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In the case of a person seeking to be legally registered as nonbinary, the Osaka High Court has said that the family register system, which only allows for male and female designations, infringes on the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/family-register-nonbinary-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #lgbtq #familyregistry #constitution

In the case of a person seeking to be legally registered as nonbinary, the Osaka High Court has said that the family register system, which only allows for male and female designations, infringes on the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/family-register-nonbinary-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #lgbtq #familyregistry #constitution

In the case of a person seeking to be legally registered as nonbinary, the Osaka High Court has said that the family register system, which only allows for male and female designations, infringes on the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/family-register-nonbinary-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #lgbtq #familyregistry #constitution

In the case of a person seeking to be legally registered as nonbinary, the Osaka High Court has said that the family register system, which only allows for male and female designations, infringes on the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/family-register-nonbinary-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #lgbtq #familyregistry #constitution

High court finds exclusion of nonbinary gender option in family register system unconstitutional

OSAKA – Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes on Article 14 of the Constitution, the Osaka High Court…
#Japan #JP #Osaka #constitution #familyregistry #Japanesecourts #LGBTQ #news #osakanews #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1485755/high-court-finds-exclusion-of-nonbinary-gender-option-in-family-register-system-unconstitutional/

High court finds exclusion of nonbinary gender option in family register system unconstitutional

OSAKA – Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes on Article 14 of the Constitution, the Osaka High Court…
#Japan #JP #Osaka #constitution #familyregistry #Japanesecourts #LGBTQ #news #osakanews #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1485755/high-court-finds-exclusion-of-nonbinary-gender-option-in-family-register-system-unconstitutional/

https://www.alojapan.com/1485755/high-court-finds-exclusion-of-nonbinary-gender-option-in-family-register-system-unconstitutional/ High court finds exclusion of nonbinary gender option in family register system unconstitutional #constitution #FamilyRegistry #JapaneseCourts #LGBTQ #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA – Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes on Article 14 of the Constitution, the Osaka High Court has said. Gender identity is “directly linked to an individual’s personal existence, maki

https://www.alojapan.com/1485755/high-court-finds-exclusion-of-nonbinary-gender-option-in-family-register-system-unconstitutional/ High court finds exclusion of nonbinary gender option in family register system unconstitutional #constitution #FamilyRegistry #JapaneseCourts #LGBTQ #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA – Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes on Article 14 of the Constitution, the Osaka High Court has said. Gender identity is “directly linked to an individual’s personal existence, maki

The LDP pledged in its election manifesto to secure a stable supply of rare earths, as it looks to counter “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to recent moves by China to halt the flow of the minerals to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/ldp-election-manifesto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #rareearths #china #chinajapanrelations #2026lowerhouseelection #diet #defense #inflation #japaneseeconomy #familyregistry #marriage #familylaw #names #women039sissues

The government, in its sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, will stipulate that it will consider legislation to legalize the use of pre-marriage family names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/society/japan-surname-gender-equality-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #ldp #women039sissues #diet

Japan is moving closer than ever to legalizing the primary use of birth names after marriage, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s bill on the matter likely to be submitted to parliament soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/surname-takaichi-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #komeito #ldp #women039sissues #diet

A series of court rulings in Japan has found key legal provisions on gender dysphoria unconstitutional, but the decisions have brought little relief to those seeking to change their gender identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/crime-legal/gender-identity-law-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #familyregistry #transgender

One of the main topics in the July 20 Upper House election is the proposed introduction of a dual surname system for married couples. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/upper-house-poll-dual-surnames/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #marriage #2025upperhouseelection #diet #upperhouse #familyregistry

Starting May 26, individuals from Taiwan will be allowed to list "Taiwan," rather than "China," as their place of origin in Japan's family registration system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/taiwan-place-of-origin-family-register/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #china #familyregistry

Nearly 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames, a survey found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/06/japan/de-facto-marriages-surveys/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #marriage #surveys #names #familyregistry #familylaw

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted a bill to the Lower House that would allow married couples to have different surnames, in the first act of what’s set to be a long debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/politics/cdp-separate-surname-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #women039sissues #diet #marriage #names #familyregistry #familylaw #cdp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #ldp #komeito

A Jiji Press survey has revealed that 311, or 44%, of all 705 members of parliament think the country should introduce a selective dual surname system for married couples. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #women039sissues #diet #surveys #marriage #names #men039sissues #familyregistry #familylaw

Naturalized Japanese citizens who are originally from Taiwan will be able to list Taiwan instead of China as their place of origin in their family register from May 26. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/society/family-registry-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #justiceministry #familyregistry #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #china

Japan will require the inclusion of phonetic readings of personal names in family registers from May 26 once an amendment of the relevant law comes into force. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/02/japan/society/phonetic-readings-family-registers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #names #justiceministry #familyregistry

Japan's Justice Ministry hopes to secure ¥21.3 billion in the planned fiscal 2024 supplementary budget to lighten municipalities' work following a law revision to make stating the phonetic readings of names in family registers mandatory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/27/japan/politics/phonetic-readings-register/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #justiceministry #familyregistry #budgets #localgovernment #immigration

The Japan Business Federation has been urging the government to swiftly introduce a system allowing married couples to retain their respective surnames. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/24/japan/japan-business-dual-surname/ #japan #keidanren #keizaidoyukai #familyregistry #ldp

A Japanese high court ruled on Wednesday that a transgender woman should be able to change the sex assigned to them at birth in their family registry without having to undergo surgery, as is currently required by law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/10/japan/crime-legal/gender-change-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #lgbtq #familyregistry #transgender #humanrights #supremecourt

Japan is the only country where married couples must take the same name. What is standing in the way of change? Politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/07/japan/japan-single-surnames-marriage-change/?utm_content=buffer7220b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #marriage #names #women039sissues #men039sissues #familyregistry #familylaw #ldp

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled as “unconstitutional” a clause in domestic law that requires transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery to change their gender assigned at birth in their family registry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/crime-legal/transgender-supreme-court-ruling/?utm_content=bufferf801f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #lgbtq #familyregistry #transgender #humanrights #supremecourt

Calls are growing for Japan to abolish a requirement for sterilization to take place before a person's gender can be officially changed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/22/japan/society/transgender-surgery/?utm_content=buffer21571&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #japanesecourts #lgbtq #familyregistry #transgender #humanrights #supremecourt