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Recognition of same-sex unions in Japan
Japan does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. Several municipalities and prefectures issue same-sex partnership certificates, which provide some benefits, but do not offer equal legal recognition. Polling suggests that a significant majority of Japanese people support the legalization of same-sex marriage or partnerships, particularly the younger generation. Politically, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party, Reiwa Shinsengumi, Komeito, and the Japan Innovation Party support legalizing same-sex marriage. However, the Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1958, remains opposed to it. On 17 March 2021, a district court in Sapporo ruled that the Civil Code provisions outlawing same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, arguing that laws or regulations that deprive same-sex couples of the legal benefits of marriage constitute "discriminatory treatment without a rational basis" and as...
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