For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...

FILE - A supporter for the LGBTQ+ community holds up a poster reading "Legalize the same-sex marriage" as plaintiffs speak in front of media members by the main entrance of the Tokyo district court ...

Those estimates, compiled by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research and last updated in 2023, had ...

Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter. A high court in Japan ruled Thursday that the country’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional and prompted the government to act ...

A person holds a rainbow-colored poster declaring "Love Wins" in support of same-sex marriage rights among people marching in the Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) Parade 2016 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. | ...

A Japanese woman's AI wedding to a digital partner has reignited debate over the legal definition of marriage, raising urgent questions about AI companionship, loneliness, and the limits of the law.

Tokyo — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing such unions. The court ...

The author is the chair of the Gender Equality Committee at the Hansun Foundation and a former head of the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association. International marriages have steadily ...

Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered Thursdays. Japan just elected its first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. However ...