Japan ruling seeks balance on same-sex marriage
By DW
02 December 2022 |
8:08 am
A Tokyo court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage. However, it also deemed the lack of a legal system for same-sex couples "unconstitutional" and a human rights violation.
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