same-sex marriage
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Court says ban on same-sex marriage constitutional
June 23, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled June 20 that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said […] READ MORE
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Japan court says same-sex marriage should be allowed
March 18, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — A Japanese court for the first time ruled March 17 that same-sex marriage should be allowed under the country’s constitution, a moral victory that does not have any […] READ MORE
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Panel discusses issues beyond marriage equality for LGBTQ people
March 3, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Tomo Hirai is a member of Tadaima: A Japanese American Gathering of LGBTQQ and Allies’ (volunteer) organizing committee. A panel presentation on the current issues lesbian, gay, bisexual, […] READ MORE
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Western Japan city Takarazuka to recognize same-sex partnership
December 3, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
KOBE — A city in western Japan said Nov. 30 it will join two other municipalities in Tokyo in issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnership as being equivalent to marriage, in […] READ MORE
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‘Living in the Shadows of Exclusion’: LGBT Asian America
August 20, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
History may forget Asian Americans who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer spectrum, according to one historian involved in the LGBT movement. “History isn’t kind to […] READ MORE
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Intersections of same-sex marriage and Japanese Americans
July 9, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
The U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark 5-4 decision in favor of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges June 26, affirming that all states must recognize same-sex marriages. The fight […] READ MORE
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California same-sex couples anxiously await Supreme Court decision
December 6, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
When Tran Le and Terrenz Vong marched in the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade, their photo appeared on the second page of the Sing Tao Daily. The couple said their […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Revisiting the JACL’s historic debate over same-sex marriage
May 18, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the NAACP’s May 19, 2012 endorsement of same-sex marriage. Today’s installment of “The Great Unknown,” which marks my sixth annual column […] READ MORE
