A district court in Japan ruled Wednesday that the government's failure to recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. "Legal benefits stemming from marriages should equally benefit both ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Ruling Cracks Door Open for Same-Sex Marriage in Japan
A court found that it was unconstitutional for the country not to recognize the unions. But change would come only if Parliament passes legislation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign students cry double standard as Olympians let in
Foreign students who spoke with Nikkei Asia complained of a double standard. Japan is taking precautions to receive upward of 11,000 athletes from around the world with minimal public health risk this ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign students complain Olympians given priority entry
Foreign students who spoke with Nikkei Asia complained of a double standard. Japan is taking precautions to receive upward of 11,000 athletes from around the world with minimal public health risk this ... ( read original story ...)
Four more Japanese banks sign up to the Poseidon Principles
and MUFG Bank – all from Japan – have announced that they have joined the green financing initiative. Together with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, that joined in March 2020, five out of the 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks end flat as investors await Fed, BOJ verdicts
Japan's central bank could abandon a numerical target for exchange-traded fund (ETFs) purchases, but analysts say the stock market is strong enough to continue rising if that did happen. ( read original story ...)
Court says Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
A Japanese court ruled Wednesday the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first time in the only Group ... ( read original story ...)
Japan school lunch menu changed as festive rice deemed inappropriate on earthquake anniv.
YOKOHAMA -- A last-minute change was made to the March 11 lunch menu at municipal elementary schools in this city south of Tokyo, after individuals affiliated with the schools claimed that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional,’ court rules
A Japanese court has ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, according to Kyodo News agency, a landmark decision that could herald a new era for marriage equality in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Japan court ruling says not allowing same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’
The ruling, the first in Japan on the legality of same-sex marriages, is a major symbolic victory in a country where the constitution defines marriage as being based on “the mutual consent of both ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court says it’s ‘unconstitutional’ to not allow same-sex marriage
In a landmark ruling, Japan's Sapporo District Court on Wednesday said that not allowing same-sex couples to marry is "unconstitutional." This is the first ever ruling in Japan regarding the legality ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Have Constitutional Right to Marry in Landmark Decision
A Japanese court ruled for the first time that the country’s constitution gives same-sex couples the right to marry, a pathbreaking decision in a region of the world that generally hasn’t permitted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gay marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
A district court in Japan has in a landmark decision ruled that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is "unconstitutional".Japan's constitution defines marriage as one between "both ... ( read original story ...)
In landmark ruling, Japan court says not allowing same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’
A Japenese district court on Wednesday ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to marry is "unconstitutional", setting a new precedent in the only G7 nation not to fully recognise same-sex ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares edge up in cautious trade as central bank meetings loom
Japanese stocks edged a tick higher on Wednesday as investors bought individual shares with bright earnings prospects, though the overall mood was cautious in the run-up to key meetings by the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan households amass record financial assets as COVID-19 crimps spending
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese households' financial assets hit a fresh record near 2 quadrillion yen last year, half of which was in cash and bank deposits, in a sign the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)