Japan's same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "The Japanese government needs to be proactive in moving towards the legalisation of same-sex marriage so that couples can fully enjoy the same marriage rights as their heterosexual counterparts," the rights group's East Asia researcher Boram Jang said in a statement.
49% : Ayumi Higashi, the judge who delivered the verdict, said laws on same-sex marriage should first be deliberated in parliament, the Mainichi reported.
48% : But it's not an outlier in Asia, where only Taiwan, Thailand and Nepal offer same-sex marriages.
45% : A Japanese court has ruled the country's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional - bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan.
45% : The verdict on Friday is the last among six high court rulings on same-sex marriage lawsuits filed between 2019 and 2021, in courts across the country from Sapporo to Osaka to Fukuoka.
42% : Friday's ruling by the Tokyo high court marks an exception to this series of verdicts, which had been adding weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Japan.
41% : Japan is the only G7 country that does not fully recognise same-sex couples or offer them clear legal protection.
33% : Amnesty International described the ruling as a "damaging step backwards on same-sex marriage".

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