Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward aims to begin issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships by around the end of October, the ward’s new mayor said on Wednesday.
Speaking at his inaugural news conference, Ken Hasebe, who campaigned on a pro-diversity platform, said ever since he won the mayoral race on April 26, people had been asking him when the ward would begin implementing the change.
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