I met my wife on this site. I also had some fake "interests" in me from other countries but I chatted with Japanese women that were living in my area. My wife was in Tokyo when we got to know each other. So of course I say the site is "real" but has it's share of scam artists as well.
In short: The site is not a scam but...some of the profiles are.
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