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joined May 22, 2014

The city of Iga in Mie Prefecture has announced plans to start issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. The city will become the fourth district in Japan to strengthen its LGBT rights. The certificates will be issued from April 2016, in a bid to address discrimination against the LGBT community, Iga Mayor Sakae Okamoto said in a statement.

The city will follow Shibuya and Setagaya wards in Tokyo, which became Japan’s first and second local governments to introduce the system last month. As of Friday, 25 December 2015, a total of 16 same-sex couples have received papers from the two wards.

The city of Takarazuka, meanwhile, has said it will start issuing papers authenticating partnership oaths by same-sex couples by summer 2016. Okamoto said he instructed city officials to visit Takarazuka to learn about its plan and compile guidelines by the end of March on issuing partnership certificates.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/12/26/another-japanese-city-to-recognise-same-sex-relationships/

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joined Dec 16, 2013

how long will this last before it get overturn...

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joined Jul 22, 2015

Iga has been a rebel place for a long time.

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joined Jun 28, 2012

Iga has been a rebel place for a long time.

For one thing, it's full of ninjas!

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