The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit for damages filed by same-sex couples.

On Wednesday, a Japanese court upheld the government's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, while also laying the groundwork for more favorable future rulings.

While dismissing the plaintiffs' request for damages, the Tokyo District Court stated that the lack of a legal s...

Tokyo begins to acknowledge same-sex couples.

On Tuesday, Tokyo began awarding partnership certificates to same-sex couples who reside and work in the capital, a long-awaited development in a nation lacking marriage equality.

The certificates permit LGBTQ couples to be classified as married couples for a variety of public services,...

AN INDIAN COUPLE FOUND DEAD AT THEIR U.S. RESIDENCE

Highlights

• An Indian couple was found dead at their residence in the US after their four-year-old daughter saw spotted crying alone in the balcony of their house

• As per the reports, the bodies of the couple were found at their 21 Garden Terrace apartment in the R...

A S. KOREAN GAY COUPLE SUED NHIS FOR CANCELING HEALTH COVERAGE

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• A S. Korean gay couple sued NHIS for cancelling health coverage.
• The state health insurer cancelled coverage of one of the partners as a dependent.
• The Korean Network for Partnership and Marriage Rights of LGBT repor...

JAPAN’S IMPERIAL COUPLE TO MEET 2011 DISASTER SURVIVORS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE

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• Japan’s Imperial couple to meet 2011 disaster survivors via video conference.
• Video conferences with residents of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures may begin by mid-February.
• The Imperial couple met online wi...

SEVEN YEARS OF SEARCH IN VAIN, AS THAI COUPLE, STILL STRUGGLE EACH DAY TO FIND THEIR MISSING DAUGHTER

HIGHLIGHTS

• It is a long time since their splendid youthful girl strangely vanished, after graduating and going position chasing in the Chon Buri region, yet Viroj and Tiang Kothaisong won't surrender any desire of discovering her

Viroj, 57,...

DUTCH STUDY SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WITH GAY PARENTS DO BETTER AT SCHOOL

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• A study shows that children raised by gay parents perform better at school compared to children raised by straight parents.
• Study has been done by education economists.

According to a study in the Netherlands by three educ...

HONG KONGERS FLEW FOR SAFE HAVEN IN UK FACE LENGTHY PROCEDURES, LESS INCOME

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ali a resident of Hong Kong when saw the picture of ever-growing protests over Hong Kong streets decided to move to the United Kingdom to begin another life.

He expected to find a new line of work and bring his better half and infant...

PANDEMIC CREATES DISTRESS AMONG UNMARRIED JAPANESE COUPLES; WANT LEGAL PROTECTION

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• Pandemic creates distress among unmarried Japanese couples; want legal protection.
• Unmarried couples in long-term relationships stressed not being able to afford the same rights as a married couple.
• They want changes to ...

HIROSAKI CITY TO CERTIFY LGBT COUPLES UNDER THE ‘PARTNERSHIP OATH SCHEME’

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• Hirosaki city to certify LGBT couples under the ‘partnership oath scheme’.
• The oath scheme will certify LGBT and sexual minority couples in a relationship equivalent to a married couple.
• Hirosaki Mayor Hiroshi...

KYOTO TO GIVE THE CITY’S LGBTQ COUPLES RECOGNITION UNDER AN OATH SCHEME

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• Kyoto to give the city’s LGBTQ couples recognitions under an oath scheme.
• They will be publicly certified by the city government.
• The program called “partnership oath scheme” started on Sept.1.
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MARRIED FOR 79 YEARS, THE OLDEST LIVING COUPLE HAS A COMBINED AGE OF 214 YRS. & 358 DAYS

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•    The couple married in 1941 and had 5 children 
•    Both have lived happily with each other with lots of love, mutual respect, and maturity to face situations which they think is their secret to such a long life

GERMANY TO EXEMPT UN-MARRIED COUPLES FROM BORDER CONTROLS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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• Germany has exempted the un-married couples to reunite by easing its border controls
• The couple must provide the proofs of their relationships to travel to Germany

Germany has decide that it will give a welcome break from...

AN ATTORNEY COUPLE FOUND MYSTERIOUSLY DEAD AT HOME AT OAK PARK

Highlights:

• Police discovered the deceased couple while responding to a welfare check on them
• Both the husband and the wife were affiliated to the same firm
• They were well known in the community

A welfare check requested on attorneys Lesli...

After yet another K-pop death, the focus turns to the challenges faced by the 'perfect' stars of the industry

K-pop couple Goo Hara and Sulli proved to be remarkable in an industry where celebrities face immense pressure to present themselves as the immaculate picture of joy.

The close friends have been honest about who they were towards the end of their lives. As a good boyfriend or girlfriend...

The Celebrity Couple, Kristen Bell And Dax Shepard Having Hard Time At Explaining Their Kids, The Difference Between Fame And Money

Frozen-II Star and her husband have a hard time explaining their fame and money to their children. As normal parents who go to work, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard also have a duty to let their children know that their mommy in the Blockbuster Film is a massive star.

This weekend was just...

How soon Mercedes can claim F1 championship?

With the F1 championship underway all the eyes ate on Mercedes as to how the team grabs its consecutive championship titles both as a constructor as well as the driver one. Mercedes has dominated the F1 championship titles in the past decade and continues to do so.

With the championship...