The announcement comes as the Japanese Prime Minister has expressed his reservations as to the possible legalization of gay marriage nationwide.
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A symbolic step when gay marriage does not exist nationally in Japan. “In response to the wishes of the people of Tokyo and those affected by this subject, we will be making preparations to recognize same-sex unions.” by early 2023, said Yuriko Koike, the governor of the Japanese capital, Tuesday, December 7.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meanwhile, on Wednesday reiterated his major reservations about legalizing gay marriage. Having come to power at the beginning of October, the head of government had already confided that he had “not reached the point of accepting” an evolution of the law on this point. Even if a majority of the population is now in favor.
The Tokyo district of Shibuya was the first local authority in the country to offer union certificates to people of the same sex, in 2015. Other districts of the capital and several Japanese departments followed. And a hundred Japanese local authorities currently offer such certificates.
In the absence of national legislation, the usefulness of these local documents remains very limited, beyond sometimes simplifying certain procedures such as renting a shared apartment or being authorized to visit a spouse in the hospital. Very few gay couples in Japan have obtained such certificates so far.
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