Japan's High Court calls the ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, HC calls for making a law

Japan's High Court has given a historic decision saying that not allowing gay marriage in the country is unconstitutional. The court called for making a law for this. Before the order of the Sapporo court, the Tokyo court had also given a similar order, after which the demand to legalize gay marriage has gained momentum.

Violation of citizens' rights 

In separate cases, Tokyo and Sapporo courts said in orders that the ban violated citizens' rights. Even though the court has given this order, gay supporters still want the government to make a law to recognize it.

70 percent people support it

Among the current G7 countries, Japan is the only country that does not fully recognize same-sex couples nor do they have legal protection. However, there are some municipalities and prefectures in Japan that issue same-sex certificates that benefit such couples, but they do not have the authority to grant legal recognition.

For the past few years, there has been a lot of pressure on the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding the matter because public support has increased rapidly. About 70 percent of the people in the country support homosexual organizations.