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Lots of couples flocked to have their relationships registered in just the first few days Same-sex couples can now register their relationship in Fukuoka, one of Japan’s biggest cities. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima made the announcement about the good news in February. But now everything is up and running for the partnership oath system which allows same-sex couple to register their relationship at the municipal government. Couples could start registering their relationship from 1 April with many flocking to sign up in the...

"We feel like we've received congratulations from society.” On Monday, the Japanese city of Fukuoka began recognizing same-sex partnerships, the seventh municipality to issue certificates legally acknowledging the relationships of LGBT people. The first was Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in 2015. Mayor Soichiro Takashima handed certificates to five couples at City Hall. “We’ve already spent our lives together as a family but we’re happy ,” Anri Ishizaki, a 33-year-old trans man who married his 27-year-old girlfriend, told Japan Times. “We feel like we’ve...

Same-sex couples in Fukuoka will be able to register their relationships from April Fukuoka is set to become the latest prefecture in Japan to recognize same-sex couples. Located on the Japanese island Kyushu, its capital Fukuoka, is one of the country’s biggest cities. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima said the municipal government will introduce a partnership oath system to allow same-sex couple to register their relationship. People in same-sex couples who are not already married and are 20 years or older will be given...