Japan: awareness of same-sex partnership system introduction in Tokyo 2021

According to a survey conducted in October 2021, close to 70 percent of respondents in Tokyo Prefecture did not know if their local government had implemented a system for same-sex partnerships. Japan does not allow same-sex marriages. Some local governments have instead introduced same-sex partnership systems that grant certain rights to registered partners.

Knowledge about civil partnership system implementation in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan as of October 2021

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 20 to November 18, 2021

Number of respondents

1,297*

Age group

20-69 years

Special properties

among respondents who live, work, or are enrolled in school in Tokyo Prefecture

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Distribution of respondents:
Non-LGBTQ respondents: n=260
Homosexual respondents: n=260
Bisexual respondents: n=260
Transgender respondents: n=257
Other sexual minority respondents: n=260

Original question: "Has your local government introduced a same-sex partnership system?"

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