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  Ok that makes more sense, thanks OP.
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  Arai's comments had come after Kishida had said in parliament that same-sex marriage needed careful consideration because of its potential effect on the family structure.
  More than a dozen couples have filed lawsuits in district courts across Japan arguing the ban on same-sex marriage violates the Constitution.
  In November last year, a court in Japan's capital upheld a ban on same-sex marriage but said a lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights.
  
  
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  Good news coming out of Japan. There can't be this kind of prejudice in a judiciary. 
  Still some work to do in Japan to get to equality in the eyes of the law, but this is an excellent step in the right direction. >
  
  They’ll need to change the constitution before they can allow same sex marriage. >
  
  I know so little about LGBT rights in Japan, and what I've tried to learn often seems contradictory or unclear. I gather that the law isn't as bad as some places, but the social structures are absolutely brutal?
  If someone knows more and can explain it to a fool like me, I'd appreciate the education. >
  
  Japan is, like many other Asian countries, caught between past and future, and also steeped in male chauvinist and old Confucianist attitudes. It's clearly only a matter of time before they legalise gay marriage. Taiwan has already done it, and a few other Asian countries are looking at it.