Japan expands protections for same-sex couples

The Japanese government has granted more protections to same-sex couples. 

⁠According to The Japan Times, the government have decided to recognise same-sex couples as being in “de facto marriages” under nine more laws, including the Disaster Condolence Grant law.⁠ This was reported by Gay Times.

The recent development comes months after the government determined that 24 laws – including the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, Land and House Lease Act, Child Abuse Prevention Act, and Public Housing Act – would apply to same-sex couples, per asahi.com.⁠

Over the last few years, the local LGBTQIA+ community in Japan have been embroiled in a battle for marriage equality.⁠

⁠Currently, the country’s constitution defines marriage as “mutual consent between both sexes” and doesn’t recognise marriage equality.⁠

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