TOKYO -- The Tokyo District Court ruled on Wednesday that Japan's lack of a legal system to protect the rights of same-sex couples presents the country with an "unconstitutional situation," a step forward for the LGBT+ community in a nation that remains the only Group of Seven member that does not legally permit same-sex unions.
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Lack of rights for LGBT+ couples at odds with top law: Tokyo court
But ruling says Japan's denial of legal marriage equality is constitutional
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Plaintiffs, lawyers and supporters walk into the Tokyo District Court to witness the ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage on Nov. 30. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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