Sanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first female prime minister, following an overwhelming vote in parliament on Tuesday (21 ...

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TOKYO — A second Japanese court ruled Wednesday that the government‘s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest in a series of decisions upholding plaintiffs’ demands for ...

In 2024, three prominent high courts in Japan, the Fukuoka High Court, the Tokyo High Court and the Sapporo High Court, issued rulings recognising the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry ...