On May 30 in Japan, the Nagoya District Court ruled that prohibiting same-sex marriage was unconstitutionala decision activists welcomed as a step toward marriage equality, Reuters reported.
Japan is the only Group of Seven (G-7) nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions.
The court was the second to find a ban against same-sex marriage unconstitutional. The ruling is likely to add to pressure to change the law in a country that currently only honors marriages between men and women.
Although polls show approximately 70% of the public supports marriage equality, the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida opposes it.
Andrew Davis