Japan's First Court Ruling Allows Same-Sex Marriages

March 16, 2024 June 1, 2024

Plaintiff's press conference (Source: NHK NEWS)

In a case in which Japanese homosexuals living in Hokkaido sued the government, claiming that the lack of recognition of same-sex marriages violates the Constitution, the Sapporo High Court ruled for the first time that "same-sex marriages should be guaranteed to the same extent as opposite-sex marriages, as a free association between people. Ms. Kori Nakatani, the plaintiff, said, "I am thrilled that the court ruled the case unconstitutional, which I had hoped for. The trial may continue, so please continue to support us. Based on this ruling, there is a possibility that same-sex marriage will be recognized in Japan in the future.

Japanese (日本語)

同性どうせいの結婚けっこんを認みとめる判決はんけつが日本にほんで始はじめて出でる

北海道ほっかいどうに住すむ日本にほんの同性愛者どうせいあいしゃが、同性どうせい同士どうしの結婚けっこんが認みとめられていないのは憲法けんぽうに違反いはんするとして国くにを訴うったえた裁判さいばんで、札幌さっぽろ高等こうとう裁判所さいばんしょは、「人ひとと人ひととの間あいだの自由じゆうな結むすびつきとして、同性どうせい間かんの婚姻こんいんについても異性いせい間かんの場合ばあいと同おなじ程度ていどに保証ほしょうすべき」という初はじめての判決はんけつを下くだしました。原告げんこくの中谷なかや衣里えりさんは「望のぞんでいた違憲いけん判決はんけつが出でてすごくうれしいです。もしかすると裁判さいばんは続つづくかもしれないので引ひき続つづき応援おうえんしてほしい」と喜よろこびのコメントを発表はっぴょうしました。今後こんごはこの判決はんけつを元もとに、日本にほんでも同性どうせい婚こんが認みとめられる可能性かのうせいがあります。

Sentence Quiz (文章問題)

My friend is gay.

僕の友達は同性愛者だ。

この判決は正しいと僕は思った。

I thought this judgment was correct.

It is always people from the minority side who change a country.

国を変えるのはいつもマイノリティ側の人間だ

早く結婚できるといいですね

I hope you can get married soon

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Japanese	Hiragana	English
同性愛者	どうせいあいしゃ	Homosexual
結婚が認められていない	けっこんがみとめられていない	Marriage is not recognized
憲法に違反する	けんぽうにいはんする	Violates the constitution
札幌高等裁判所	さっぽろこうとうさいばんしょ	Sapporo High Court
判決を下す	はんけつをくだす	Issue a judgment
異性間	いせいかん	Between opposite sexes
保証する	ほしょうする	Guarantee
原告	げんこく	Plaintiff
違憲判決	いけんはんけつ	Unconstitutional judgment
裁判	さいばん	Trial
応援する	おうえんする	Support
同性婚	どうせいこん	Same-sex marriage

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