Thrice Upon a Time, the Aonami train line in Nagoya has been renamed the Ayanami Line. © Screenshot: CBC News. The Nagoya Rinkai Rapid ... ( read original story ...)
Court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
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 ...)
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, US criticize China in top Biden officials’ first trip
Japan and the United States joined forces to criticize China's “coercion and aggression" in Asia as senior ministers from both countries held their first in-person talks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports fall as China, U.S. demand weakens
Japanese exports fell in February for the first time in three months as U.S. and China-bound shipments weakened, a source of concern for the world's third-largest economy as it tries to prop up growth ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Officials Decry ‘Coercion’ by China In Visit to Japan
new video loaded: U.S. Officials Decry ‘Coercion’ by China In Visit to Japan transcript We believe in democracy and human rights, the rule of law, because we’ve seen how our own countries are stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Japan messenger app Line finds Chinese engineers at affiliate accessed user data: Asahi
Japanese messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank's Z Holdings Corp, allowed Chinese engineers at an affiliate firm in Shanghai to access data on Japanese users without consent, the Asahi newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Crackdown aims to scotch Japan’s fake whisky trade
A crackdown on “whisky laundering” is being launched to stop cheap Scotch being packaged as Japanese to feed growing demand for the Asian spirit.Last year The Times revealed that producers had been ... ( read original story ...)