Japanese Court Upholds Marriage Ban, But Opens Door

The BBC reports:

A Tokyo court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage in Japan, but also said that the ban was a violation of human rights. The compensation case was brought by four couples who claimed the law was discriminatory.

Japan is currently the only G7 nation that does not recognise same-sex marriage. Campaigners have welcomed the ruling as an indication to the government that it needs to change the law.

“This is actually a fairly positive ruling,” said Nobuhito Sawasaki, one of the lawyers involved in the case. The lawyers and couples involved welcomed the ruling as “ground breaking”, urging the government to promptly enact a law to mitigate the problem.

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