Japan's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, High Court Says More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Participants march during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights and calling for marriage equality, in Tokyo, Japan, April 23, 2023. REUTERS/...
In Wednesday's ruling, Presiding Judge Sonoe Taniguchi also wrote that the purpose of marriage is not only to produce offspring but also to ensure stable legal status for the partners, and that there is no rational reason to justify excluding same-sex couples. S...
The case was part of a series of lawsuits filed by same-sex couples arguing that they've suffered because they can't marry, reportsthe Japan Times. Many of the couples sued on Valentine's Day 2019, with actions being brought in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Another group of same-...
Marriage nevertheless serves as an important means of recognition in society, and there are many queer individuals who aspire towards it. Using the concept of institutional performativity, this article discusses the social significance of marriage, and how same-sex marriage may serve as a means of ...
Japan is the only nation of the Group of Seven countries that does not recognize same-sex unions, and its constitution stipulates that “marriage shall be only with the mutual consent of both sexes.” But in recent years, local authorities across the country have made moves to recognize same...
Japan's laws also prevent same-sex couples legally married abroad from obtaining spouse visas, forcing some couples to temporarily live separately. The country is the only G7 nation to still enforce a ban on same-sex marriage. Although awareness and support forLGBT+people is increasing in Japan...
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Two candidates in the race this autumn to lead the LDP(and become prime minister) expressed openness to same-sex marriage, but the party chose Kishida Fumio, who opposes it.在今年秋天领导自民党（并成为首相）的竞选中，两位候选人表示对同性婚姻持开放态度，但该党选择了岸田文雄，后者反对同性婚姻...
In March this year, soon after Tokyo’sShibuya Ward began recognizing same-sex partnerships, the National Institute of Population and Social Security surveyed1,259 men and women between the ages of 20–79regarding their feelings about gay marriage in general. Results were divided, with a...
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in the only Group of Seven nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions. ...