PHOTO: by Kakidai, under CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On 28 November 2025, the Tokyo High Court ruled that Japan’s lack of marriage equality was constitutional, contrary to all of the five earlier High Court decisions, including one out of the same Tokyo High Court (albeit in a Continue Reading
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New Japanese Court Win, Expanded (But Still Restricted) Rights for Same Sex Couples, and Takaichi’s Ascendancy
This article covers a lot of ground. Since our last article on Japan, there have been quite a few developments in the realm of trans and LGBTQ rights, as well as one big area for potential concern. We will start with the good news. Sapporo Family Court Finds Requirement for Continue Reading
Japanese Family Court Finds Remaining Surgical Requirement Unconstitutional
On 19 September, the Sapporo Family Court found that the requirement to have “genitalia matching the target sex” as a requirement to legally change sex in Japan is unconstitutional and therefore invalid, according to an exclusive published in the Asahi Shinbun on 23 September. ([1]) According to Asahi, the case Continue Reading
Japanese NPO ReBit Releases LGBTQ Youth Survey
ReBit, a Japanese NPO focusing on LGBTQ youth and community outreach, released its 2025 survey on the state of young trans people (12-34 year olds) in Japan in a press release on 2 June, followed by a presentation on the survey that WTT attended on 12 June [1]. The survey Continue Reading
Japan Legislative Outlook for June 2025
Upper House Elections and Unfinished Business Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) loss of an outright majority in the Lower House in October 2024’s election and parliament set to end its current legislative term on June 22, the Upper House now stands to be dissolved as it completes its elected Continue Reading