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A cross-border love story that began at a business party! A couple is stealing all the headlines– not only for their unique love story but also for their identities and their native roots– wait, what? Yes, a man from Bihar recently tied the holy knot with a woman from Japan, and the internet lost it after their adorable wedding video surfaced online. Rahul Kumar is an engineer from Bihar’s Madhepura, who moved to Japan for work in 2020. Life was surely fine– until it got better! In 2023, Kumar allegedly met Marina, a Japanese national, during an international business gathering in Tokyo. The two began their relationship as friends first- only to eventually move to being lovers!“We started talking as friends. Friendship evolved into trust, and trust gradually
blossomed into love. Despite being from two different countries and cultures, we began to understand each other,” Kumar was quoted as saying, as per Patna Press. “I never imagined that the biggest story of my life would begin at a business party in Tokyo,” he continued.As per Patna Press, the duo got married in Tokyo in November 2025, and then later threw a reception in Delhi. Reportedly, the Japanese wedding had a Disneyland theme, as it had a personal memory attached to it.The couple later visited Kumar’s village, Madhepura, where Marina’s parents also accompanied the couple. Adorably enough, Marina also addressed Kumar’s village, “Namaste India. I am Marina… now Marina Ovasi Yadav. We met at a business party in Tokyo, exchanged numbers, and stayed connected for two years. Friendship turned into love.”Seemingly, the new bride is more than happy with her decision, as she reportedly called it the “right” one; “Rahul’s village and Bihar are very good. I feel this decision was right.” Check out the viral post: The post was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘INDIANS’. The post was shared 1 day back, and pulled more than 41K views from netizens.
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