Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

Shibuya Mayor Toshitake Kuwahara smiles at a press conference at the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward became Japan's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. "We have put forward this human rights issue for national debate, opening a new page in history," said Kuwahara, who will retire in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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