Courts in Japan rule same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’
Marchers at Tokyo Rainbow Pride proclaim “#Love Wins” in English and Japanese. Image credit: U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Flickr. Two Japanese courts ruled on 14 March 2024 that the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage violates the constitution. Japanese law currently excludes same-sex couples from the definition of marriage. Same-sex couples can enter a partnership agreement…