Last month, the Tokyo High Court ruled that Japanese law, which does not recognize same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional.

The state argued that same-sex marriages are not envisioned in the Constitution. In 2022, the Tokyo District Court found the provisions in question to be in a state of unconstitutionality.

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The decision follows a 2022 ruling by the Tokyo District Court, which described the same-sex marriage ban as in a "state of unconstitutionality" but stopped short of deeming it unconstitutional ...

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A second high court has ruled that the Japanese government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

The Tokyo District Court is seen in the capital's Chiyoda Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi/Kenji Yoneda) TOKYO -- The district court here on Oct. 25 ordered the Japanese government to pay ...

The Tokyo District Court ruled on Thursday that Japan's dual nationality ban was constitutional, rejecting a claim by a teenage plaintiff who had lost his Japanese citizenship after acquiring ...

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The plaintiffs appealed after the Tokyo District Court rejected their damages claim in November 2022, while saying that the same-sex marriage ban is in a "state of unconstitutionality" -- a term used ...