Sapporo becomes 1st major Japanese city to recognize LGBT couples

A Sapporo city official (back) gives a female couple a receipt certifying that the city government has accepted their "partnership vow" at the municipal office building in northern Japan on June 1, 2017. Sapporo became the first major city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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