The district court in western Japan’s Osaka rejected arguments made by three same-sex couples as part of a series of suits filed by activists seeking marriage equality. Tokyo (AFP), Jun 20 – A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country’s failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite. Japan is the only G7 country that does not recognise same-sex marriage © AFP/File / Philip FONG
