Until 1945, arranged marriage in Japan was near-universal. Men and women found their mates at pre-arranged miai meetings, or ...

Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised. This week, courts in Tokyo and Sapporo ruled the nation's current ban was ...

Japan‘s ban on equal marriage has been ruled unconstitutional, a second high court in the country has ruled. According to a report by the AP, the Tokyo High Court said on Wednesday (30 Oct) that the ...

Tokyo, Oct 30 (EFE).- A Japanese high court ruled on Wednesday that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the country was unconstitutional. The Tokyo High Court ruling was issued ...

On Wednesday, the Tokyo High Court declared Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage as "groundless legal discrimination" and a violation of the constitutional guarantee of equality. The ruling follows a ...