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Calculated Shard: 39 (from laksa180)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa039.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://time.com/6189670/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://time.com/6189670/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/time.com\/6189670\/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt\/","crawl_time":1776019815,"first_indexed_time":1655881122,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,time!\/6189670\/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt\/ s443","src_root_hash":"9797552172251460839","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Japan's LGBT Activists Undeterred by Marriage Ruling","meta_descriptions":["A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's same-sex marriage ban is constitutional. LGBT activists say that won't stop their fight."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"LGBTQ rights\nin Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional.\nThe Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen ($7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP).\nActivists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress.\n“There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing [legislature] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.”\nPlaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022.\nThe Yomiuri Shimbun\/AP Images\nLGBT rights and the Japanese legal system\nThe ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on\nValentine’s Day in 2019.\nIn the first ruling, made in March last year,\nthe Sapporo District Court\nsaid Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality.\nAccording to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group\nMarriage For All Japan\nthe Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said.\n“It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the [legislature] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara.\nSame-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage\nin May 2019\n. Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers.\nJapan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the\nGroup of Seven (G7)\nindustrialized nations that doesn’t\nfully recognize\nsame-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be\nsurgically sterilized\nif they want legal recognition of their gender identity.\nMonday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the\nTokyo Olympics\nlast summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure.\nPeople attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community.\nPHILIP FONG\/AFP via Getty Images\nProgress for Japan’s LGBT community\nStill, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government\nadopted legislation\nrecognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights.\nHRW says that years of campaigning has led to\na surge in support\nfor LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people.\nMore than 92%\nof Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center.\nEven after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than\n100,000 people\nsigned a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several\nmajor corporations\nthrew their weight behind the legislation.\nTerahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing.\n“We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.”","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to Content](https:\/\/time.com\/6189670\/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt\/#maincontent)\n\n- Menu\n  \n  Close\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/time.com\/subscribe-header-time\/)\n\n- [World](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/world\/)\n- [Equality](https:\/\/time.com\/tag\/equality\/)\n# A Japanese Court Says the Country's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Constitutional. LGBT Activists Say That Won't Stop Their Fight\n[ADD TIME ON GOOGLE](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/time.com)\n\nShow me more content from TIME on Google Search\n\nby\n\n[Amy Gunia](https:\/\/time.com\/author\/amy-gunia\/)\n\nGunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong.\n\nJun 22, 2022 6:57 AM CUT\n\n![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https:\/\/gcp-na-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/blt52c242f60ddc6669\/698a33030116821172982009\/GettyImages-1240195975.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2)\n\nPeople attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. - by\n\nPeople attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. - byPHILIP FONG\/AFP via Getty Images\n\nby\n\n[Amy Gunia](https:\/\/time.com\/author\/amy-gunia\/)\n\nGunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong.\n\nJun 22, 2022 6:57 AM CUT\n\n[LGBTQ rights](https:\/\/time.com\/6103204\/kodo-nishimura-next-generation-leaders\/ \"undefined\") in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional.\n\nThe Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen (\\$7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP).\n\nActivists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress.\n\n“There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing \\[legislature\\] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.”\n\n![Same-sex-marriage-Japan](https:\/\/gcp-na-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/blte3ced457143b0e11\/698a3302e6e84a50f72af09b\/japan-lgbtq-rights.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9)\n\nPlaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun\/AP Images\n## LGBT rights and the Japanese legal system\nAdvertisement\n\nThe ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on [Valentine’s Day in 2019.](https:\/\/time.com\/5528322\/japanese-marriage-equality-valentines-day-lawsuit\/ \"undefined\") In the first ruling, made in March last year, [the Sapporo District Court](https:\/\/time.com\/5947370\/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling\/ \"undefined\") said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality.\n\nAccording to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group [Marriage For All Japan](https:\/\/www.marriageforall.jp\/en\/ \"undefined\") the Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said.\n\n“It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the \\[legislature\\] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n**Read More:**[*Japan Failed to Improve LGBTQ Rights Ahead of the Olympics. Japanese Athletes Are Coming Out Anyway*](https:\/\/time.com\/6078307\/japan-lgbtq-athletes-olympics\/ \"undefined\")\n\nSame-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage [in May 2019](https:\/\/time.com\/5594339\/taiwan-gay-rights\/ \"undefined\"). Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers.\n\nJapan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the [Group of Seven (G7)](https:\/\/time.com\/5657375\/what-is-g7\/ \"undefined\") industrialized nations that doesn’t [fully recognize](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-japan-lgbt-marriage-ruling\/in-landmark-ruling-japan-court-says-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-is-unconstitutional-idUSKBN2B909X \"undefined\") same-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be [surgically sterilized](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/03\/19\/japan-compelled-sterilization-transgender-people \"undefined\") if they want legal recognition of their gender identity.\n\nMonday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the [Tokyo Olympics](https:\/\/time.com\/6087917\/olympics-firsts-history-tokyo\/ \"undefined\") last summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https:\/\/gcp-na-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/bltb3fd7e7de209c10f\/698a330347ca38f0ac3b9b6e\/GettyImages-1240195662.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9)\n\nPeople attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. PHILIP FONG\/AFP via Getty Images\n\n## Progress for Japan’s LGBT community\nStill, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government [adopted legislation](https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2022\/06\/16\/national\/tokyo-ordinance\/ \"undefined\") recognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights.\n\nHRW says that years of campaigning has led to [a surge in support](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/01\/26\/japan-introduce-lgbt-equality-act-olympics \"undefined\") for LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people. [More than 92%](https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/global\/2020\/06\/25\/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists\/ \"undefined\") of Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nEven after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than [100,000 people](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/03\/25\/japan-pass-equality-act-olympics \"undefined\") signed a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several [major corporations](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/05\/31\/japan-global-firms-back-lgbt-non-discrimination-act \"undefined\") threw their weight behind the legislation.\n\nTerahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing.\n\n“We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.”\n\n## Must-Reads from TIME\n- [American Men Are Set to Be Automatically Registered for the Draft. 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Here’s What to Know](https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/04\/09\/us-men-automatic-military-draft-change\/?utm_rs=IL_GNBazf4RR9GSs3N-N37Btw)\n- [What to Know About the 25th Amendment as Lawmakers Call for Trump’s Removal](https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/04\/06\/25th-amendment-constitution-trump-war-iran-threat-insanity\/?utm_rs=IL_GNBazf4RR9GSs3N-N37Btw)\n- [How NASA Achieved the Historic Artemis II Splashdown](https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/04\/10\/artemis-ii-historic-splashdown\/?utm_rs=IL_GNBazf4RR9GSs3N-N37Btw)\n\nRead More\n\n## Sections\n- [Home](https:\/\/time.com\/)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/politics\/)\n- [Health](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/health\/)\n- [AI](https:\/\/time.com\/tag\/ai\/)\n- [World](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/world\/)\n- [Business](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/business\/)\n- [Science](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/science\/)\n\n- [Climate](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/climate\/)\n- [Ideas](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/ideas\/)\n- [Entertainment](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/entertainment\/)\n- [Sports](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/sports\/)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/time.com\/tag\/technology\/)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/time.com\/newsletters\/?source=TD_Footer_Link&utm_source_pg=web&utm_medium_pg=footer&utm_campaign_pg=footer&utm_content_pg=footer-inside-time)\n\n## More\n- [The TIME Vault](https:\/\/time.com\/vault\/)\n- [TIME Africa](https:\/\/africa.time.com\/)\n- [TIME France](https:\/\/www.timefrance.fr\/)\n- [TIME For Kids](https:\/\/www.timeforkids.com\/)\n- [TIME Futures](https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/time-co2-futures\/)\n\n- [TIME Studios](https:\/\/studios.time.com\/)\n- [Video](https:\/\/time.com\/collections\/time-video\/)\n- [Red Border](https:\/\/redborder.time.com\/)\n- [Supplied Partner Content](https:\/\/partnercontent.time.com\/)\n\n## About Us\n- [Our Mission](https:\/\/time.com\/about-time\/)\n- [Contact the Editors](mailto:feedback@time.com)\n- [Press Room](https:\/\/time.com\/section\/press-room\/)\n- [Media Kit](https:\/\/time.com\/mediakit\/)\n- [Reprints & Permissions](https:\/\/www.parsintl.com\/publication\/time)\n\n- [Masthead](https:\/\/time.com\/time-masthead\/)\n- [Careers](https:\/\/time.com\/join-time\/)\n- [Site Map](https:\/\/time.com\/sitemap.xml)\n- [Modern Slavery Statement](https:\/\/time.com\/modern-slavery-statement\/)\n\n## Your Subscriptions\n- [Subscribe](https:\/\/time.com\/subscribe-footer-time\/)\n- [Access My Digital Magazine](https:\/\/geo.ema.gs\/time_digital)\n- [Manage My Subscription](https:\/\/support.time.com\/)\n- [Global Help Center](https:\/\/support.time.com\/)\n\n- [Buy an Issue](https:\/\/magazineshop.us\/collections\/time-magazine\/)\n- [Shop the Cover Store](https:\/\/timecoverstore.com\/)\n- [Give a Gift](https:\/\/time.com\/giveagift\/)\n\n© 2026 TIME USA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our [Terms of Service](https:\/\/legal.time.com\/terms-of-service), [Privacy Policy (Your Privacy Rights)](https:\/\/legal.time.com\/us-privacy-policy) and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.\n\nTIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.","attrs_readable_markdown":"[LGBTQ rights](https:\/\/time.com\/6103204\/kodo-nishimura-next-generation-leaders\/ \"undefined\") in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional.\n\nThe Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen (\\$7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP).\n\nActivists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress.\n\n“There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing \\[legislature\\] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.”\n\n![Same-sex-marriage-Japan](https:\/\/gcp-na-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/blte3ced457143b0e11\/698a3302e6e84a50f72af09b\/japan-lgbtq-rights.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9)\n\nPlaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun\/AP Images\n\nLGBT rights and the Japanese legal system\n\nThe ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on [Valentine’s Day in 2019.](https:\/\/time.com\/5528322\/japanese-marriage-equality-valentines-day-lawsuit\/ \"undefined\") In the first ruling, made in March last year, [the Sapporo District Court](https:\/\/time.com\/5947370\/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling\/ \"undefined\") said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality.\n\nAccording to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group [Marriage For All Japan](https:\/\/www.marriageforall.jp\/en\/ \"undefined\") the Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said.\n\n“It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the \\[legislature\\] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara.\n\nSame-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage [in May 2019](https:\/\/time.com\/5594339\/taiwan-gay-rights\/ \"undefined\"). Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers.\n\nJapan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the [Group of Seven (G7)](https:\/\/time.com\/5657375\/what-is-g7\/ \"undefined\") industrialized nations that doesn’t [fully recognize](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-japan-lgbt-marriage-ruling\/in-landmark-ruling-japan-court-says-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-is-unconstitutional-idUSKBN2B909X \"undefined\") same-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be [surgically sterilized](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/03\/19\/japan-compelled-sterilization-transgender-people \"undefined\") if they want legal recognition of their gender identity.\n\nMonday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the [Tokyo Olympics](https:\/\/time.com\/6087917\/olympics-firsts-history-tokyo\/ \"undefined\") last summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure.\n\n![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https:\/\/gcp-na-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/bltb3fd7e7de209c10f\/698a330347ca38f0ac3b9b6e\/GettyImages-1240195662.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9)\n\nPeople attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. PHILIP FONG\/AFP via Getty Images\n\nProgress for Japan’s LGBT community\n\nStill, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government [adopted legislation](https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2022\/06\/16\/national\/tokyo-ordinance\/ \"undefined\") recognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights.\n\nHRW says that years of campaigning has led to [a surge in support](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/01\/26\/japan-introduce-lgbt-equality-act-olympics \"undefined\") for LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people. [More than 92%](https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/global\/2020\/06\/25\/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists\/ \"undefined\") of Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center.\n\nEven after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than [100,000 people](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/03\/25\/japan-pass-equality-act-olympics \"undefined\") signed a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several [major corporations](https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/05\/31\/japan-global-firms-back-lgbt-non-discrimination-act \"undefined\") threw their weight behind the legislation.\n\nTerahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing.\n\n“We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.”","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	LGBTQ rights in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional. The Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen ($7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP). Activists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress. “There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing [legislature] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.” Plaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Images LGBT rights and the Japanese legal system The ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on Valentine’s Day in 2019. In the first ruling, made in March last year, the Sapporo District Court said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality. According to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group Marriage For All Japan the Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said. “It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the [legislature] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara. Same-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in May 2019 . Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers. Japan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations that doesn’t fully recognize same-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be surgically sterilized if they want legal recognition of their gender identity. Monday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics last summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure. People attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Progress for Japan’s LGBT community Still, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government adopted legislation recognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights. HRW says that years of campaigning has led to a surge in support for LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people. More than 92% of Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center. Even after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than 100,000 people signed a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several major corporations threw their weight behind the legislation. Terahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing. “We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.”
Markdown	[Skip to Content](https://time.com/6189670/japan-same-sex-marriage-lgbt/#maincontent) - Menu Close [Subscribe](https://time.com/subscribe-header-time/) - [World](https://time.com/section/world/) - [Equality](https://time.com/tag/equality/) # A Japanese Court Says the Country's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Constitutional. LGBT Activists Say That Won't Stop Their Fight [ADD TIME ON GOOGLE](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://time.com) Show me more content from TIME on Google Search by [Amy Gunia](https://time.com/author/amy-gunia/) Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Jun 22, 2022 6:57 AM CUT ![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c242f60ddc6669/698a33030116821172982009/GettyImages-1240195975.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2) People attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. - by People attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. - byPHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images by [Amy Gunia](https://time.com/author/amy-gunia/) Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Jun 22, 2022 6:57 AM CUT [LGBTQ rights](https://time.com/6103204/kodo-nishimura-next-generation-leaders/ "undefined") in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional. The Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen (\$7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP). Activists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress. “There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing \[legislature\] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.” ![Same-sex-marriage-Japan](https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3ced457143b0e11/698a3302e6e84a50f72af09b/japan-lgbtq-rights.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9) Plaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Images ## LGBT rights and the Japanese legal system Advertisement The ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on [Valentine’s Day in 2019.](https://time.com/5528322/japanese-marriage-equality-valentines-day-lawsuit/ "undefined") In the first ruling, made in March last year, [the Sapporo District Court](https://time.com/5947370/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling/ "undefined") said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality. According to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group [Marriage For All Japan](https://www.marriageforall.jp/en/ "undefined") the Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said. “It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the \[legislature\] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara. Advertisement Read More:[Japan Failed to Improve LGBTQ Rights Ahead of the Olympics. Japanese Athletes Are Coming Out Anyway](https://time.com/6078307/japan-lgbtq-athletes-olympics/ "undefined") Same-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage [in May 2019](https://time.com/5594339/taiwan-gay-rights/ "undefined"). Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers. Japan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the [Group of Seven (G7)](https://time.com/5657375/what-is-g7/ "undefined") industrialized nations that doesn’t [fully recognize](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-lgbt-marriage-ruling/in-landmark-ruling-japan-court-says-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-is-unconstitutional-idUSKBN2B909X "undefined") same-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be [surgically sterilized](https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/03/19/japan-compelled-sterilization-transgender-people "undefined") if they want legal recognition of their gender identity. Monday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the [Tokyo Olympics](https://time.com/6087917/olympics-firsts-history-tokyo/ "undefined") last summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure. Advertisement ![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3fd7e7de209c10f/698a330347ca38f0ac3b9b6e/GettyImages-1240195662.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9) People attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images ## Progress for Japan’s LGBT community Still, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government [adopted legislation](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/16/national/tokyo-ordinance/ "undefined") recognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights. HRW says that years of campaigning has led to [a surge in support](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/26/japan-introduce-lgbt-equality-act-olympics "undefined") for LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people. [More than 92%](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/ "undefined") of Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center. Advertisement Even after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than [100,000 people](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/25/japan-pass-equality-act-olympics "undefined") signed a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several [major corporations](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/31/japan-global-firms-back-lgbt-non-discrimination-act "undefined") threw their weight behind the legislation. Terahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing. “We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.” ## Must-Reads from TIME - [American Men Are Set to Be Automatically Registered for the Draft. 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Readable Markdown	[LGBTQ rights](https://time.com/6103204/kodo-nishimura-next-generation-leaders/ "undefined") in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution referred only to male-female unions, and that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was therefore constitutional. The Osaka District Court also rejected demands for compensation for one million yen (\$7,400) in damages, per couple, by three couples who said their right to free union and equality had been violated, according to the Associated Press (AP). Activists say that although the decision is disappointing, the fight for marriage equality is far from over, and they are making progress. “There is momentum in society for change and the LGBT community will not stop,” says Kanae Doi, the Japan director of NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). While conceding that “the judiciary is slow to change and more conservative,” Doi says “Japanese public opinion is already supportive of marriage equality” and “It can take time for the LGBT rights movement to change the existing \[legislature\] and the judiciary, but it is surely changing.” ![Same-sex-marriage-Japan](https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3ced457143b0e11/698a3302e6e84a50f72af09b/japan-lgbtq-rights.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9) Plaintiffs march to the Osaka District Court before a judgment on same-sex marriage in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 20, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Images LGBT rights and the Japanese legal system The ruling was the second in response to a series of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen same-sex couples at district courts around Japan on [Valentine’s Day in 2019.](https://time.com/5528322/japanese-marriage-equality-valentines-day-lawsuit/ "undefined") In the first ruling, made in March last year, [the Sapporo District Court](https://time.com/5947370/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling/ "undefined") said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violated constitutional guarantees of equality. According to Makiko Terahara, the executive director of the activist group [Marriage For All Japan](https://www.marriageforall.jp/en/ "undefined") the Osaka plaintiffs have indicated their intention to appeal and the argument will now move to the city’s High Court. According to the AP, Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that he will keep fighting. “We don’t have time to feel discouraged,” he said. “It has become increasingly important for as many people as possible to raise their voices to have these courts make the right decisions and to have the law revised in the \[legislature\] as soon as possible,” adds Terahara. Same-sex unions are not recognized across most of Asia. Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage [in May 2019](https://time.com/5594339/taiwan-gay-rights/ "undefined"). Thailand took a step closer towards marriage equality last week when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage won initial approval from lawmakers. Japan lags far behind its rich-world peers in LGBTQ rights; it’s the only country in the [Group of Seven (G7)](https://time.com/5657375/what-is-g7/ "undefined") industrialized nations that doesn’t [fully recognize](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-lgbt-marriage-ruling/in-landmark-ruling-japan-court-says-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-is-unconstitutional-idUSKBN2B909X "undefined") same-sex partnerships. Japanese law also requires transgender people to be [surgically sterilized](https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/03/19/japan-compelled-sterilization-transgender-people "undefined") if they want legal recognition of their gender identity. Monday’s ruling is not the first setback for equality in the country in recent years. Ahead of the [Tokyo Olympics](https://time.com/6087917/olympics-firsts-history-tokyo/ "undefined") last summer, activists hoped to capitalize on the international attention on the country to push the government to pass a law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people. But the bill provoked a backlash from some members of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the legislature failed to pass the measure. ![JAPAN-SOCIETY-LGBT-PARADE](https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3fd7e7de209c10f/698a330347ca38f0ac3b9b6e/GettyImages-1240195662.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16%3A9) People attend the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade in Tokyo on April 24, 2022, to show support for members of the LGBT community. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Progress for Japan’s LGBT community Still, there is some progress. Last week, the Tokyo metropolitan government [adopted legislation](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/16/national/tokyo-ordinance/ "undefined") recognizing same sex-partnerships, becoming the ninth of 47 prefectures to do so (and also the largest prefecture, with almost 14 million residents). Although that extends some additional rights to same-sex couples, it falls short of full marriage rights. HRW says that years of campaigning has led to [a surge in support](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/26/japan-introduce-lgbt-equality-act-olympics "undefined") for LGBTQ equality in recent years. That’s especially true of younger Japanese people. [More than 92%](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/ "undefined") of Japanese people aged 18 to 29 say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center. Even after the non-discrimination bill failed to pass ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, activists told TIME that it had raised unprecedented public discussion over LGBTQ rights in the country. More than [100,000 people](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/25/japan-pass-equality-act-olympics "undefined") signed a petition calling for the government to pass the bill and several [major corporations](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/31/japan-global-firms-back-lgbt-non-discrimination-act "undefined") threw their weight behind the legislation. Terahara says that she is certain that marriage equality will be realized. She says that the number of municipalities that have adopted partnership programs has increased dramatically, the number of businesses that support same-sex marriage has also increased significantly and the number of legislators in favor of same-sex marriage is steadily increasing. “We are moving forward,” says Terahara. “Even compared to just five years ago, the progress is remarkable.”
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