Two gay couples who reside in Britain where same-sex marriage has been the law of the land for the past decade were among those recently celebrating the historic occasion, which granted them the freedom to marry the person of their choice.
Japan's top court says same-sex partners are eligible for crime victims' benefits as surviving family members, the first such ruling in the country that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Same-sex couples in Hokkaido appeal a high court ruling earlier this month that recognized Japan's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage as unconstitutional but denied them damages for emotional distress.
A Japanese court recognizes a transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, after the country's top court ruled the requirement unconstitutional in October.
A major Japanese publishing house has canceled its plan to release a translation of a U.S. book questioning the increase in young women seeking to transition genders including through surgery, saying the Japanese title and sales copy were hurtful to the transgender community.