Interior Ministry’s 2008 directive remains in place
Decision to determine whether courts can use constitutional morality doctrine
Marriage equality lawsuits filed in Japan
Seoul court on June 5 ruled same-sex couple deserved legal protection
Postgraduate student petitioned for legal clarification
Trade disruptions have strained petrochemicals, lubricant supplies
Country’s epidemic disproportionately impacts MSM, trans people
Sanae Takaichi became country’s head of government last month
Discrimination, lack of legal recognition undermine progress
Protests forced then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign in August 2024
