On 30 October 2024, the Tokyo High Court issued a ruling that the current laws, which do not establish provisions for the formation of a legal family relationship as spouses for same-sex personal unions, violates the Constitution. LLAN members prepared the English full translation of this decision. (Original Japanese judgment, summary of the judgement)
We are grateful to LLAN members from, AIG General Insurance Company, Ltd., Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Ashurst, Baker & Mckenzie, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, IBM Japan, Ltd., Mori Hamada &Matsumoto, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, One Asia Lawyers, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Tokyo International Law Office who prepared the translation.
