• LGBT rights in Japan - Wikipedia

    Most political parties in Japan have formal positions in favor or against LGBT rights in their party's platform or manifesto. The Liberal Democratic Party has indicated opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage, whereas the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party have indicated support for legalization. In 2001, the Council for Human Rights Promotion, under the Ministry of Justice, recomm…

  • same-sex marriage - The Japan Times

    2019/10/26 · National Jul 25, 2019 Japan's top bar association urges Diet to legalize same-sex marriage In a first, the country's top bar association on Thursday called on the government and the Diet to ...

  • LGBT Rights in Japan | Equaldex

    2008/01/01 · LGBT Rights in Japan: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more. In a 2008 report by the UN Human Rights Committee, they expressed concern about discrimination against LGBT people in …

  • LGBT rights in Japan|LGBTメディア|Rainbow Life

    2018/04/24 · But most of the Japanese LGBT people keep their sexuality in the closet therefore, LGBT people’s existence are not very visible in Japan. Because of the poor visibility of LGBT people, not many people are used to have gay people around them so they might give you a strange look but even so, people usually would not say anything …

  • LGBT - The Japan Times

    2019/06/13 · Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan ...

  • The fight for marriage equality in Japan | NHK WORLD ...

    2019/05/30 · Japan is the only country in the G7 that doesn't recognize same sex marriage. This Valentine's Day, thirteen same-sex couples jointly filed lawsuits seeking the right to marry, the first class ...

  • Recognition of same-sex unions in Japan - Wikipedia

    On April 1, 2015, Shibuya in central Tokyo announced that it would offer same-sex couples special "partnership certificates" (Japanese: パートナーシップ宣誓制度, pātonāshippu sensei seido) which are stated to be equivalent to marriage. While these licenses are not legally recognized as marriage certificates, they are still a useful tool in civil matters such as hospital visitation rights and housing. The Shibuya city office began accepting applic…

  • LGBT NEWS | LGBT-JAPAN

    2015/07/11 · LGBT NEWS について。LGBT-JAPAN LGBTーJAPANを設立、LGBTの人々が 日本のなかで 当たり前の個性として 存在できることを訴求する団体LGBT-JAPAN

  • Rainbow in the East: LGBT Rights in Japan | Nippon.com

    2019/03/06 · Rainbow in the East: LGBT Rights in Japan Society Lifestyle May 28, 2015 A new ordinance in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward recognizing same-sex partnerships has drawn headlines around the world and ...

  • What Japanese Think of LGBT Couples and Gay Marriage ...

    2018/11/17 · She called LGBT couples "unproductive" and wondered whether it was "appropriate to spend taxpayer money on them" in a magazine article published in Japan. What do …

  • What Japanese Think of LGBT Couples and Gay Marriage ...

    2018/11/17 · She called LGBT couples "unproductive" and wondered whether it was "appropriate to spend taxpayer money on them" in a magazine article published in Japan. What do …

  • 同性婚を認めて欲しいという想い | LGBT-JAPAN

    2016/03/04 · 同性婚が認められたら みなさんこんにちは、ライフ部門のあいです。 ここ最近、去年の渋谷区パートナーシップ条例を皮切りにちらほらと同性パートナーを何かしらの形で認めようという都道府県や民間企業が出てきていますね。

  • LGBT Partnership Systems Spread Across Japan - …

    2019/12/09 · LGBT Partnership Systems Spread Across Japan Milan Boon Posted on May 9, 2019 Four years after Shibuya became the first place in Japan to officially recognize LGBT partnerships, the system is spreading more rapidly than ...

  • LGBTインクルージョン | PwC Japanグループ

    PwC Japanでは、LGBT*インクルージョンのための取り組みを始めました。 これらの新しい取り組みが、多様性の尊重や異なる視点を取り入れる私たちのインクルーシブな企業文化をより強固にし、ひいては、PwC Japanメンバー全員、クライアント、社会への価値提供を最大化できると信じています。

  • How Do The Japanese Feel About LGBT? | ASIAN BOSS ...

    2017/06/01 · Quartz News S1 • E18 How Taiwan became the most LGBT-friendly country in Asia - Duration: 8:09. Quartz 750,633 views 8:09 Why I, as a black man, attend ...

  • iepoint - American Chamber of Commerce Japan

    marriage to LGBT couples would help to level the international playing field for companies in Japan by creating a more inclusive living and working environment with greater rights and protections for LGBT couples. Correcting this3 ...

  • The same sex marriage in Japan – Fnavi – 日本で働く世 …

    2019/10/31 · From those reasons, legalization of the same sex marriage in Japan, has not progressed as much as western countries. Current situation in Japan In the Constitution of Japan, there are many clauses about marriage; some can be interpreted as agreeing to the same sex marriage and disagreeing.

  • LGBT | All About Japan

    LGBT Partnerships in Japan: One Step Forward LGBT, Japan Tips From Locals Gay marriage in Japan is still not a reality, but partnership systems and certificates are slowly gaining ground. Read on to find out

  • OUT JAPAN - LGBT関連ニュース | LGBT研修・セミナー ...

    「Marriage For All Japan」が実施しているコロナ禍のLGBTへの影響を探るアンケートに150件を超える回答が寄せられ、LGBTが直面しがちな問題が明らかになってきました。

  • Tokyo's Shibuya ward is first in Japan to recognise same …

    2017/11/29 · Tokyo's Shibuya ward is first in Japan to recognise same-sex marriage This article is more than 5 years old Officials in popular shopping and entertainment district will give certificates to same ...

  • EMA日本とは - About EMA | EMA日本

    2017/08/26 · EMA Japan believes that these advocacy activities will eventually lead towards the legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan. Same-sex marriage is still not legal in Japan despite the many efforts of an increasing number of Japanese organizations advocating against discrimination towards sexual minorities.

  • The Viewpoint on Marriage Equality: Equality is good for ...

    2020/04/21 · There are 26 countries with marriage equality, including most of Japan’s international peers. There is now sufficient empirical evidence that equal marriage would result in concrete benefits for the LGBT community, for companies

  • LGBT Tokyo | LGBT venues and events | Time Out Tokyo

    2015/08/26 · Run by LGBT activist and spokesperson Fumino Sugiyama, Suzu blends right in among the hundreds of tiny watering holes along Shinjuku's Golden Gai. Still, it's newer (opened in 2014) and spacier ...

  • LGBTへの差別をなくすために、ジェンダー平等に向け …

    2020/04/30 · LGBTは近年広く知られるようになった性的マイノリティの人々を表す言葉です。 国によってはそのような人々を認め、権利を保障するよう法整備を行っているところがあります。一方で性的マイノリティを認めていない国や地域、あるいはそのような人々の権利を認める法整備が遅れている国も ...

  • Japan: Demand equality for LGBT people | Amnesty …

    Japan: Demand equality for LGBT people Although it may seem at first glance that the treatment of LGBT people in Japan is satisfactory, it isn’t. In Japan, LGBT (lesbian, gay bisexual and transexual) people still face discrimination at home with their families, at work, in education, and access to health services.

  • 世界中で認められつつある同性婚 今、イギリスと ...- GQ Japan

    2019/07/15 · 家族といえば「父と母と子ども」があるべき姿? いやいやどうして、先進国では「パパとパパと子ども」「ママとママと子ども」といったファミリーも当たり前になりつつある。実はG7で同性カップルの権利がまったく認められていないのは日本だけ …

  • Are There LGBT Families in Japan? What Is Their Situation ...

    Japan is a country of advancement, and in many aspects, it seems to be one step ahead of everybody else. However, there is one area in which this country is lagging behind. And that area consists of issues relating to LGBT. It was not until recent years that Japan’s outlook on the LGBT community started to change. Before, not many Japanese people even truly understood what “LGBT…

  • 2019年LGBTQ振り返り|LGBTメディア|Rainbow Life

    2018/09/18 · 同性婚(Marriage For All Japan) 言わずもがな、現在の日本では同性婚が認められていません。 実際、同性の連名で婚姻届けを提出し、それが却下されましたと首長の氏名付きで記載された書類を知り合いに見せていただいたことがあり、「本当にダメなんだな」と重く実感させられたこともあり ...

  • 知っておくべきLGBTの基礎知識!日本での現状や海外 …

    2018/03/09 · LGBTとは、レズビアン、ゲイ、バイセクシャル、トランスジェンダー、それぞれの英語の頭文字からとったセクシャルマイノリティの総称です。昨今、生まれながらの性別にとらわれない性別のあり方が見直され、世界中で同性間の結婚や、結婚と同様の権利を認める動きが活発化してきています。

  • Japan: Human rights law and discrimination against …

    HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT PEOPLE IN JAPAN Amnesty International 5 1. INTRODUCTION “When I asked a friend who is gay about challenges and needs in an email, he responded that he

  • Lawyers for LGBT & Allies Netwotrk | LGBTとアライのた …

    2019/01/23 · 【記者会見】2018年9月19日午後6時「婚姻の平等及びLGBTの人材の募集・ 採用に関する提言」在日外国商工会議所 [Press Conference] 2018/9/19 6pm – View Point on Marriage Equality and the Recruitment, Retention of

  • 結婚の自由をすべての人に - Marriage for All Japan

    「Marriage For All Japan – 結婚の自由をすべての人に」のお知らせやイベントのレポート。訴訟情報も。 FAQ よくあるご質問 同性婚についてよくある質問をまとめました。 VIDEOS 動画紹介 世界の同性婚キャンペーンのCM動画などを紹介 ...

  • LGBT Weddings in Japan - Japanology

    2018/04/20 · With Japan’s population in decline, the overall annual rate of marriage in Japan has dropped by half since the early 1970s, but there is one area in which weddings are growing, if modestly: Same-sex marriages. Learn more about LGBT weddings in Japan in this article:

  • Marriage for All Japan - - 弁護団・応援団 | 結婚の自由 …

    2020/04/15 · 「Marriage For All Japan – 結婚の自由をすべての人に」のお知らせやイベントのレポート。訴訟情報も。 FAQ よくあるご質問 同性婚についてよくある質問をまとめました。 VIDEOS 動画紹介 世界の同性婚キャンペーンのCM動画などを紹介

  • コロナ禍の影響を探るLGBTアンケートに続々と回答が …

    4月6日、一般社団法人「Marriage For All Japan」が、新型コロナウィルス感染拡大によってLGBTQやその家族、同僚や友人などにどのような困難が起こっているのかを把握し、国や各種団体、メディア等に届けるためのアンケート調査を開始しましたが、12日までに150件を超える回答が寄せられ ...

  • ニッポンのLGBTの現在地点 | GQ Japan

    2019/07/15 · Same-Sex Marriage ニッポンのLGBTの現在地点 By GQ JAPAN編集部 2015年4月25日 同性カップルの支援が自治体を中心にはじまっている。渋谷区に続き、世田谷区や横浜市も検討する姿勢を見せた。日本人の意識はどこまで変わった ...

  • LGBT | All About Japan

    Life in Japan for a Trans Woman LGBT, Life in Japan As part of our 'Life in Japan' feature, we endeavor to feature people in Japan from all different walks of life. And we were very lucky to learn about the daily life

  • Teaching LGBT Rights in Japan: Learning from …

    219 Teaching LGBT Rights in Japan: Learning from Classroom Experiences Sonja Pei-Fen Dale I n the past year, there has been a surge in the discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues in the media. Events such as

  • LGBTと同性婚は別問題らしい | ハフポスト

    2016/05/05 · LGBTと同性婚は別問題らしい 政治が最終的に多数決である以上、ある考え方を政治に反映していくためには、「自分は関係ない」と思っている ...

  • Sapporo becomes 1st major Japanese city to recognize ...

    2017/06/01 · Sapporo on Thursday became the first major city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples. The city in northern Japan also certifies partnerships between heterosexual couples with gender-identity disorder, becoming the first municipality in Japan to do so.

  • Sapporo becomes 1st major Japanese city to recognize ...

    2017/06/01 · Sapporo on Thursday became the first major city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples. The city in northern Japan also certifies partnerships between heterosexual couples with gender-identity disorder, becoming the first municipality in Japan to do so.

  • LGBT rights + Equal marriage | World | The Guardian

    MPs vote to extend abortion and same-sex marriage rights to Northern Ireland Published: 9 Jul 2019 Taiwan's marriage law brings frustration and hope for LGBT China

  • A Foreigner’s Guide to Marriage in Japan - GaijinPot

    2020/02/14 · A Foreigner’s Guide to Marriage in Japan So, you’ve met the man or woman of your dreams and the two finally decided to make it official. Here’s a quick how-to for the paperwork and procedures needed to ensure love will indeed prevail in Japan.

  • Lesbian Japan: How Friendly is Japan for LGBT Travelers?

    2020/02/26 · Japan has some of the most progressive LGBT laws in all of Asia. Homosexual activities are legal, same-sex marriage not yet. Japan has been making great steps forward in the past years. Since March 2009, Japanese same-sex

  • LGBTの訪日観光客向けツアー/寺院関係者向けLGBTセ …

    LGBTの訪日観光客の方に向けて、ガイドブックにはないユニークなお寺の観光プランを提案いたします。カップルでも、グループでも、お一人でも、安心で楽しく、日本文化を学べることができます。多様性がさらに求められる今、寺院関係者様に向けてLGBTセミナーも開催しています。

  • Most people in Japan know LGBT but understanding …

    2019/12/11 · Some local governments in Japan have issued partnership certificates to LGBT couples, but legal marriage remains applicable only to heterosexual couples. The latest survey of 2,600 people aged 20 to 69 also showed 83.9 percent of respondents saying they were not aware of any sexual minorities around them.

  • Japan election manifestos free LGBT rights from political ...

    2016/07/07 · But even this is an improvement, said Takahiko Morinaga, CEO of the new Japan LGBT Research institute, noting the influence of social media and news events such as the U.S. same-sex marriage ...

  • Essentials for LGBT-Friendly Workplaces | Worker's …

    We have been hearing a lot about “LGBT” in Japan recently, as companies across the board are starting to step up LGBT initiatives. As well as issues such as preventing discrimination and reducing turnover, in the face of recruitment difficulties, some of these initiatives have also been aimed at targeting and improving services for the LGBT …

  • Tokyo Issues Japan’s First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate ...

    2015/11/05 · Shibuya’s legislators voted in March to grant marriage certificates to LGBT couples, making the ward the first in Japan to recognize same-sex unions. Setagaya, another of Tokyo's 23 wards, voted to do the same a few months

  • Nine percent of Japan's population is LGBT, research finds

    2019/01/11 · Research has found 8.9 percent of Japan’s population identify as LGBT. Dentsu, Japan’s largest advertising agency, surveyed 60,000 Japanese residents between the ages of 20 and 59 in October 2018.