Demonstrators march in support of LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter movements in New York City, New York, on June 25, 2020.TOKYO - An Osaka court on Monday ruled that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage was not "unconstitutional", dealing a blow to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that doesn't allow people of the same gender to marry.
Three same-sex couples had filed the case in the Osaka district court, only the second to be heard on the issue in Japan. As well as dismissing their claim the ban contravenes Japan's constitution, the court rejected their claim for one million yen in damages. The ruling dashes activists' hopes of raising pressure on Japan's government to address the issue after a Sapporo court in March 2021 decided in favour of a claim that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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