Tokyo court: Lack of law for same-sex union unconstitutional

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Tokyo began issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples this month, allowing them to apply for public housing like married couples, enjoy access to medical data and be beneficiaries in auto and life insurance.
55% : Same-sex couples should enjoy the same legal protection as heterosexual couples through marriage, it said.
45% : Japan is also the only Group of Seven countries that bans same-sex marriage.
41% : Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }} Japan's lack of law to protect the rights of same-sex couples to marry and become families violates the constitution, the Tokyo District Court ruled Wednesday in a closely watched case in a country still largely bound by traditional gender roles and family values.
38% : In March 2021, the Sapporo District Court in northern Japan found the country's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, but the Osaka District Court in June said that marriage under the 1947 charter is only for female-male unions and that same-sex marriage ban is valid.
34% : There is no rationality to justify the absence of legal protection for same-sex couples and "it is in a state of violation" of the Article 24 of the Japanese Constitution, the court said.

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