urges Japan to join other Group of Seven nations in legally protecting LGBT people. He calls on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take a step forward and make Japan a country worthy of membership in ...

The current law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, is discrimination based on sexual orientation and lacks ...

Japan's Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to ...

“In order to protect the lives and livelihood of sexual minorities, enacting a LGBT law that states discrimination is not tolerated is an indispensable first step,” said Kane Doi, Japan ...

Japan remains the only Group of Seven industrialized country that has not legalized same-sex marriage or civil unions, despite lobbying from the LGBT community and its supporters. In total, six ...

Nagasaki University in southwestern Japan and a local systems development company have unveiled an artificial intelligence program that lets medical students practice interviews with virtual patients ...

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