A total of 900 couples of sexual minorities have been recognized in Japan since 2015 when some local governments started issuing certificates for such partnerships, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday.The number of certified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples has been rapidly increasing. In fiscal 2019 alone, which ended in March, it grew by 496, according to the poll covering two prefectural and 45 municipal governments that had introduced their certification systems by April 1.The result suggests growing public awareness of LGBT couples in Japan, but the survey also showed tha…READ FULL ARTICLE
