Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images For centuries, ...

TOKYO/YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Unable to get married legally in Japan, LGBTQ couples are celebrating their special bond by donning traditional kimonos and fashionable formal wear for elaborate ...

Japan recently broke from its G7 siblings and upheld its ban on same-sex marriage. The Tokyo court affirmed the nation's civil code limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. It was the first and only ...

Japan's Tokyo High Court ruled Wednesday that the nation's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The decision, which echoes a similar ruling by the Sapporo High Court in March, marks a ...

Japan does not currently recognize same-sex marriage under national law. The Japanese Constitution, adopted in 1947, defines marriage as being “based only on the mutual consent of both sexes” (Article ...

The government of Japan this week extended the application of nine laws related to spousal rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples, a significant, if limited, victory in the country’s slow ...