TOKYO: A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday (May 30) that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in the only Group o
The ruling by the Nagoya District Court was the second to find a ban against same-sex marriage unconstitutional, out of four cases on the issue over the past two years. Japan's constitution says marriage is between a man and a woman.
She was referring to a ruling in Osaka last year that the ban was not out of line with the constitution.
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