According to the Tokyo High Court, the ongoing ban is “a groundless legal discrimination based on sexual orientation”, and so it “violates the constitutional...
The Sapporo High Court ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is “unconstitutional”, stating that not allowing same-sex couples to marry violates their...
In Japan, the Supreme Court ruled that the requirement for transgender people to first undergo sterilization before they can officially change genders is unconstitutional.
Japan actually does not legally recognize same-sex marriage. Nonetheless, a certificate under this system will recognize such relationships, granting them some of the rights...