text: Japanese Women Staying Single Longer (AP) AP - No matter how independent, fashionable or popular she may be, Japan's unwed woman has long been labeled the eternal loser  #151; lonesome during the holidays, dreaming of the child she never had, dreading the inevitable question at family gatherings: "Aren't you married yet?" But in unprecedented numbers, Japanese women are defying the stereotype with a firm "No"  #151; and trying to cheer up others like them.