Japan’s government is facing renewed pressure to legalise same-sex marriage after a court ruled its ban is unconstitutional.
Nagoya District Court’s decision marks the second time that a Japanese court has ruled against the country’s stance on same-sex marriage in the last two years.
Two others declared that the ban is in line with the post-war constitution, which defines marriage as based on “the mutual consent of both sexes”.
Japan is currently the only G7 nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions and the ruling is likely to add pressure to change this.