Same-sex couples in Tokyo can now get domestic partnerships

Tokyo has started recognizing same-sex couples. Couples who either live or work in the city can now be issued domestic partnership certificates.

Marriage equality is not recognized in Japan, but LGBTQ advocates hailed the move, which allows for same-sex couples to be treated as married couples when it comes to housing, health care, and social services.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said last week that 137 couples had applied for the certificates, which started being issued on Tuesday.

“My biggest fear has been that we would be treated as strangers in an emergency,” Miki, who is in a relationship with an American woman named Katie, told the AFP. She said that she and her partner used to keep…

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