More people in Japan are turning away from intimate relationships. A study found 45 per cent of women and 25 per cent of men aged 16 to 24 are uninterested in or even averse to sexual contact.

The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year.

The cafes also let customers cuddle or gaze at strangers for US$6. Photo: Weixin The outlets aim to bring comfort to those who find it difficult to make initimate contact.

The Mipig Cafe in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year.