National / Social Issues Feb 13, 2019
LGBT couples to file lawsuit on Valentine's Day in push for equal marriage rights in Japan
by Magdalena Osumi
Last fall, Ai Nakajima, 40, tied the knot in Germany with her long-time partner, Kristina Baumann, a 32-year-old from Berlin. But in Japan, where they live, Nakajima and Baumann share the fate of all same-sex couples in committed relationships — the denial of the ...