{"id":50800,"date":"2025-12-04T08:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=50800"},"modified":"2025-12-04T08:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:05:47","slug":"love-on-trial-japans-marriage-equality-battle-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2025\/12\/04\/love-on-trial-japans-marriage-equality-battle-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Love on Trial: Japan\u2019s Marriage Equality Battle Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Friday, the Tokyo High Court upheld Japan\u2019s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that the civil code is still \u201creasonable\u201d in defining marriage only as the union of a man and a woman. The decision stunned many, especially because the same court had previously ruled the ban unconstitutional. A new panel of judges reversed that progress, becoming the only high court so far to side with the federal government.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the courthouse, the ruling hit differently. Plaintiffs and supporters had gathered with quiet hope, holding hands, holding signs, holding each other. When the verdict was announced, frustration rippled through the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.34.png 972w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.34-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.34-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.34-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201c<strong>I\u2019m very disappointed\u2026 Were the judges even listening to us?<\/strong>\u201d said plaintiff <strong>Hiromi Hatogai<\/strong>. Another plaintiff, <strong>Rie Fukuda<\/strong>, added: \u201c<strong>We just want to get married and be happy, like anyone else. Society is changing. We won\u2019t give up<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their determination comes after years of legal battles. Since 2019, six lawsuits have challenged the constitutionality of Japan\u2019s marriage ban. Five high courts \u2014 in Sapporo, Tokyo (earlier), Fukuoka, Nagoya and Osaka \u2014 ruled that the ban violates equality. Tokyo now stands alone in the opposite direction. With all rulings delivered, the fight is moving toward the Supreme Court, where a final judgment could redefine LGBTQIA+ rights nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.07.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.07.png 1012w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.07-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.07-768x681.png 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-04-a-07.56.07-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human rights groups reacted quickly. Amnesty International called the decision \u201ca significant setback,\u201d warning that it must not slow the broader push for equality. Japan remains the only G7 country that does not recognise same-sex marriage or offer equivalent legal protections to queer couples. And with conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi opposing marriage equality, political change may be slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, something deeper is shifting. Public support keeps growing. Young couples keep putting their lives and love on the record. Community groups across the country continue to organise, educate, and care for one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ruling is a setback \u2014 but not the end of the story. Japan\u2019s marriage equality movement is alive, visible, and rooted in hope. 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