A Japanese man has gone viral after marrying his former classmate’s mother, a woman 21 years older than him, in a love story that defied age norms. Isamu Tomioka, 33, from Shizuoka Prefecture, first met Midori, now 54, at a parent-teacher meeting during his school days. Decades later, a chance encounter at his old classmate’s beauty salon rekindled that connection and set the stage for an unconventional romance.

‘Fell Instantly In Love’

“When I saw her again, I instantly fell in love," Tomioka recalled during an appearance on the Japanese talk show Shinkon-san Irasshai, adding, “She is elegant, gentle and full of feminine charm."

Midori, who had recently divorced, admitted she was “surprised" but also “very happy" to be pursued by a much younger man. Though she initially hesitated over

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