Japan's capital begins same-sex partnership recognition

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Moda said the certificate only recognizes partnerships between adults and needs to cover children of same-sex couples.
49% : The certificates are not legally binding but allow same-sex partners to apply for public housing like married couples, give them access to medical data and allow them to be beneficiaries in auto and life insurance.
39% : Campaigns for equal rights for sexual minorities, including same-sex marriage, have faced resistance from conservatives in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing party who oppose more inclusivity for sexual minorities, calling them "unproductive." Satoko Nagamura and Mamiko Moda, a same-sex couple, are raising their 11-year-old son Ittan, who was given birth by Nagamura by sperm donation.
37% : Japan's capital, Tokyo, began issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples on Tuesday, becoming the largest municipality to do so in a country in which same-sex marriage is not allowed.
36% : Same-sex couples are often barred from jointly renting apartments, visiting each other in the hospital and other services available to married couples.

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