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In landmark ruling, Japan court says not allowing same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’

A Japanese court ruled on Wednesday that not allowing same-sex couples to marry is “unconstitutional,” setting a precedent in the only G7 nation not to fully recognise same-sex partnership. The ruling by a district court, the first in Japan on the legality of same-sex marriages, is a major symbolic victory in a country where the

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Battered but unbowed by coronavirus, Tokyo’s gay district forges stronger ties

TOKYO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan, Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ni-chome gay district was a haven. Now he runs a bar there, and has fought to keep the district going during the coronavirus pandemic. Ni-chome, believed the most dense concentration of gay bars globally, fulfills a vital role

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Japan extends financial support to build health facility in Biratnagar

The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Saigo Masamichi, today signed a grant contract with Nona Koirala Smriti Pratisthan to build a health training center and emergency shelter in Biratnagar. The construction is expected to cost approximately NPR 12.19 million. The project for building the training centre and emergency shelter facility in Biratnagar is funded under

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