By April 2022, 209 local governments in Japan implemented a same-sex partnership system. The number of municipalities allowing civil unions doubled compared to the previous year. At the same time, the number of registered couples increased from around 1.7 to 2.8 thousand. Japan does not allow same-sex marriage. Local governments, instead, introduced same-sex partnership systems that grant certain rights to registered couples.
Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022
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Municipalities implementing partnership systems
Registered partnerships
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Shiga Labor Bureau. (August 5, 2022). Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/
Shiga Labor Bureau. "Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022." Chart. August 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/
Shiga Labor Bureau. (2022). Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/
Shiga Labor Bureau. "Number of Local Governments with Same-sex Partnership Systems and Number of Registered Couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/
Shiga Labor Bureau, Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of local governments with same-sex partnership systems and number of registered couples in Japan from 2021 to 2022 [Graph], Shiga Labor Bureau, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331796/japan-municipalities-same-sex-partnership-system-registered-civil-union-number/