A district court in Japan has in a landmark decision ruled that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Japan's constitution defines marriage as one
between "both sexes".
But a Sapporo court ruled that this denied the couples constitutionally-guaranteed equality, in what is seen as a symbolic victory for LGBTQ activists.
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