First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate Issued in Japan

What do Koyuki Higashi and Hiroku Masuhara have that no one else in Japan currently has? A legal marriage certificate! According to CNN, the couple is Japan’s first legally married same-sex couple. The pair tied the knot in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Tuesday morning. The progressive Shibuya Ward legalized gay marriage back in March and fellow ward Setagaya followed suit a few months later. Masuhara told Reuters, “I am exhilarated that the city I am living in has recognized my partner as my family.”

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