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MARRIAGE

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 22, 2020
Suga’s remark sparks hope for letting married couples use different surnames
When Suga was asked about his past call for creating the option, he said, 'As a politician, I bear a responsibility as I have said such things.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2020
Pandemic positive: 20% of Japan's married couples say relationships have improved
As the pandemic forces people to spend more time at home, nearly 20% of wives and husbands said in a survey that their relationships had improved due to increased communication.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 15, 2020
Buddhist monk and makeup artist seeks LGBTQ equality in Japan
Kodo Nishimura has recently released a book about his experiences, and hopes to raise awareness and spark discussion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
COVID-19 accelerates the irritation in society we all feel
“If a married couple can't get along in a pandemic, who can?”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 1, 2020
Worried about coronavirus, unmarried couples pursue legal protection
Without being formally married, couples risk losing hospital visitation rights and permission to give medical consent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2020
Japan Airlines ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral greetings
The announcement comes as gender-equality advocates say corporate support for LGBT rights is growing in socially conservative Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 21, 2020
When Hitoshi met Bob: A Tokyo love story
Bob Tobin couldn't speak a lick of Japanese. Hitoshi Ohashi couldn't speak any English. Still, they made things work.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 20, 2020
Japan newlyweds can receive up to ¥600,000 to start new life
To be eligible, both husband and wife will have to be under age 40 as of the registered date of marriage and have a combined income of less than u00a55.4 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 31, 2020
Sapporo and Osaka allow LGBT partners to get victim support money
Same-sex partners of the victims of crime will be able to receive payouts in the same manner as heterosexual couples.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020
China's wedding gown city sees trade shrink as couples cut back amid virus
By 2023, China's market for goods and services related to nuptuals was expected to be worth 3 trillian yuan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 15, 2020
‘Intimate Disconnections’: What makes marriage work and end?
Allison Alexy's book on divorce, with useful advice and firsthand accounts, is an absorbing study of Japanese attitudes toward love and marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2020
Free weddings on offer in Japan for couples ambushed by virus-doomed venues
A bridal firm in Nara is offering free wedding facilities, outfits and planning to those whose venues were put out of business by the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2020
Marriage inequality: Japan's husbands happy, wives stressed as kids stuck home amid pandemic
Both enjoy forming deeper bonds with their children but many wives found that dealing with both all day wasn't exactly ideal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 27, 2020
Fighting for the right to recognize same-sex marriage in Japan
The notion of legal partnerships is gaining acceptance and yet entrenched political obstacles remain.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Weddings starting to be held again in Japan
The number of couples in Japan planning to hold wedding ceremonies is increasing gradually after the government lifted its coronavirus emergency in late May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2020
900 LGBT couples have been certified in Japan since 2015, survey finds
Certifications grew by nearly 500 in fiscal 2019 alone, led by Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2020
Japan court rejects notion same-sex couples are de facto marriages
Whether a same-sex partnership could be considered a de facto marital relationship was a major point of contention in the trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 1, 2020
Okayama to join other Japan cities issuing certificates for same-sex partnerships
The city of Okayama said Monday it will issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnership starting July 1 to couples living in or planning to move to the city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 27, 2020
Couples hold first same-sex marriages in Costa Rica
Marco Castillo and his boyfriend, Rodrigo Campos, waited just a few hours to take advantage of a new law in Costa Rica that made the country the first in Central America to allow same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 21, 2020
'Happily ever after' eludes some in Taiwan a year after Asia's first same-sex marriages
When Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last year, university professor Lois was among thousands of gay people who cheered and waved rainbow flags on the streets of the capital Taipei.

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