The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ruled that the government's not recognizing same-sex marriage was against the country's ...

The district court here on Oct. 31 rejected a lawsuit by a group of six researchers and others over a university's abrupt ...

A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for his key role in a robbery resulting in the death of a ...

The Tokyo High Court called the ongoing ban “a groundless legal discrimination,” saying it violates the constitutional ...

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Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

A Japanese high court ruled on Wednesday that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the country was unconstitutional. The Tokyo High Court ruling was issued after the Tokyo District Co ...

while rulings by Tokyo and Fukuoka district courts found them to be in a state of unconstitutionality. Osaka District Court ruled that the provisions are constitutional.

The plaintiffs appealed after the Tokyo District Court rejected their damages claim in November 2022, while saying that the ...

The Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that not allowing same-sex couples to marry is unconstitutional, with the beaming ...