A decade since Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards introduced Japan's first "partnership system" offering public recognition to LGBTQ+ and other sexual-minority couples, the system has spread across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/society/same-sex-marriages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #samesexmarriage #shibuya #setagaya #tokyo #localgovernment #akashi