By October 2021, a cumulative total of *** civil partnerships were registered in Osaka city. This was followed by Yokohama city which recorded *** registrations. Japan does not allow same-sex marriage. Some local governments, instead, introduced same-sex partnership systems that grant certain rights to registered couples. A number of prefectures introduced civil partnership systems on the prefectural level.
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Japan LGBT Support Association. (September 14, 2022). Cumulative number of civil partnership registrations in Japan as of October 2021, by local government [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1329897/japan-number-civil-partnership-registrations-by-local-government/
Japan LGBT Support Association. "Cumulative number of civil partnership registrations in Japan as of October 2021, by local government." Chart. September 14, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1329897/japan-number-civil-partnership-registrations-by-local-government/
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Cumulative number of civil partnership registrations in Japan as of October 2021, by local government [Graph], Japan LGBT Support Association, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1329897/japan-number-civil-partnership-registrations-by-local-government/
