Lawyers unfurl a banner, which reads "Marriage freedom for all," before a ruling outside the Fukuoka District Court in Fukuoka, southern Japan Thursday, June 8, 2023. A Japanese court on Thursday ...

Japan's Tokyo High Court ruled Wednesday that the nation's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The decision, which echoes a similar ruling by the Sapporo High Court in March, marks a ...

In a blow to the Japanese LGBTQ+ community, a court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. The decision handed down by Tokyo’s High Court on Friday (28 November) outlined ...

Tokyo — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing such unions. The court ...

Plaintiffs head to the court for the same-gender marriage lawsuit at the Fukuoka District Court on June 8, holding a banner that reads "Marriage freedom for all." Plaintiffs head to the court for the ...

In 2024, three prominent high courts in Japan, the Fukuoka High Court, the Tokyo High Court and the Sapporo High Court, issued rulings recognising the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions.

A person holds a rainbow-colored poster declaring "Love Wins" in support of same-sex marriage rights among people marching in the Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) Parade 2016 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. | ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Thursday that the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appeared to be unconstitutional, in the latest ruling that may help push the country toward allowing ...

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