Tokyo starts recognising same-sex relationships

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : More firms are now proclaiming support for same-sex marriage, and gay characters feature in TV shows with greater openness.
56% : "I feel that Japanese people's level of understanding towards same-sex marriage is now high enough", Miki said.
54% : The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for some public services in areas such as housing, medicine and welfare.
31% : Tokyo's issuance of partnership certificates to same-sex couples represents a welcome change Miki and Katie, who have long had no official proof of their relationshipTokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital on Tuesday, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality.
31% : Meanwhile, Noboru Watanabe, a local assemblyman for Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, came under fire last month for calling same-sex marriage "disgusting".

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