TOKYO -
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward will start issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage from Nov 5, becoming the country’s first municipality to officially recognize such couples.

The certificates will be issued to same-sex couples aged 20 or older living in the ward who have created a notary document ( Read more... )

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