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On 16 June 2023, the "watered down" private member's bill on enhancement of LGBT understanding formally passed both houses of the National Diet of Japan for the 49th G7 summit in Hiroshima, with majority support from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Nippon Ishin no Kai and Democratic Party for the People. [81] [82] [83] Japan's ruling party accused of violating Olympic charter over LGBT rights". The Guardian. 24 May 2021 . Retrieved 24 May 2021.

In January 2019, trans woman Maria Akasaka became a member of the Kameoka City Assembly, in Kyoto Prefecture. [125] In April 2019, another trans woman, Ayako Fuchigami, won a seat on the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly representing Sapporo's Higashi-ku ward. She became the first openly transgender person to hold a prefectural assembly position in Japan. [126] Condon, Ali. "Japan: Family court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for gender change". PinkNews . Retrieved 16 October 2023.Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012 . Retrieved 13 November 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) In 2017, the Education Ministry added sexual orientation and gender identity to its national bullying policy. [63] [75] The policy mandates that schools should prevent bullying of students based on their sexual orientation or gender identity by "promoting proper understanding of teachers on … sexual orientation/gender identity as well as making sure to inform on the school's necessary measures regarding this matter." Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. In 2013, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, became the first Japanese government area to pass a resolution officiating support for LGBT inclusion, including mandating LGBT sensitivity training for ward staff. [56] [57] [58] [59] Naha followed suit in July 2015. [60] On 17 March 2021, a district court in Sapporo ruled that laws or regulations that deprive same-sex couples of the right to marry constitute unlawful discrimination and violate Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan. The court found that Article 24 does not prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages. The ruling did not legalize same-sex marriage in Japan, but is likely to step up pressure on the National Diet to act. [42]

In 1990, the group OCCUR (Japan Association for the Lesbian and Gay Movement) [73] won a court case against a Tokyo government policy that barred gay and lesbian youth from using the "Metropolitan House for Youth". While the court ruling does not seem to have extended to other areas of government-sponsored discrimination, it is cited by the courts as a civil rights case. [63] Lies, Elaine; Pomfret, James. "More LGBTQ rights could help Asia financial hubs draw global talent". Reuters . Retrieved 31 August 2023. Lies, Elaine (8 June 2023). "Japan ruling on same-sex marriage disappoints but 'a step forward' ". Reuters . Retrieved 15 November 2023. A Japanese court on Thursday said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional Inada, Miho (20 September 2013). "Same-Sex Marriage in Japan: A Long Way Away? - Japan Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com . Retrieved 16 June 2014. The Japan Self-Defense Forces, when being asked about their policy toward people who are gay or lesbian following the U.S. debate during the presidency of Bill Clinton, answered that it was not an issue, and individuals within the forces indicated that as long as same-sex relations did not lead to fights or other trouble, there were few, if any, barriers to their inclusion in the armed services. [102] Celebrities [ edit ]This series is not afraid to show sensitive subjects like abortion, bully, as well as same-sex couples and it's response in form of homophobia. Japan's first transgender prefectural assembly member elected in Hokkaido". Mainichi Shimbun. 9 April 2019 . Retrieved 10 April 2019. Human Rights Watch Letter to Japanese Authorities Re: Trans University Students". Human Rights Watch. 20 October 2020.

Childs, Margaret (1980). "Chigo Monogatari: Love Stories or Buddhist Sermons?". Monumenta Nipponica. Sophia University. 35: 127–51. doi: 10.2307/2384336. Tomomi Inada's uphill battle to 'promote understanding' of LGBT issues in Japan". The Japan Times. 21 March 2019. Reynolds, Isabel; Nobuhiro, Emi (6 October 2017). "Japan's Opposition Unveils 'Yurinomics' Platform to Challenge Abe". Bloomberg . Retrieved 6 October 2017. Japan's culture and major religions do not have a history of hostility towards homosexuality. [16] A 2019 poll indicated that 68 percent of the respondents agreed that homosexuality should be accepted by society, while 22 percent disagreed. [17] Although many political parties have not openly supported or opposed LGBT rights, there are several openly LGBT politicians in office. The conservative Liberal Democratic Party, one of Japan's leading political groups, remains opposed to same-sex marriage, [18] while two other major parties, the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party and libertarian Innovation Party both favor same-sex marriage. As of 2023, marriage equality movements have been gaining prominence within the nation. [19] A law allowing transgender individuals to change their legal gender post- sex reassignment surgery and sterilization was passed in 2003. The sterilization requirement was unanimously ruled by the Japanese Supreme Court to be unconstitutional in October 2023, removing the requirement. [1] Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is banned in some cities, including Tokyo. [20]Panel of Japan's ruling LDP to seek early passage of law on LGBT understanding". The Japan Times. 9 April 2021 . Retrieved 10 June 2021. Watered-down LGBTQ 'understanding' bill shows how far Japan's parliament is out of step with its society – and history". The Conversation. 17 June 2023 . Retrieved 12 October 2023. In December 2018, four political parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, the Japanese Communist Party, and the Liberal Party, along with the support of several independents, introduced to the House of Representatives a bill entitled the Proposed Law on the Promotion of the Elimination of Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ( Japanese: 性的指向又は性自認を理由とする差別の解消等の推進に関する法律案) [c] to prohibit discrimination, harassment and bullying at schools on the basis of sexual orientation. [65] [66] In 2018, U.S. national and Aoyama Gakuin University lecturer Elin McCready changed her legal gender to female in the United States. After the change, municipal offices in the Meguro and Ota wards of Tokyo refused to recognize it, citing her subsisting marriage to Midori Morita-McCready, a Japanese national - which the legal gender recognition would make a same-sex marriage. This led them to pursue a lawsuit against the local and central governments. Their attorney, Toshimasa Yamashita, said that following the precedent set in the 2018 Sapporo court case on same-sex marriage, this refusal was unconstitutional. [89] [90] Other developments [ edit ] Sexual orientation and gender identity protected in some cities and prefectures, though not nationally [3]