Japan's Tokyo High Court upheld the country's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, diverging from several earlier rulings that found the lack of recognition unconstitutional. Plaintiffs seeking damages were rejected, and a Supreme Court decision on the issue is expected next year.<
Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he would like to push forward efforts to revise Japan's pacifist constitution "as soon as possible."