High court: ban on same-sex marriage is against equality under the law

Asked for a comment on the judgement, JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira said, “It’s a landmark ruling that encourages those who have campaigned ‘for freedom of marriage for all’ and called for the legalization of same-sex marriage.”

LDP ‘indecent feast’ exposes the party’s disrespectful regard of women

The LDP Youth Division in the Kinki region at its get-together in Wakayama Prefecture invited female dancers in revealing costumes and went on a spree. Photos of several attendees tipping the dancers by mouth were leaked, drawing a lot of criticism.

Unionized non-regular workers at famous sushi chain ‘Sushiro’ go on strike for higher wages

Seeking to push Japan’s most famous kaitenzusi (conveyer-belt sushi) restaurant chain Sushiro to offer a substantial wage hike, non-regular workers have staged a strike at Sushiro outlets in various prefectures, including Miyagi and Tokushima.

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