The legalisation of same-sex marriage in Japan is supported by the majority of people living there, a public opinion poll showed on 13 February.
Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of respondents to a poll conducted by the Kyodo News agency were in favour of marriage equality.
Roughly the same number (64.3 per cent) said new laws were needed to promote a better understanding of sexual diversity in Japan.
Just one quarter (24.9 per cent) were opposed to same-sex marriage. The findings come just a few months after a Japanese court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage.