TOKYO, Dec 8 — Japanese LGBTQ rights activists today hailed Tokyo’s move to introduce a same-sex partnership system as a huge step in their fight for equality in the only G7 country that does not fully recognise same-sex marriage.
Though it falls short of a legal marriage, Tokyo’s move to adopt the partnership system is seen as an important step towards legalising same-sex unions in a nation where the Constitution still defines marriage as based on “the mutual consent of both sexes.” Tokyo’s Shibuya ward in 2015 was the first place in Japan to introduce the partnership system. The system already covers 41 per cent of Japan’s population and the extension to Tokyo means over half of the nation could potentially benefit, according to campaign group Nijiiro Diversity.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament that introducing same-sex marriage would require “prudent consideration”. “I’m sure the Olympics had an impact since Tokyo has been thinking of what kind of legacy they should leave,” said LGBTQ rights activist Gon Matsunaka. “From my perspective as a Goldman Sachs employee, we want to attract international talent but Japan is always at a disadvantage,” he added.
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