Tokyo ward mayors call for more rights for same-sex couples

The mayors of several of Tokyo’s wards – of which there are 23 – are urging the Japanese government to give greater rights for same-sex couples.

Some wards have already allowed for same-sex couples to register their relationships in the same way as common-law couples but this does not grant them the same civil liberties and privileges as heterosexual couples who are married.

Mayor of the Suginami ward, Satoko Kishimoto, told The Japan Times that it was “essential to enshrine same-sex marriage in law” and asked that the government treat same-sex marriages the same as they do common-law marriages.

Kishimoto and the mayors of nine other wards in Tokyo submitted a request to the government earlier this month, asking it to review the rights of same-sex partners.

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