Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images For centuries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pride parade in Japan A court in Tokyo ruled Friday that the country's ban on marriage equality does not violate Japan's ...

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 (AP) — Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for the LGBGQ+ community to add pressure on the reluctant government.

Japan’s Nagoya High Court on March 7 ruled the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriages violates the country’s constitution. The plaintiffs sought damages of 1 million yen ($6,721.80) under ...

A court ruling in Japan on Wednesday was the seventh time a court found the country’s ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. The Tokyo High Court called the ban on same-sex marriage “a ...

Dec. 13 (UPI) --Japanese law prohibiting same-sex marriage from being officially recognized is unconstitutional, the country's Fukuoka High Court ruled on Friday. The decree marks the third time a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two-thirds of Japanese people under 40 are unsure how to find a spouse, according to a recent Japanese government survey.

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. | ...

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Linda E. White, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) For centuries, women entering marriage ...