Under plans announced by Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Tuesday, partnerships would be allowed early next year and made legal in the fiscal year beginning April 2022, vastly expanding the number of people in Japan who can benefit.
"Some conservatives have voiced concerns that even though these partnerships are just symbolic pieces of paper, they could undermine Japanese traditions or the traditional Japanese family system. Hopefully this will be a chance to prove otherwise." "The introduction of a system allowing same-sex marriage would be an issue that goes straight to the very core of how families ought to be in Japan," he said.
"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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