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30 09, 2022

Japan Court Denies Same-Sex Couple Long-Stay Visa

By JRL Charts|2025-11-29T12:21:29-08:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Japan LGBTQ News, Japan Long-stay visa Same-Sex Marriage, judge Yoshitaka Ichihara|

TOKYO — (09-30-22) — The Tokyo District Court in Japan on Friday, upheld the denial of a long-term residency visa to an American man who is in a same-sex marriage. The Tokyo District Court also rejected damages of 11 million yen ($76,000) sought by the U.S. national, Andrew High, and his Japanese husband, Kohei, who [...]

7 12, 2021

Tokyo to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships in 2022

By JRL Charts|2025-11-29T12:21:50-08:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: gay marriage, Japan LGBTQ News, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike|

TOKYO, JP — (12-07-21) — Japan announced on today they will create a system that will recognize same-sex marriage in the next fiscal year. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said Tuesday the city’s government will introduce a “same-sex partnership,” after its local assembly unanimously called for an initial move on the matter. A local court in [...]

3 10, 2021

Japan PM Race Front Runner Taro Kono Supports Gay Marriage

By JRL Charts|2025-11-29T12:22:11-08:00October 3rd, 2021|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: COVID-19 czar Taro Kono, Japan front runner supports gay marriage, Japan LGBTQ News, LGBT Politics Japan, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Taro Kono|

TOKYO, JP — (10-03-21) — LGBTQ rights activists in Japan are banking on front runner for Prime Minister Taro Kono to allow same-sex marriage to become law if elected. The Covid-19 minister and popular Prime Minister candidate has publicly supported gay marriage and said that if he became the country's next premier, he will change [...]

21 03, 2021

Japan Court – Denying Same-Sex Marriage is ‘Unconstitutional’

By JRL Charts|2025-11-29T12:23:00-08:00March 21st, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: human rights campaign, Japan LGBTQ News, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, same-sex marriage|

TOKYO — (03-21-21) — A Japanese court ruled last Wednesday that not allowing same-sex couples to get married is "unconstitutional," setting a landmark precedent in the only G7 nation that still does not recognize same-sex marriages in their constitution. The ruling is the first in Japan on the legality of same-sex marriages and is considered [...]

8 02, 2017

Superstar Buck Angel Takes Buck-Off Documentary to Japan

By JRL Charts|2025-11-29T12:24:06-08:00February 8th, 2017|Categories: Transgender News|Tags: Buck Angel, Buck-Off Documentary, Daniel “Danny Z” Zeeman, FTM trans people, HBO documentary, Japan LGBTQ News, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, The Trans List, Trans Man Documentary, transgender news|

By: William Lopez, Staff Writer Activist, trans performer director and award winner Buck Angel, fresh off major wins including "Best Transsexual Sex Scene" with Valentina Nappi in Girl/Boy (Evil Angel) at the 2017 AVN Awards and “O” Awards in Las Vegas, is headed to Japan to introduce the award-winning "Buck-Off Sex Toy" to a new [...]

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