https://archive.ph/PFzSU
"Tokyo’s metropolitan assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to introduce a
same-sex partnership system throughout the Japanese capital, expanding
recognition of the LGBTQ community in the only Group of Seven nation that
doesn’t afford them the right to get married or enter civil unions.
From mid-October, couples will be able to apply online for certificates to
prove their partnership status, as long as either partner lives, works or
studies in the capital. While Tokyo isn’t Japan’s first local government to
introduce such a framework — a handful of prefectures including Osaka and
more than 100 municipalities already have one — it’s by far the largest,
accounting for more than 1/10 of the country’s population of 125 million.
Among the G-7 nations, the US, Canada, France, Germany and the UK have
legalized same-sex marriage, while Italy recognizes civil unions. The Japanese
public largely supports marriage equality, with 65% in favor in a March 2021
poll by the Asahi newspaper, but the long-ruling conservative Liberal
Democratic Party has made little progress on the issue."
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Future Crunch Jul 2, 2022:
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