Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Lawyers representing 455 petitioners across Japan head to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to file a request for it to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in Japan. The petitioners argued that same-sex marriage should be legalized as the Constitution guarantees equality under the law, according to their lawyers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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    Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

    Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

    Petitioners hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, after filing a request with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in the country: (From L to R) Asako Makimura, who is married to a French woman in France, Akiyoshi Tanaka and his partner Yuki Kawata, and Toshimasa Yamashita, who heads the defense team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo