Tokyo will begin recognising same-sex partnerships from November after revising current rules, officials said Wednesday.
Japan is the only Group of Seven nation that does not recognise same-sex unionsTokyo will begin recognising same-sex partnerships from November after revising current rules, officials said Wednesday, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so.
"We collected opinions from the public for the past two months and we heard opinions who said they want to be recognised as partners," a Tokyo government spokesman told AFP. Tokyo's Shibuya district in 2015 became the first place in Japan to begin issuing symbolic"partnership" certificates to same-sex couples.
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