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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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Shibuya mayor favors plan to offer same-sex marriage certificates

Toshitake Kuwabara, mayor of Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, speaks to reporters after a ward assembly session on March 26, 2015, about an ordinance proposed by his office to administer marriage certificates for same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Same-sex couples to be recognized under plan by Tokyo's Shibuya ward

Toshitake Kuwahara, mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which plans to issue certificates recognizing same-sex couples as being in "relationships equivalent to marriage," attends a press conference in the capital on Feb. 12, 2015. "We would like to address lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues from the viewpoint of aiming to realize a diverse society where differences are mutually accepted and respected," Kuwahara said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo