On 13 December 2024, the Fukuoka High Court found that the current state of Japanese law which disallows same sex marriage is unconstitutional. This is in keeping with two previous High Court rulings, one in Sapporo and the other in Tokyo, which we have reported on earlier. While the other Continue Reading
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Another High Court in Japan Finds Lack of Marriage Equality Unconstitutional
On 30 October the Tokyo High Court handed down its decision on a case of three couples who have petitioned the courts to declare the current marriage system unconstitutional and to allow same sex couples to marry and enjoy the privileges that come with it. The court did indeed find Continue Reading
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In an age when trans care is increasingly coming under attack, it should come as no surprise that trans youth care in particular is an area particularly fraught with what one might call “debate”. The focus of this “debate”, however, is not always thoughtful and well-informed discussions over the particulars Continue Reading
Japan’s Transgender Treatment Guidelines Receive Update
Japan’s Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) finalized the 5th edition of their treatment guidelines for gender incongruence (formerly gender identity disorder) on August 21 and released them the following week on the Society’s website as well as on that of the newly renamed Japanese Society of Gender Incongruence (JSGI, Continue Reading
Upcoming Legislative Outlook for Trans Issues in Japan
As the Japanese Diet (Japan’s parliament) has ended its normal legislative session for the year with quite a bit of unfinished business, there will almost certainly be an extraordinary legislative session come fall. Of note, there are already reports as to what sorts of things lie in wait regarding trans Continue Reading