraordinarily rare in Japan.)

Blaine's cheeky lede: "I have never met a Japanese man who did not want me to be his mommy."

Here's the video interview with the story's main character, Takako Takeyama. She's very direct about a subject that, in many cultures, would not be easy to talk about.

In today's paper, Blaine also has a story about how "globe-trotting" Japanese are staying home, to the horror of the travel industry.