LGBT partnership system now available to 90% of Japan's population

A same-sex partnership system in Japan first introduced by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in 2015 is now available to 92.5 percent of the population, with implementation among local governments surging over the past three years, according to a recent survey.As of May 31, 530 local governments have implemented the system and 9,836 couples have registered, according to the collaborative study by Shibuya Ward and Nijiiro Diversity, a nonprofit organization supporting the rights of LGBT people.Japan is the only Group of Seven country that has not legalized same-sex marriage. While the current partnership…READ FULL ARTICLE